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what you loved about Saul
Read a selection of critics' and audience reactions to Saul
The curtain has now gone up on our production of Handel’s Saul.
Barrie Kosky’s legendary five star production has returned to the Glyndebourne stage for festival 2025. Read what the critics and audience had to say about the production.
critics
‘an absolute must-see’
★★★★★
– The i Paper
‘a staged masterpiece’
★★★★★
– Broadway World
‘magical’
★★★★★
– MusicOMH
‘probing, dark and engrossing’
– The Guardian
‘superb’
– The Times
‘Unforgettable power and brilliance’
– The Stage
audience
‘Simply wonderful’
– Audience comment
‘superb performances and extraordinary production’
– Audience comment
‘Spectacular staging’
– Audience comment
‘A triumph’
– Audience comment
Saul is on stage until 24 July 2025
Image credits: Saul, Festival 2025. Photography by ASH.
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