Picture a day like this review - Benjamin's opera is a modern fairytale of sparse and moving beauty

Linbury theatre, LondonGeorge Benjamin and Martin Crimp's enigmatic new work tells of a mother mourning the death of her child. If the dramatic pace is a little unvaried, its musical world is luminous and utterly distinctive A mother mourns for her dead child. Refusing to allow his body to be cremated, she is offered the possibility of a miracle - find a truly happy person before the end of the day and cut a button from their sleeve, and the child will be restored to life. Given an itinerary, a ...