Clairvoyants: ‘Oracle’, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London

‘Oracle’ is a controlled explosion of an opera, a simmering cauldron of folly and fury. By turns a dark comedy, paranormal thriller, biting satire and apocalyptic horror, it kicks against its description as a chamber piece. Racing through a dazzling array of ideas in its 40-odd minutes (which feel more like a 4-minute warning), it…