Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 6 – VERDI'S REQUIEM, Royal Albert Hall
“I believe in nothing.
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Review: BBC PROMS: FIRST NIGHT OF THE PROMS 2024, Royal Albert Hall
Unlike the Last Night of the Proms, which has developed its own mythology and status (thanks to the traditions that surround it), the First Night of the Proms is not bound by any particular structure or the need to play any specific pieces; there’s a freedom to it that spills out into the audience
Review: WITHNAIL AND I, Birmingham Rep
“What we need is harmony, fresh air, stuff like that.
Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
“More matter for a May morning.
Review: TESTMATCH, Orange Tree Theatre
“This way, you win, no matter what.
Review: ROCKETMAN: LIVE IN CONCERT, Royal Festival Hall
“People don’t pay to see Reginald Dwight, they pay to see Elton John!” In the sea of ubiquitous biopic-by-numbers that is modern cinema, one film really stood out from the crowd.
Review: THE COMEUPPANCE, Almeida Theatre
Welcome to a high school reunion with a difference: this one has an uninvited (but secret) guest.
Review: THE DUCHESS OF MALFI, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
“Sometimes the Devil doth preach.
Review: PLAZA SUITE, Savoy Theatre
Following a long-anticipated Broadway run, John Benjamin Hickey's production of Neil Simon's Plaza Suite has now made it over to the West End, where it takes over from New York-bound Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre.
Review: HEART, Brixton House
“This is perhaps a story for all the misfits, all those who have ever felt ‘other’.
Review: 1979, Finborough Theatre
1979 was quite a big year both politically and culturally, but Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark is perhaps one of the lesser known figures to emerge from that time – his Liberal opposite number Pierre Trudeau (or at the very least his son, Justin) is probably a more recognisable name.
Review: JAMIE CULLUM - THE PIANOMAN AT CHRISTMAS, Royal Albert Hall
It’s probably safe to assume that, for many people, December 2023 so far has not been “the most wonderful time of the year”; whether it’s miserable weather, unreliable train infrastructure, or any of the myriad other problems facing the world, the lead-up to this year’s Christmas festiviti
Book Review: SHAKESPEARE – THE MAN WHO PAYS THE RENT, Judi Dench
There are plenty of Shakespeare books on the market already, it’s true – but there aren’t many out there quite like this one.
Review: AMADEUS LIVE, Royal Albert Hall
“There are simply too many notes, that's all.
Review: OPERATION EPSILON, Southwark Playhouse
Second World War stories seem to be in vogue at the moment (though did they ever really go away?), with Christopher Nolan’s juggernaut Oppenheimer emotionally draining cinema audiences across the globe, and Operation Mincemeat continuing to entertain audiences at the Fortune Theatre.
Review: THE LITTLE BIG THINGS, @sohoplace
Based on the memoir of the same name, The Little Big Things recounts the story of Henry Fraser's life-changing accident on holiday in Portugal, and how he subsequently came to embrace the person he became.
Review: PROM 69 – MOZART'S 'REQUIEM', Royal Albert Hall
Mozart received the commission for this requiem under mysterious circumstances, a “messenger in black” brought the request and then refused to divulge who had sent him.
Review: PROM 68 – MAX RICHTER - RECOMPOSED, Royal Albert Hall
The Britten Sinfonia is unusual in the world of professional orchestras, in that they don’t have the now-traditional principal conductor as their figurehead, instead choosing to collaborate with leading exponents of the field.
Review: PROM 61 – CHINEKE! PERFORMS BEETHOVEN'S FOURTH SYMPHONY, Royal Albert Hall
Founded in 2015, the Chineke! Orchestra made its Proms debut in the 2017 season and has been a regular feature of various festivals and concert series ever since; it is currently a resident orchestra at the Southbank Centre.
Review: PROM 56 – RATTLE CONDUCTS MAHLER'S NINTH, Royal Albert Hall
Last night’s performance consisted of a rendition of Francis Poulenc’s Figure humaine by the BBC Singers, as well as the London Symphony Orchestra tackling Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No.
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