This year’s Proms season has been awash with commemorations of America’s 250th anniversary, the entire season beginning with Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” - and that piece featuring at several other points in various ways across the festival. So it was about time that there …
Much like Georgie Dettmer’s blockbuster debut play Are You Watching?, her sophomore effort Wanton begins and ends with childhood, and the messages women receive from a distressingly early age. A group of primary school girls do cartwheels and put on costumes in the playground – except most of th…
Yes, yes: ask the average person about Frankenstein and they will speak at length about the book and the films but, if it wasn't for the theatrical adaptations, Mary Shelley's gothic classic would arguably just be collecting dust in your local library.…
This celebration of the scores and songs from the James Bond's film franchise leaves us stirred, not shaken, with a surprise appearance from Lulu.…
The play itself is incredibly witty and sharp. Rogers and Leacy make a dynamic pairing. Their chemistry and ability to never drop the ball on the energy is stellar to watch. Director Julian Daye has a wonderful skill set for directing.…
Ultimately, it’s difficult to single out what Stephens wants to say here. Leaving aside the logistics of the events, which only make sense when you don’t look into them too much, the story feels flat. Even running at two hours (plus an interval), where the first half consists of a lengthy set-up…
Having only been established in 2015, it's important to remember the impact of the Chineke! Orchestra on classical music. Not only championing Black and ethnically diverse musicians, it also celebrates composers of Black and ethinically diverse heritage, giving deserved praise to often overlooked ta…
Banning’s script is clear when spoken. Her ability to form clear connections is strong, seen in the chemistry between Nick and Sarah. The actors seem at peace with each other; there is a real bond there.…
Sean Holmes at the Globe has been characterised as something of a purist, his A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado attracting praise for their Elizabethan costumes and rowdy atmosphere. In the opening scenes of his As You Like It, much of the same traditionalism is on display, except here the re…
Leonard Bernstein and Kurt Weill write great tunes and tell terrific stories in brilliant debut twin productions by Opera Prelude…
Sir Simon Rattle leads an ensemble of distinguished musicians in a concert celebrating the life and legacy of renowned pianist Alfred Brendel at the Barbican Hall. The program features acclaimed artists such as Dame Harriet Walter, pianists Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Sir Andras...
Let Shakespeare’s captivating comedy transport you from deepest midwinter to the most magical of midsummer nights.
The RSC and Wise Children’s 'intoxicating, five-star' (Times) production of The Buddha of Suburbia transfers to London’s Barbican from 22 October for a limited 4-week season only.
The UK premiere of The Lands Heart is Greater Than Its Map, a Shubbak co-presentation with the Barbican, is an alternative guided tour of a distant city, which cannot be named. Its people are silenced and its landscape is disappearing. Propelled by a need to tell the citys story...
Native Sessions: Bars | Barbican Centre, London, April 11 Native Instruments take over Barbican with ‘BARS’ Native Session, P Money, Miss Banks, Jaykae, DJ Target, Steel Banglez, Flowdan, AG The DJ and more set for workshops, Q&A’s and roundtables. A long-standing leader in the...
