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Cinderella, Gillian Lynne Theatre review - a spectacular sho...
Belleville has lost its Prince Charming and, when his statue is graffitied, it loses its long held title as the most beautiful town,...
First Person: theartsdesk writer Bernard Hughes on composing...
For many years, first as a punter then latterly as a reviewer, I have sat in the section of the...
Edinburgh Fringe 2021: Fear of Roses / Myra's Story
Fear of Roses Assembly Roxy ★★★
One of the more...
Album: Kurupt FM - The Greatest Hits (Part 1)
People Just Do Nothing is a mockumentary BBC TV series, now ended, about fictional...
Esfahani, Gibson, Manchester Collective, BBC Proms review –...
I was looking forward to this Prom by the Manchester...
Bloodstock Festival 2021 review - UK metalheads descend on D...
Here we are, deep in the second summer of Covid-19 and...
Album: Shaun Ryder - Visits from Future Technology
For a man who didn’t know the alphabet until the age of 28 (apocryphally – it was probably 26), Ryder’s...
A Night at the Opera, BBC Philharmonic, Glassberg, BBC Proms...
This delectable Prom hid behind the title "To Soothe the...