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With a sly wink, Ava Pickett’s early play, drafted before she went on to write 1536, wrangles another slice of history into a drama that…

At his first ever concert in Bradford-on-Avon (at the Wiltshire Music Centre) last Sunday, Richard Thompson drew an enthusiastic full house…

Hay-on-Wye is so famous for shops that sell books and for a festival which platforms their authors, that it may come as a surprise (a…

Repeated viewings of Billy Liar remind one that it's pretty bleak in parts, a study of mendacity, infidelity and familial dysfunction in a…

This is top-notch French popular cinema, a coming of age tale subtly interweaving themes of class and race and authentic memories, comic…

Fans of Steven McRae will relish this two-hour showcase of his self-reinvention; along the way they may well conceive a similar passion for…

There’s a chill in the Scottish air at this time of year, and the summer’s heatwaves are a distant memory as the September nights start to…

'Tis the season for American Halloween – pumpkin spice lattes, maple and s'mores everything, endless reruns of Gilmore Girls, and the…

I didn’t think I was interested in Barbara Cartland, but it turns out I am. This new biography by Matthew Sweet, by turns revelatory,…

Like most people not immersed in the world of classical music, I had no clear idea of what a conductor does (other than a vague impression…