Bernard Hughes
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Bernard Hughes is a composer and writer, based in London.
Articles By Bernard Hughes
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James Blake, Alexandra Palace review - victory lap for Nort...
James Blake’s sold-out show at Ally Pally is his only UK stop this tour and it feels like a homecoming of sorts – while Blake now lives in Los...
Album: Ed Sheeran - Autumn Variations
Towering drums, seering and furious guitars, vocals that are powerful and often throat-scorching;...
Close-Up: The Twiggy Musical, Menier Chocolate Factory revie...
The Biba dresses are way too colourful, the shop’s interior about 10 times too bright… and did anybody really say ”happening threads”...
The Creator review - bold, beautiful, flawed sci-fi epic
It has been seven years since Gareth Edwards directed, for me, the best of the new generation of Star Wars films, Rogue One. Having made...
Falstaff, Opera North review - going green and having fun
There’s a charmingly retro feel to Opera North’s new Falstaff, which comes from it being done as part of their new “...
The Old Oak review - a searing ode to solidarity
Ken Loach has occasionally invested his realist TV dramas and movies with moments of magical realism – football inspiring them in The Golden...
Unbelievable, Criterion Theatre review - Derren Brown-direct...
Unbelievable is a strange title for a slightly strange show, the brainchild of Derren Brown, Andrew O’Connor and Andy Nyman, a...
Black Sabbath: The Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingh...
These days Black Sabbath aren’t short of admirers in the arts and even further afield. Artists as disparate as veteran soul man, Charles Bradley...
Album: Jorja Smith - Falling or Flying
Jorja Smith said she named her new album Falling or Flying to describe the uncertainty she’s felt about her career following the success...