Charlie Swinbourne
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Gianni Schicchi/Suor Angelica, RNCM, Manchester review – mus...
The Royal Northern College of Music’s December opera production was the useful double bill of Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi ...
The Double Dealer, Orange Tree Theatre review - high spirits...
It's been 40 years since The Double Dealer last had a major airing (indeed, perhaps any airing) in London, so on the basis of novelty...
Mrs Wilson finale, BBC One review - stranger than fiction
As the priest said, "Understanding comes first, then forgiveness". Thus the rather enjoyable (if slightly overstretched) Mrs Wilson came...
CD: Aloe Blacc - Christmas Funk
Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III – Aloe Blacc – is one shrewd dude. He's extremely adept at reaching out beyond the confines of his natural beat of...
Thomas Adès, Wigmore Hall review - playful and erratic Janáč...
Janáček has been an abiding passion for Thomas Adès. As both composer and performer, Adès revels in the whimsical and the absurd, and he finds...
Sir Cliff Richard: 60 Years in Public and in Private, ITV re...
It was when he was on holiday at his agreeable estate in the Algarve in August 2014 that...
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse review - a new hope for th...
After Sam Raimi’s original mixed-bag trilogy, Andrew Garfield’s all too familiar outing as the webslinger, and last year’s Spider-Man:...
Hey Colossus, Centrala, Birmingham review - lighting the exp...
Capsule is the Birmingham outfit that is good enough to...
theartsdesk on Vinyl 45: Ian Dury, Janis Joplin, Oneohtrix P...
It’s the season of giving so theartsdesk on Vinyl feels compelled to draw your attention to Unicef’s Blue...
CD: Mary Poppins Returns - Original Motion Picture Soundtrac...
This is a soundtrack with vast shoes to fill. Frozen, The Lion King and Aladdin may be the best-selling Disney...