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Octopolis, Hampstead Theatre review - blue, blue, electric b...
How many hearts does an octopus have? Answer: three. This pub quiz clincher is just one of the many fascinating facts that emerge from ...
Mahler 2, LPO, Gardner, RFH review - an interpretation of su...
Epic and intimate, philosophically anguished and rhapsodically transcendent, Mahler’s "Resurrection" Symphony remains one of the most mountainous...
Mad Rush, Carol Williams, RFH review - a rainbow of organ co...
Big Ben was chiming the quarter-hour as I hit the South Bank side of the river after a not terribly inspiring Remain rally in Parliament Square....
The Nettle Dress review - a moving story exquisitely told
Lasting just over an hour, The Nettle Dress is like a fairy story. It builds very slowly, each beautifully framed shot contributing...
The Ossianic Ballads, Edinburgh Quartet, Màiri MacMillan, Na...
To coincide with the National Library of Scotland’s first bi-lingual exhibition Sguel/Story, an exhibition in English and...
Album: Doja Cat - Scarlet
It felt inevitable that Doja Cat would turn her back on being a popstar. The Californian rapper’s career has been shaped by her ambivalent...
Music Reissues Weekly: Shake That Thing - The Blues in Brita...
In September 1955, the grandly named London Skiffle Centre set up for business each Thursday in a room above the Round House pub in Soho’s Wardour...
Marina Abramović, Royal Academy review - young performers st...
One of the most cherished memories of my 40 plus years as an art critic is of easing my way between Marina Abramović and her partner Ulay. They...
Mlima's Tale, Kiln Theatre review - simple, powerful ta...
The work of the double Pulitzer-winning Black American...
La Traviata, Welsh National Opera review - memorable revival...
It’s always tempting, at curtain-up in La Traviata, to settle back, half-close one’s eyes, and soak up the familiar without the anxiety...