Iris Brooks

Articles By Iris Brooks

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When does creativity become mannered? When it’s based on repetition, and repetition without development. About halfway through star director Katie...

“Saint-Saëns: The Renaissance Man” proclaimed the big screen at the first remarkable programme I attended within the 2024 Sheffield Chamber Music...

Tate Britain’s Now You See Us could be the...

It’s interesting to discover that sound wasn’t the norm in Japanese...

Kudos to the Wigmore Hall for continuing to make efforts to diversify its roster of performers and repertoire. Last year I reviewed the...

Last night’s Travels Over Feeling: The Music of Arthur Russell (a concert in part accompanying the recent publication of a book about his...

Any Richard Thompson appearance comes with a hallmark guaranteeing quality produce – be that an album or a stage show.

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Jon Savage's The Secret Public How The LGBTQ+ Aesthetic Shaped Pop Culture 1955-1979 accompanies the titular author/...

Catchy even when the lyrics are at their cheesiest, the Jerry Herman Songbook serves up a string of memorable tunes: you’ll probably find that,...

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