News
Woodystock and LOCO London Comedy FestivalThursday, 29 November 2012
LOCO London’s "four days of the world’s best funny films" is one of those about-time ideas, because London needs a great comedy film festival. As a warmup, this Saturday 1 December at 6pm, LOCO London and the Hackney Picturehouse are holding... Read more... |
Royal Opera House chief Tony Hall to the BBC - now what?Thursday, 22 November 2012
So Tony Hall moves from heading the Royal Opera House to taking over the BBC as its new Director-General. I can't for a moment imagine a rerun of that crucial mini-conversation between Helen Boaden and George Entwistle over the Jimmy Savile... Read more... |
Full programme announced for 2012 London Jazz FestivalThursday, 13 September 2012The full programme for this year's London Jazz Festival has been announced. Running from Friday 9 to Sunday 18 November, the 10-day event includes premieres, talks, family events, films and workshops. In total, there are over 250 shows in... Read more... |
Russian superstar Natalia Osipova to perform with Royal BalletTuesday, 31 July 2012
The virtuoso Russian ballerina Natalia Osipova will guest with the Royal Ballet this autumn with Carlos Acosta in the opening run of Swan Lake. Osipova, whose partnership with the phenomenal Ivan Vasiliev has become the most talked-about in world... Read more... |
New Martha Wainwright album drops in OctoberMonday, 30 July 2012The most underrated member of the preposterously talented Wainwright-McGarrigle musical dynasty will release her first album of new material in four years later this year.Martha Wainwright will release Come Home to Mama on 15th October. Recorded... Read more... |
Scottish Jazz Awards 2012 winnersFriday, 20 July 2012The winners of the Scottish Jazz Awards 2012 were announced last night at a ceremony in the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh.Presented by the Scottish Jazz Federation and Jazz International, the event was hosted by Ian Shaw.The winners:Album of the YearKARMA... Read more... |
theartsdesk Olympics: Let The Games BeginSunday, 15 July 2012
Even in this year of years, it has to be accepted that not everyone has a soft spot for sport. Anyone answering to that description may well attempt to sprint, jump or pedal away from the coming onslaught, but if you are anywhere near a television,... Read more... |
Tusa wraps up for the World ServiceFriday, 13 July 2012With the electrics being dismantled today at Bush House, central London HQ of the BBC World Service for 70 years, Sir John Tusa, its former MD (and chairman of The Arts Desk) presents a Radio 4 programme of memories of radio broadcasts from the... Read more... |
Razzle Dazzle Fizzle: Chicago to CloseFriday, 13 July 2012
Producers did warn it was going to be a bad summer for West End theatre, but the announcement of the closure of Chicago is still a curveball. For 15 years the musical - those credits one more time: music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, a book... Read more... |
London and Birmingham ballet promotions, welcomes and farewellsTuesday, 10 July 2012The two Royal Ballets at Covent Garden and Birmingham have announced their end-of-season farewells and news for next season's dancers.The Royal Ballet's big-name departures at the end of this season have already been big news - Sergei Polunin's... Read more... |
Marc Almond hits the roadTuesday, 03 July 2012After a relatively quiet period former Soft Cell frontman Marc Almond is currently going through one of his busiest periods since his eighties pop heyday. He recently appeared as the philosopher Seneca in the opera Pop'pea at the Paris Chatelet... Read more... |
Guillemots offer up free download from first 2012 releaseTuesday, 03 July 2012We were big fans of Hello Land, the first of four albums promised by Guillemots this year. If you haven't had a chance to check it out yet, the Birmingham four-piece are offering up a download of "Fleet" in exchange for your email address.Frontman... Read more... |
