Reviews
Nolan: Australia's Maverick Artist, BBC Four review – a lust for life in all its aspects
Monday, 21 January 2019
Reckless, unstoppable, one step ahead of everyone else, a hell of a lot of fun, utterly charming, street smart – descriptions of the artist Sidney Nolan (1917-1992) poured out from colleagues, rivals, curators, art historians and dealers, not to mention friends and family, in this persuasive film.
Van Woerkum, BBCPO, Gernon, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - a symphony of cinema
Monday, 21 January 2019
In contrast to a classic film soundtrack played live with the film, the idea in "symphonic cinema" is that the music, and its interpretation, come first. So the conductor is literally setting the pace, and to some extent the atmosphere, while the film is controlled in real time by an "image soloist", and the visuals follow the music’s lead rather than the other way round.
Daniel Sloss, Leicester Square Theatre review -...
Monday, 21 January 2019
Daniel Sloss's latest show is called X, to denote his 10th show. The Scottish comic started in comedy as a teenager in 2009 when a lot of his...
Black Lake, Series 2 Finale, BBC Four review -...
Sunday, 20 January 2019
A bunch of young-ish people stuck in a rambling house in the middle of nowhere, a hatchet-faced senior citizen guarding a hoard of murky secrets,...
Reissue CDs Weekly: Charles Mingus
Sunday, 20 January 2019
Releases dedicated to previously unisssued live recordings can be tricky. The variables at play don’t necessarily ensure that what’s in the shops is...
Mary Queen of Scots review - Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie excel
A worthy historical drama that sinks under its own weight |
Bang on a Can All-Stars, Kings Place review - a kaleidoscope of vibrant sound and vision
The six New York-based players showcase a range of eclectic commissions |
Glass review - shattered Shyamalan sequel
A muted meta-superhero mess whose ambition still intrigues |
Ehnes, BBCSO, Ryan Wigglesworth, Barbican review - a concert of two very different halves
Rarely heard Schoenberg delivers compelling musical drama |
Monsters and Men review - an impressive debut
Dynamic yet subtle drama on the impact of police brutality on black Americans |
American History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley, BBC Four review - rewriting history in the Land of the Free
Shining a light on the dark underbelly of America's founding myths |
Murrihy, Britten Sinfonia, Elder, Barbican review – a country feast
Rejuvenated Brahms adorns a fine pastoral picnic |
Beautiful Boy review - well-acted but a slog
Steve Carell and the astounding Timothée Chalamet can't enliven meth addict memoir |
The Unreturning, Theatre Royal Stratford East review - hymn to home
Frantic Assembly's latest is a moving meditation on war and masculinity |
Winterreise, Gerhaher, Huber, Wigmore Hall review - wintry beauty
A peerless double-act take their latest Schubertian journey |
The Daughter-in-Law, Arcola Theatre review - searing simplicity
DH Lawrence's tragically inflected 1913 tale of family relationships powerfully told |
Magnum P.I., Sky 1 review - slick and formulaic remake of Eighties original
Jay Fernandez updates the Tom Selleck role in Hawaii-based drama |
Stop and Search, Arcola Theatre review - a murky view of modern-day Britain
Three interconnected stories struggle to add up |
James Acaster, Phoenix Theatre review - a masterclass in comedy
The stand-up's show is his most personal yet |
Rosenbaum's Rescue, Park Theatre review - curiously solid Jewish drama
Revelations that should feel toxic seem tepid |
LSO, Rattle, Barbican review - Bartók dances, Bruckner sings
Intense but deeply personal accounts of two musical monoliths |
Cold Feet, Series 8, ITV review - mortality lite
The cast return once more to pull sad faces and silly faces |
Approaching Empty, Kiln Theatre review - more minicab than Uber
New play about a cab office fails to find its accelerator pedal |
Fibonacci Sequence, Conway Hall review - characterful chamber music for winds
Ensemble launches its 25th year with a sunny programme |
Coming Clean, Trafalgar Studios review - Kevin Elyot play has lost the pathos if not the plot
1982 play needs sharpening in this shallow revival of a revival |
The Queen of Spades, Royal Opera review - uneven cast prey to overthought concept
Two stories painstakingly interwoven, but the dark heart of Tchaikovsky/Pushkin falters |
Time Is Love/Tiempo es Amor, Finborough Theatre review - sultry yet static
Ché Walker play provides a lively platform for the formidable Sheila Atim |
Mutter, Vengerov, Argerich, Oxford Philharmonic, Papadopoulos, Barbican review - a birthday banquet
A young orchestra celebrates with stellar friends |
Leicester Comedy Festival Gala Preview Show review - an entertaining mixed bag
Curtain-raiser to next month's offerings |
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