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Carmel Doohan

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It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.

It followed some...

A Knock on the Roof, Royal Court review - poignant account o...

The war in Gaza has been going since 7 October 2023 — that’s about 15 months. But it’s strangely absent from British stages. Of course, it’s a...

Album: Abel Selaocoe - Hymns of Bantu

The musician Abel Selaocoe reaches out to the ancestors, African and European, continuing a journey that spans continents and centuries, an...

Bergerac, U&Drama review - the Jersey 'tec is born...

They stopped making the BBC’s original Bergerac in 1991, so you can hardly complain that this reboot is premature. John Nettles became...

The Ferryman, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin review - Jez Butterwort...

Dublin theatregoers have been inundated with Irish family gatherings concealing secrets or half-buried sorrows, mixing “bog gothic” with very real...

Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch, Temple Church review - fine...

Mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston just gets better and better, both as singer and as actor. Last night’s recital at Temple Church had an unusual and...

Album: Doves - Constellations for the Lonely

Doves really are quite prog rock aren’t...

Ridout, 12 Ensemble, Wigmore Hall review - brilliant Britten...

Last night was the first time I had heard the 12 Ensemble, a string group currently Artist-in-Residence at the Wigmore Hall, and I was very...

Mickalene Thomas, All About Love, Hayward Gallery review - a...

On walking into Mikalene Thomas’s exhibition at the...

Album: bdrmm - Microtonic

Microtonic comes into focus on its third track, “Infinity Peaking.” Album opener “Goit,” featuring a guest vocal by Working Men’s Club’s...