There were times when this event felt more like a devotional rite than a concert. Thirteen thousand of us had gathered at the Utilita Arena…

Many epic biopics make a messy spread of their protagonist's life (the overrated Oppenheimer is a prime example). Not this one. Though De…

"Chiaroscuro" - "light-dark", usually applied to bold contrasts within a single painting - isn't a term I'd have thought a good fit for the…

Ibsen's powerful study of hypocrisy gleams and bristles in the close-up intimacy of the bijou Jermyn Street Theatre. Richard Eyre's version…

A tray of water, a metallic plate piled with salt, a bubble-producing plastic stick. The kind of tat that looks so cheap you probably…

Music can be a life-healing catalyst, the untrammelled essence of heart and mind conveyed human and raw from the soul. There’s magic in…

At the start of theartsdesk’s third foray into the wonders of this year’s London Film Festival, let us pause to look back at the first LFF…

What a delightful show this is: a big hit at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe and now enjoying an extended run at Soho Theatre, Highlander 70…

Over the last 30 years or so, the Avalanches have proved themselves to be samplers supreme and masters of the cut-up, producing soulful pop…

The 90s: Art and Fashion starts well. The first thing you see are Sarah Lucas’s boots. With razor blades inserted under the toe caps, they…