alexandra coghlan
Bio
Alexandra is the classical music critic of the New Statesman, and has written on arts for The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, Prospect, Gramophone, Opera Now, The Oxford Times and The Monthly. She was formerly Performing Arts Editor at Time Out, Sydney. She writes about classical music, theatre and film for theartsdesk.
Articles By Alexandra Coghlan
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Emilia, Vaudeville Theatre review - shouting for change
Emilia Bassano Lanier is not a household name. But maybe she should be. Born in 1569, she was one of the first women in England to publish a book...
Pose, BBC Two review - transgender goes mainstream
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Downstate, National Theatre review - controversial but also...
"Some monsters are real," notes a retribution-minded wife (Matilda Ziegler) early in Downstate, Bruce Norris's beautiful and wounding...
The White Crow review - gripping depiction of the brilliance...
Genius is as genius does, and Rudolf Nureyev made sure...
Mike Nelson, The Asset Strippers, Tate Britain review – exhi...
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The Bay, ITV, review - Broadchurch goes north
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CD: Sleeper - The Modern Age
While Oasis have so far resisted the temptation of the big pay-off that a Gallagher family reunion would ensure, plenty of other...
The Bay at Nice, Menier Chocolate Factory review - David Har...
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Bach St John Passion, Les Arts Florissants, Christie, Barbic...
William Christie kicked off Passion season in London this year with a particularly sombre reading of the...