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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Judas and the Black Messiah review - powerful biopic
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Stand Up and Deliver, Channel 4 review - how to make a comic
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Typical, Soho Theatre online review - powerfully poetic and...
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Album: Blanck Mass - In Furneaux
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I’ll admit, I’ve never been a fan of murder mysteries. Patience is...
Album: Alice Cooper - Detroit Stories
A decade ago, Alice Cooper reconnected with his roots. He created a sequel to his 1975 album Welcome to my Nightmare with Bob Ezrin, the...
Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke's Tuesday Night Clu...
Lockdown has been mostly pants for live performers, comics included. There was that brief foray into open-air performances last summer, made even...
Sean Shibe, Wigmore Hall online review - persuasive and poig...
Returning to the Wigmore Hall for another socially distanced concert, Edinburgh-born...
theartsdesk Q&A: actor and comedian Andi Osho on her deb...
In her 15-year career, Plaistow-born Andi Osho has worked in theatre, TV and stand-up, and is the only contestant to have won Celebrity...