Edward Seckerson
Bio
Edward is a writer and broadcaster. A one-time actor and musician, he is currently Chief Classical Music Critic for the Independent. He wrote and presented the long-running BBC Radio 3 series Stage and Screen and has been on Gramophone magazine's reviewing panel for many years.
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Magnum P.I., Sky 1 review - slick and formulaic remake of Ei...
Perhaps inspired by the success of the revived Hawaii Five-O, CBS and Universal have gone back to the...
CD: William Tyler - Goes West
Its Dali-esque sleeve image captures Goes West perfectly. Over its 10 instrumental tracks, the music drifts inwards from outside as if...
Stop and Search, Arcola Theatre review - a murky view of mod...
A road tunnel through the Alps, stretching underneath Mont Blanc: Tel (Shaun Mason) is ploughing home to London in a borrowed Merc, strung out and...
James Acaster, Phoenix Theatre review - a masterclass in com...
There's a story in James Acaster's superb new show at the ...
Rosenbaum's Rescue, Park Theatre review - curiously sol...
Theatrical alchemy is eternally slippery. On paper Rosenbaum’s Rescue at the...
CD: Abdesselam Damoussi and Nour Eddine - Jedba
It’s not often that music of this kind gets a release outside of ...
LSO, Rattle, Barbican review - Bartók dances, Bruckner sings
Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta and...
Cold Feet, Series 8, ITV review - mortality lite
How much more is there to say about the thrills and spills of midlife? Cold Feet made a surprisingly nimble return to...
Approaching Empty, Kiln Theatre review - more minicab than U...
Write what you know, says the adage, and that's exactly what...
Fibonacci Sequence, Conway Hall review - characterful chambe...
Most classical concert reviews focus on prominent orchestras and opera companies at major venues. But beyond the likes of the Barbican and the...