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Gaby Frost

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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...

The Day of the Jackal, Sky Atlantic review - Frederick Forsy...

Fred Zinnemann’s 1973 film The Day of the Jackal was successful thanks to its lean, almost documentary-like treatment of its story of a...

L’Addition, BAC review - top billing for physical comedy duo

Can experimental theatre survive the decades? This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Forced Entertainment theatre company, whose mission is...

The Problem with People review - local zero

Quarter of an hour into The Problem with People there’s a 15-second clip of Bill Forsyth’s Local Hero – and it’s the best thing...

Tucker Zimmerman, The Lexington, London review - undersung o...

Tucker Zimmerman is singing a number called “Don’t Go Crazy (Go in Peace)”. At 83, he performs sitting down. Surrounded by support band Iji, who...

Album: Primal Scream - Come Ahead

In many ways, Primal Scream have had a strikingly similar career path to the Rolling Stones – despite them forming some 20 years after Mick and...

Fauré Centenary Concert 5, Wigmore Hall review - a final fli...

As Steven Isserlis announced just before the final work, in more senses than one, of a five-day revelation, the 79 year old Fauré...

Barcelona, Duke of York's Theatre review - Lily Collins...

The Catalan capital has given its name to a famous number in the Stephen Sondheim musical, Company. And here it is lending geographical...