Heather Neill
Bio
Heather Neill is a critic and theatre writer. She was Arts Editor of The Times Educational Supplement and has contributed features to The Times, Telegraph and theatre programmes. She reviews for The Stage, interviews for theatrevoice.com and has been a judge of the Offies and the Theatre Book Prize and an assessor for NT Connections.
Articles By Heather Neill
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Last Night of the Proms, Barton, BBCSO, Oramo review – woke...
The BBC put social and ethnic diversity at the heart of this Last Night programme. The concert...
Martin Gayford: The Pursuit of Art review - devotion, distil...
This is a book about experiences that go beyond reading about art. Martin Gayford’s 20 short essays about press trips and self-motivated travel...
The Greek Passion, Opera North - pertinence and power
Martinů's The Greek Passion is a bold choice as a season opener, all the more so given that Opera North are staging the rarely-seen...
Reissue CDs Weekly: Caravan
Last week in central London, the Covent Garden branch of the book and music chain Fopp was selling CD sets branded as “5 Classic Albums” and “...
Temple, Sky 1 review - down in the tube station at midnight
At first, the opening episode of Sky 1’s enticing new...
For Sama review - besieged, bombed, and defiant in Syria
People who idly use the phrase “it’s like living in a war...
Amsterdam, Orange Tree Theatre review - suffocatingly manner...
An excellent director makes a rare misstep with Amsterdam, in which a compelling if tricksy...
Gazelle Twin, Mirth, Marvel and Maud review - sardonic folk
Elizabeth Bernholz, known on stage as Gazelle Twin, comes straight from a line of musical visionaries – rebels and misfits whose...
Phoenix review - Norwegian family tragedy with an autobiogra...
“You’re so meticulous,” says Astrid (Maria Bonnevie) to her teenage daughter Jill (impressive newcomer Yvla Bjørkaas Thedin) as they create a...
The Shock of the Future review - for the music nerds
The Shock of the Future is for anyone who's watched a music...