Jack Barron
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“But what’s in it for you?” It was a simple enough question, asked by an accomplished opera singer. It stemmed from hearing that the new version...

It was the end of an era, as Vince Gilligan and Peter...

Sibelius or Nielsen symphonies? Last night, with the Finn’s Seventh in the first half and the Dane’s “Inextinguishable” (No. 4) in the second,...

Joseph Parsons, The Mash House ★★...


Ode to Joy (How Gordon Got to Go to the Nasty Pig Party), Summerhall ★★...

Demi Lovato doesn’t do things by halves. She has one of the most powerful voices around, as suited to the yang of punchy hard rock as it is to the...

Essay-writing can be a great art, at least when executed by Hubert Butler of Kilkenny, on a par - whether you know his writing or not, and you...

Dystopian theatre takes many forms – but this is the first which is a jury-room drama. Dawn King has previously explored the...

Very good things have come to pass as a result the Mingus Centennial in April this year. A light has been shone not just on the...