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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 Tempest, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane review - Sigourney We...
Shakespeare must have relished the opportunities brought by the indoor...
Albums of the Year 2024: Mercury Rev - Born Horses
Born Horses remains as inscrutable as it was when it was issued in the summer. While it is about the search for enlightenment through...
Strike: The Ink Black Heart, BBC One review - protracted, co...
The man whose name sounds like a major aviation accident, private...
Albums of the Year 2024: Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso - Baño M...
My Spotify Wrapped this year is somewhat at odds with my Album of 2024. My ‘Van Life Folie Americana’ phase of Spring (presumably due to the...
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Donmar Wareho...
Broadway shows sometimes hit the West End like...
Messiah, Wild Arts, Chichester Cathedral review - a dynamic...
The Wild Arts Ensemble was founded by Orlando Jopling in 2022 to create a dynamic, pared-back style of performance in which, as he put it, the “...
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl review - an old fo...
It’s difficult to believe that the last stop-motion ...
Albums of the Year 2024: Kneecap - Fine Art
In many ways, 2024 has been a stellar year for New Music. There have certainly been plenty of albums released that could easily have gained “year’...
The Invention of Love, Hampstead Theatre review - beautiful...
Can men really love each other – without sex? Or, to put it another way, how many different forms of male love can you name? These questions...