Matthew Wright
Bio
Gigs ed and TV writer. Author of Seasick Steve: Ramblin' Man (June 2016, John Blake Books), the first book-length study of the true story behind the acclaimed hobo-bluesman.
Articles By Matthew Wright
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Edinburgh International Festival 2019: Breaking the Waves, S...
Love him or hate him, Lars von Trier has time and again made the unpalatable and the improbable real and shatteringly moving in a succession of...
Power, politics and Peakies - the Shelby family return for S...
This is how Steven Knight pictured Peaky...
Bauhaus 100, BBC Four review - a well-made film about the ma...
The Bauhaus school and its subsequent influence make an extraordinary story, and this...
Eels, Hammersmith Apollo review – dark, swampy and endlessly...
"Would you mind if I jammed on my new... castanets?" We’re halfway through Eels’ triumphant set at Hammersmith's...
CD: Sleater-Kinney - The Center Won't Hold
This album’s title began as a reaction to fractiousness under...
Pain and Glory review - masterful meditation on age and art
The Almodovar who made his name as an all-out provocateur in the 80s considers that wild art’s becalmed far side...
The Doctor, Almeida Theatre review - Robert Icke's long...
After six years, associate director Robert Icke bids farewell to the...
CD: Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity - To Whom Buys a Record
To Whom Buys a Record roams through 12 crisply recorded pieces confirming that...
Heartbreak Holiday, BBC One review - can it match up to Love...
The BBC’s version of Love Island has familiar ingredients: ten 20-somethings, many with pale manicures and hair extensions, on an island...