Matthew Wright
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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.
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Cash Cow, Hampstead Theatre review - timely look at pushy te...
“How much does she owe us?” So ponder the now estranged parents of a former tennis pro, as they calculate the very literal investment they’ve put...
Blu-ray: For All Mankind
Al Reinert's For All Mankind isn't quite what it seems. In a famous 1962 speech, President Kennedy spoke of the knowledge to be gained...
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 Final, BBC Four review...
If ever there was an instance of the great being the enemy of the good, it happened after all the live...
Brundibár, Welsh National Opera review - bittersweet childre...
Politics, in case you may not have noticed, has been in the air of late: questions of escape, release, borders, refugees, things like that. So...
Belshazzar, The Grange Festival review – songs of freedom
Cut almost anywhere into the lesser-known seams of Handel’s oratorios and you may strike plentiful nuggets of the purest gold. It may not be quite...
Beecham House, ITV review - a cartoon version of 18th centur...
It has become routine to accuse Brexiteers of wanting to bring...
Anna Bolena, Longborough Festival Opera review - Henry VIII...
Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. Anne Boleyn is number two on the list, so anyone who can remember even that much Tudor...
CD: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana
Don't let the presence of nerds' favourite Madlib on production duties fool you: this is a big bad bastard of a West Coast rap record. It's a...
Ocean Vuong: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous review – the ne...
Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is written as a letter to...