Patricia Cumper
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Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Monkey Barrel ★★★...

The Ulster Orchestra’s Prom finished early to accommodate a late-night concert by the esteemed Tredegar Band – but by then, we’d already enjoyed...

Has the pandemic made us more angry? Although Francesca Martinez’s debut play, which is at the...


In later life Gustav Metzger appeared a marginal, eccentric figure. The diminutive, white-bearded artist, was often to be seen round London’s...

The last time Danger Mouse (Brian Burton to his mum) dropped a hip...

The Last Return, Traverse Theatre ★★...

It is mid-way through the new Ring cycle, and we are taking lunch outside the old town hall on the high street in Bayreuth. Discussion at...

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!, Summerhall ★...

Danny Elfman – the punk rocker-turned-film composer behind Batman, Spider-Man, Edward Scissorhands and The Simpsons...