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Edinburgh Fringe 2022 reviews: Kiri Pritchard-McLean / Lou S...
Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Monkey Barrel ★★★...
Prom 31, Alder, Ulster Orchestra, Rustioni review - a summer...
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...
All of Us, National Theatre review - revelatory, but problem...
Has the pandemic made us more angry? Although Francesca Martinez’s debut play, which is at the...
Edinburgh Fringe 2022 reviews: Colin Hoult / Nick Helm / Sus...
Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann, Pleasance Courtyard ★★...
Gustav Metzger: Earth Minus Environment, Kestle Barton revie...
In later life Gustav Metzger appeared a marginal, eccentric figure. The diminutive, white-bearded artist, was often to be seen round London’s...
Album: Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes
The last time Danger Mouse (Brian Burton to his mum) dropped a hip...
Edinburgh Fringe 2022 reviews: The Last Return / Psychodrama...
The Last Return, Traverse Theatre ★★...
theartsdesk at the Bayreuth Festival Ring 2022 - a jumbled m...
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...
Edinburgh Fringe 2022 reviews: Kathy and Stella Solve a Murd...
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!, Summerhall ★...
Prom 27, Dinnerstein, National Youth Orchestra, Gourlay revi...
Danny Elfman – the punk rocker-turned-film composer behind Batman, Spider-Man, Edward Scissorhands and The Simpsons...