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Tom Morton-Smith

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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...

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl review - an old foe...

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...

Messiah, Academy of Ancient Music, Cummings, Barbican review...

When does a concert become a ceremony? You generally visit the Barbican...

Blu-ray: Three Wishes for Cinderella

Three Wishes for Cinderella (Tři oříšky pro Popelku) is one of...

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, New Adventures, Sadler...

How do you refresh a masterpiece? Bringing back his first and still greatest hit, Swan Lake,...

Albums of the Year 2024: Kenny Barron - Beyond This Place

Kenny Barron’s Beyond This Place is glorious. Whereas I’ve found some of the more talked...

Music Reissues Weekly: Vanilla Fudge - Where Is My Mind The...

Vanilla Fudge could provoke a strong reaction. Writing about them in 1982, Tom Hibbert – then best-known for his contributions to Smash Hits...