John Harle

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We are bowled over! We knew that theartsdesk.com had plenty of supporters out there – we’ve always had a loyal readership of arts…
Filmmaker Charlotte Regan has been moving steadily up the creative ladder with music videos, short films and her 2023 feature debut…
Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius is generally discussed and judged – and judgment, of course, stands at the heart of the work – by those…
Ace bass-player Jasper Høiby achieved fame with his band Phronesis, recording and performing sophisticated yet accessible jazz, and…
French director Maurice Tourneur (1876-1961) trained as an interior decorator and illustrator, the move into film a logical progression…
With the good looks and dash of his signature 1947 Triumph Roadster, the Jersey detective is back for a second season in his new…
There’s something slightly odd about listening to Bluebeard’s Castle, Bartók’s great opera of darkness, on a sunlit spring afternoon.…
Along with Harry Styles, Zayn is one of the stars to emerge from the immensely successful boy-band One Direction. Now no longer a mere "boy…
Evil Grave were from Malta. They were a going concern between December 1971 and around May 1977. Despite their longevity, they released no…
Returning to the West End to celebrate two decades since those strange muppetty posters went up on London buses, I’m still laughing along…