Playwright Joe Orton was a merry prankster. His main work – such as Loot (1965) and What the Butler Saw...
Rachel Helleur-Simcock’s first appearance with the Hallé after appointment as leader of its cello section was auspicious – she became the soloist...
About halfway through this world premiere...
Forget Anna Netrebko, if you ever gave the Russian Scarpia’s former cultural ambassador much thought (theartsdesk wouldn’t). It should be...
It was the absence of performing animals that defined it in the 1980s, but contemporary...
The word "after" can be elastic when a modern writer is inspired by a classic. Nima Taleghani here stretches it to breaking point, although, to be...
Solar Eyes are an indie dance two-piece from Birmingham’s Hall Green. With a sound that binds together psychedelic guitars, foot stomping beats...
Fifth time around, Slow Horses continues to show the rest of the field a clean pair of heels. Or hooves. The adventures of Jackson Lamb (...
The impact of great art is physical as much as it is psychological. I recall the first time I saw Perry Henzell’s 1972 film,...