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It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.

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Album: Tomorrow X Together - The Star Chapter: Sanctuary

South Korean quintet TXT's latest mini-album delivers six meticulously crafted tracks that showcase the group's evolving artistry through...

Bunrt-Up Love, Finborough Theatre review - scorching new pla...

Mac is in prison for a long stretch. He is calm, contemplative almost...

The Mirror and the Light, BBC One review - handsome finale f...

“Previously on Wolf Hall…” It’s been nine years since Claire Foy memorably trembled her way to the block as Anne Boleyn,...

Bird review – travails of an unseen English tween

There’s a jolt or a surprise in almost every shot in Andrea Arnold’s Bird – her most impacted and energised depiction of underclass life...

Music Reissues Weekly: The Yardbirds - The Ultimate Live at...

“The last we had was a bit of a flop. I own up about it, it was quite bad.” Speaking to the BBC’s Brian Matthew on 4 April 1967, Yardbirds’...

Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring/common ground[s], Sadler’s...

It takes a lot to make an audience not want to head to the bar at the interval. But the preparation of the stage floor for The Rite of Spring...

Mailley-Smith, Piccadilly Sinfonietta, St Mary-le-Strand rev...

Until 2022, the lovely 18th century church of St Mary-le-Strand was a traffic island, ignored and unloved and rarely visited. Then came...

Le Vent du Nord, Cecil Sharp House review - five extraordina...

Among the many things that make the folk community such a warm and welcoming “family” is that you know which side you’re all on, to paraphrase the...