Tom Birchenough
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Dr Semmelweis, Bristol Old Vic review - dazzling but overloa...
Dr Semmelweis, a star vehicle for Mark Rylance, one of Britain’s most versatile and talented actors, fills the Bristol Old Vic with a...
America in Crisis, Saatchi Gallery review - a country in jeo...
America in Crisis revisits an exhibition staged in 1969 soon after Richard Nixon was elected President. Pictures taken by 18 Magnum...
Album: Janis Ian - The Light at the End of the Line
A confession – one I have made down the years too many friends, who mostly disagree. I have never much liked Joni Mitchell. Yes, she has written...
Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal, Roundhouse review - kor...
Malian kora master Ballake Sissoko is a griot steeped in the musical and cultural traditions of...
Francis Bacon: Man and Beast, Royal Academy review – a life...
Francis Bacon Man and Beast fills most of the main galleries at the Royal...
Album: Maverick Sabre - Don't Forget to Look Up
Michael Stafford aka Maverick Sabre is the definition of a modern journeyman vocalist. Since 2008 he’s released three albums and appeared on a...
Ava: The Secret Conversations, Riverside Studios, Hammersmit...
“The penis. Have you or have you not discussed the penis?” The...
Final Account: Storyville, BBC Four review - confessions of...
Do we need another documentary about Nazi Germany? Yes, when it is...
Alan Carr, Milton Keynes Theatre review - comic keeps it rel...
Lots of stand-ups plunder their personal lives...
Album: Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet
Six months after the release of Common Ground, neo-proggers Big Big Train return with another...