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Reviews
Never Let Go (2024), Dir: Alexandre Aja, Lionsgate. 4✩✩✩✩ Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A horror that relies on your interpretation.”
Janie Dee's Beautiful World of Cabaret, Jermyn Street Theatre, 15b Jermyn Street, London until 28 September 2024 and on tour, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Dee delights!”
Giant by Mark Rosenblatt. Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London until 16 November 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Lithgow dominates the evening, all elegant charm…”
Photo credit – Manuel Harlan.
Mozart & Shostakovich, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Wednesday 25 September 2024,4.5✩✩✩✩. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“Some impressive virtuosity and an exciting new work.”
Joyce DiDonato sings Berlioz: London Philharmonic Orchestra/Edward Gardner,Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London SE1, 4✩✩✩✩. Review by Clare Colvin.
“Murderous and tragic queens make for a heroic evening.”
Photography: Mark Allan.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, adapted by Ken Ludwig, Theatre Royal Plymouth to 28 September 2024, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
“Very successful and satisfying.”
Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan.
The Queer Motherhood Project by Hannah Phillips Midland Arts Centre (MAC), Cannon Hill Park, B12 9QH, 3✩✩✩. Review: Joanna Jarvis.
“This powerful show gives validation to the experience of queer mothers.”
Photo credit: Nevaeh Graver and Rachel Jones.
The History Boys by Alan Bennett, Theatre Royal Plymouth until 21 September 2024, 3✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
"Disappointing."
Photo Credit: Marc Brenner.
Ben Hur by Patrick Barlow, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth until 21 September 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
"It's bonkers, it's barmy, it's brilliant."
Photo Credit: Andrew Beckett.
Alive and Gigging: Roger McGough Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 6 Centenary Square, B1 2EP, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Joanna Jarvis.
'Words and wit, with humour and heart.'
Photo credit: Allan Melia.
BBC Proms. BBC Concert Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham. 8 September 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
"Proms Nottingham: a first for the city and a fizzing celebration of its music and heritage."
Photo credit: Philip Gatward.
Deathtrap by Ira Levin, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth until 14 September 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
"A first-rate production of a thriller."
Photo Credit: Rhys Cannon.
The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 6 Centenary Square, B1 2EP, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: Joanna Jarvis.
"A delightful and funny rendering of Mozart’s final opera."
Photo credit: Lucy J. Toms.
While The Sun Shines by Terence Rattigan, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth until 7 September 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
"An utter delight."
Photo Credit: James Prendergast.
Bitter Lemons by Lucy Hayes. Park 90, Park Theatre, 13 Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London until 12 September 2024, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Challenging play brilliantly performed.”
Photo Credit: Alex Brenner.
My Life as a Cowboy by Hugo Timbrell. Omnibus Theatre, 1 Clapham Common North Side, London until 08 September 2024, 3✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Charming and touching.”
Photo Credit: Henri T.
A Night with Janis Joplin by Randy Johnson. The Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, London until 28 September 2024, 3✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Unforgettable to say the least.”
Photo Credit: Danny Kaan.
The Little Death by Mina Orak & Justin Atkins. King's Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, London until 31 August 2025, 3✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“An evening like no other.”
Photo credit: Justin Atkins & Steven Restagno.
Southwell Music Festival 2024. Southwell Minster and other venues, 23 – 26 August 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff
“The Southwell Music Festival: a distinctive and rewarding experience.”
Photo Credit: Joe Briggs-Price.
Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn, Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth until 31 August 2024, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards
"A reminder of just what a clever dramatist Ayckbourn is."
Photo Credit: Andrew Beckett