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Reviews
Carmina Burana. BBC Concert Orchestra. Choirs from Nottingham’s Universities and Southwell Minster. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham. 04 December 2024, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Plenty of tingle-factor in this fruitful musical collaboration.”
Photo credit: Nottingham Trent University.
The Devil Wears Prada. Music by Elton John. Lyrics by Shaina Taub & Mark Sonnenbuck. Book by Kate Wetherhead. The Dominion Theatre, London until 18 October 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“As good as it gets.”
Photo Credit: Matt Crockett.
Kazuki Conducts Walton & Elgar, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Wednesday 04 December 2024, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“Contrasting works from two giants of English music.”
Mass in B Minor - Ex Cathedra, Birmingham Town Hall, Sun 01 December 2024, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Reviewer: Paul Gray & Roderick Dungate.
“A triumph of a performance of Bach’s masterpiece.”
Photo Credit: Ex Cathedra
Lies Where It Falls by Ruairi Conaghan. The Finborough theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London until 21 December 2024, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“A well told tale.”
Photo Credit: Carla Joy Evans.
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Saturday 30 November 2024, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A Hungarian Orchestra delivers some characterful playing, while a home-grown virtuoso dazzles with Chopin.”
The Crumple Zone by Buddy Thomas. Waterloo East Theatre, until 22 December 2024, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“A Christmas cocktail.”
Photo Credit: Peter Davies.
Small Things Like These (2024), Dir Tim Mielants, Lionsgate, mac Birmingham, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A masterclass in the art of understatement.”
Sir Stephen Hough. Lakeside, Nottingham. 28 November 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“A master pianist presents an exhilarating programme.”
Photo Credit: Sim Canetty-Clarke.
Jack and the Beanstalk – What a Whopper! Book by Jon Bradfield & Martin Hooper, music by Jon Bradfield.Charing Cross theatre, London until 11 January 2025, 2☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“For so-called adults only.”
Photo Credit: Steve Gregson.
Entertaining Murder – book, music & lyrics by Chris Burgess. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, North Road, Highgate Village, London until 01 December 2024, 3☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“The Bywaters murder of 1922.”
A Christmas Carol. Northern Ballet. Theatre Royal, Nottingham. 26-30 November 2024 and Leeds Grand Theatre 17 December 2024 – 04 January 2025, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“A production bursting with feel-good factor.”
Photo credit: Colleen Mair.
Pan, 27th November 2024. Rayne Theatre at Chickenshed, 290 Chase Side, London, until 11th January 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Mary-Ellen Dyson.
“Approach it with a child-like heart.”
Photo Credit: Chickenshed
Sibelius, Rautavaara and Adès. The Hallé. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham. 26 November 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“An artistically unified, unusually satisfying programme.”
Photo credit: Emma Wernig.
War Horse, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 29 Nov until 07 Dec 2024, The National Theatre’s acclaimed production returns in an all-new UK and Ireland tour, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Indigo Cleverley.
“Powerful, memorable and important.”
Napoleon – Un Petit Pantomime by John Savournin & David Eaton. Jermyn Street Theatre, 16b Jermyn Street, London until 5 January 2025 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review:William Russell.
“A cracker of a panto.”
Photo Credit: Alex Brenner.
The Happiest Man on Earth by Mark St Germain. Southwark Playhouse, the Little, 77 Newington Causeway, London SE1 to 14 December 2024, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
Photo Credit: Daniel Radar.
“Inspiring and perfectly told.”
The Magic Flute (Opera North). Theatre Royal, Nottingham. 22 November 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“Mozart’s Flute is truly magical in Opera North’s revelatory production.”
Photo credit: Tristram Kenton.
Magpie (2024), Dir Sam Yates, Signature Entertainment, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
King James by Rajiv Joseph. Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London until 4 January 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Laugh a lot, cry a little.”
Photo Credit: Mark Douet.