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Reviews
Andrey Gugnin (piano). Lakeside, Nottingham, 13 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Andrey Gugnin: not just a virtuoso, but also a poet and dramatist of the keyboard.”
Photo Credit: Lakeside.
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Tuesday 11 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A warm welcome back to Birmingham for a great conductor with a brilliant orchestra.”
Photo Credit: Astrid Ackermann.
BBC Concert Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 10 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“A concert that was about so much more than the music.”
Photo Credit: Johanna Berghorn.
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 07 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆, Review: William Ruff.
“A massive BBC Phil plays with thrilling attention to detail.”
Photo Credit: Kaupo Kikkas.
Monkeypaw presents The Pigs Underneath (plus Q+A), Dir. Charlie Dennis, mac Birmingham (UK Premier), Friday 31st October, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Dan Auluk.
“A brutal and disturbing vision of the future of how communities survive.”
Photo Credit: Dan Auluk.
Star Wars Live in Concert, CBSO, presented by ‘esk. Film’, John Williams Soundtrack, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Oct 24-26, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Dan Auluk.
“A spectacular performance from the CBSO, however the audio dialogue and sound effects of the films, are drowned out at times.”
Photo Credit: Dan Auluk.
Music from Scandinavia. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 24 October 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Soloist, conductor and orchestra breathe new life into familiar repertoire.”
Photo Credit: Benjamin Ealovega.
Cyrano de Bergerac: Edmond RostandSwan Theatre, RSC, Stratford Upon AvonRuns: 2h 45, one interval, till Saturday 15 November 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Roderick Dungate, AD Performance, 18 October 2025
“An opportunity not to be missed.”
Photo Credit: Marc Brenner.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Birmingham Hippodrome, 16 October 2025, until 16 November 2025, then touring, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A thrilling, exhilarating and lavish new take on the jukebox musical.”
Photo Credit: Matt Crockett.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 15 October 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“The CBSO surely wins new friends for classical music.”
Photo Credit: Paul Ward.
Rachel Cheung (piano). Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 12 October 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Rachel Cheung delivers a perfectly planned recital with grace and fiery virtuosity.”
Photo Credit: Royal Concert Hall.
[hanse]Pfeyfferey. Lakeside, Nottingham, O9 October 2025, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“[hanse]Pfeyfferey invite you to party like it’s 1525.”
Photo Credit: Elam Rotem.
Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Wednesday 08 October 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A white-hot performance of Nielsen’s magnificent symphony.”
Fenella Humphreys (violin) and Martin Roscoe (piano). Lakeside, Nottingham, 02 October 2025, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“A new season at Lakeside opens with a revelatory programme given passionate advocacy.”
Photo Credit: Lakeside.
The Hallé. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 30 September 2025, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
“The new Nottingham Classics season is launched in spectacular style.”
Photo Credit: Sharyn Bellemakers The Hallé.
Britten & Elgar - CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 25 September 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray
“An engrossing and exceptionally well-played exploration of 20th Century British music.”
Two Gentlemen of Verona: William ShakespeareRSC @ The Other Place, Stratford Upon AvonRuns, until Sunday 31 August 2025. AD performance 26 August 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Rod Dungate.
“A real summer treat.”
Photo Credit: Helen Murray.
Southwell Music Festival 2025. Southwell Minster and other venues, 22-25 August 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Southwell: a Festival that brings the best live music to the heart of Nottinghamshire.”
Photo Credit: Tom Platinum Morley.
The Boy with Wings, Birmingham Rep, 21 August to 30 August 2025. Runs 1 hours 20 minutes including interval, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Hannah Phillips.
“Tunde no longer has anything to fear, he gains his freedom, his wings, emerging into his true self and taking flight.”
Photo Credit: Jake Bush.
Winters Tale: William ShakespeareRST, Stratford Upon AvonRuns ‘till Saturday 30 August 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Roderick Dungate, AD Performance Saturday 2 August 2025
“Commitment raises this productions to great heights.”
Photo Credit: Marc Brenner.