Reviews

James Bannon: Running With The Firm

James Bannon: Running With The Firm

- 6 February 2014

Twenty six years after the gritty film ‘ID’ was made, about  a young undercover PC...

Meet the Author: Alain de Botton

Meet the Author: Alain de Botton

- 5 February 2014

Pop philosopher and provocateur Alain de Botton does author talks slightly differently. Rather than reading...

City & Colour

City & Colour

- 5 February 2014

There is always a buzz around City & Colour, months before they are due to...

The Missing Picture

The Missing Picture

- 5 February 2014

This uniquely moving film uses clay figures, archive footage and narration to tell Rithy Panh’s...

La Bohème

La Bohème

- 5 February 2014

Puccini’s epic tale of poverty and doom has been adored the world over, firmly securing...

Thriller Live

Thriller Live

- 4 February 2014

There’s little point denying that this staged concert of Michael Jackson’s music is an all...

Protest The Hero

Protest The Hero

- 3 February 2014

The progressive metal of Protest The Hero was an enthralling barrage, and the lively sold...

Let’s Hang On

Let’s Hang On

- 3 February 2014

Oh What a Night! Late December 1963, I wasn’t even a distance twinkle in my...

Aoife O’Donovan

Aoife O’Donovan

- 3 February 2014

To paraphrase Joni Mitchell (and this very song closed the show), I was cycling into...

Sara Pascoe

Sara Pascoe

- 3 February 2014

Different takes on relationships, references to famous romances in history, love is not linear. These...

Metronomy

Metronomy

- 3 February 2014

An unlikely success story, Metronomy the band came about by accident when Joseph Mount was...

To Sleep

To Sleep

- 31 January 2014

Matt Fox’s two-hander is a curate’s egg of a play, at times curiously affecting, at...