Reviews

The Trench

The Trench

- 18 November 2014

Where do the horrors of being in a trench begin and end, especially when you’ve...

Barnstormers Comedy Club

Barnstormers Comedy Club

- 18 November 2014

Barnstormers comedy club is like an old car I used to own; it chugs along...

Steve Cropper & The Animals

Steve Cropper & The Animals

- 18 November 2014

The Animals (albeit touring with one original member) turned out all the hits (‘House Of The...

Fascinating Aida

Fascinating Aida

- 18 November 2014

I was new to this act but I’ve got to say they blew me away....

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Julian Kuerti (conductor), Alexander Romanovsky (piano)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Julian Kuerti (conductor), Alexander Romanovsky (piano)

- 17 November 2014

Borodin’s ‘Prince Igor Overture’ was a sweet opener, with mellifluous flute and stirring strings setting...

Our Country’s Good

Our Country’s Good

- 12 November 2014

Timberlake Wertenbaker’s play was commissioned by Max Stafford-Clark back in 1988 – and is as...

Ben Frost

Ben Frost

- 11 November 2014

Experimental rock/noise artist Ben Frost’s opening of distorted guitar in a screechy, drone sort of...

Band of Skulls

Band of Skulls

- 11 November 2014

While gales battered Brighton’s seafront, another force of nature was busy entertaining those sheltered inside...

BREMF – London: Court, Theatre & Cathedral – The BREMF Players & Singers, John Hancorn (director)

BREMF – London: Court, Theatre & Cathedral – The BREMF Players & Singers, John Hancorn (director)

- 10 November 2014

Inspired programming gave BREMF 2014 a resounding climax appropriate for Remembrance Sunday. Instead of any...

BREMF – Powerplay: Machinations at the Paris Opera

BREMF – Powerplay: Machinations at the Paris Opera

- 9 November 2014

A simple black back-drop turned St George’s into a creditable Baroque theatre in which a...

BREMF – CPE Bach at 300 – The Potsdam Years, Neil McLaren (flute), Tom Foster (harpsichord)

BREMF – CPE Bach at 300 – The Potsdam Years, Neil McLaren (flute), Tom Foster (harpsichord)

- 8 November 2014

There was extraordinary variety in this enchanting programme. Formality, improvisation and virtuosity so excellent one...

George Egg: Anarchist Cook

George Egg: Anarchist Cook

- 4 November 2014

George Egg created a gourmet, 3-course meal in one hour, using the tools and condiments...