Reviews

Catch 22

Catch 22

- 14 May 2014

Read it at 14 and loved it but, saw the film and hated it –...

Blush

Blush

- 14 May 2014

Containing a frog-drinking scene (yes, you read that right), choreographer Wim Vandekeybus’ film Blush was...

Hauschka: Piano-Automat Trio

Hauschka: Piano-Automat Trio

- 14 May 2014

The German pianist’s setup involved one piano being ‘prepared’ in such a way as to...

Cinema of Childhood: Children in the Wind

Cinema of Childhood: Children in the Wind

- 13 May 2014

Hiroshi Shimizu’s 1937 tale of the innocence of childhood in a small Japanese village has...

Ours Was The Fen Country

Ours Was The Fen Country

- 13 May 2014

Creator Dan Canham recorded conversations with people of East Anglia fens for two years, resulting...

Gavin’s Antiphonies – Brighton Youth Orchestra and Andrew Sherwood (conductor)

Gavin’s Antiphonies – Brighton Youth Orchestra and Andrew Sherwood (conductor)

- 12 May 2014

Extended fanfares in Pavilion Gardens really captured the spirit of the Brighton Festival. An array...

Candlelit Classics: Rutter Requiem – Patricia Rozario (soprano), Peter Farrant (conductor)

Candlelit Classics: Rutter Requiem – Patricia Rozario (soprano), Peter Farrant (conductor)

- 12 May 2014

This great value-for-money show saw community choirs take on some of Rutter’s ‘Anthems’ to start...

Cheek By Jowl – Tis A Pity She’s A Whore

Cheek By Jowl – Tis A Pity She’s A Whore

- 12 May 2014

In shifting John Ford’s tale of declining morals by nigh on 400 years, it suffered...

Zara McFarlane

Zara McFarlane

- 12 May 2014

The stage was framed with a stark red light, illuminating a traditional jazz line up...

Orpheus Britannicus

Orpheus Britannicus

- 12 May 2014

Dowland lute songs and Purcell favourites sung to an archlute, played most delicately by Paula...

Birtwistle at 80

Birtwistle at 80

- 12 May 2014

Probably nobody understands the music scene as clearly as Prof. Gavin Henderson, a natural performer,...

The Devil At Midnight

The Devil At Midnight

- 12 May 2014

This play isn’t a bundle of laughs. Good, yes, deeply emotional undoubtedly, but have a stiff...