Reviews

The Orb

- 9 December 2016

The Orb’s 25th anniversary celebration can only be described as musical alchemy. From the moment...

Charity Chuckle: Stand Up to End Violence Against Women with Bridget Christie

- 9 December 2016

It is no mean feat, but Charity Chuckle have achieved it: they have claimed the...

Beauty and the Beast – Talking Scarlet

Beauty and the Beast – Talking Scarlet

- 7 December 2016

This is my sort of pantomime. Young and old will find the clever script funny,...

The Best of British Film Scores – Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Balcombe (conductor)

The Best of British Film Scores – Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Balcombe (conductor)

- 5 December 2016

Film music is often disparaged for being trivial, light, cheap. Oh no! This was a...

Swan Lake – Russian State Ballet & Opera Theatre of Astrakhan

Swan Lake – Russian State Ballet & Opera Theatre of Astrakhan

- 4 December 2016

Tchaikovsky’s glorious tunes, ever yearning or bright with brass and then even sadder with the...

Sleeping Beauty – Russian State Ballet & Opera Theatre of Astrakhan

Sleeping Beauty – Russian State Ballet & Opera Theatre of Astrakhan

- 4 December 2016

The ballet deals with this well-known story very efficiently. There among the glittering costumes and...

The Nutcracker

- 2 December 2016

I feel as though I have been travelling in a distant land. I have had...

‘Music from the Movies’ – The John Wilson Orchestra, Kim Criswell & Matt Ford (vocalists)

‘Music from the Movies’ – The John Wilson Orchestra, Kim Criswell & Matt Ford (vocalists)

- 2 December 2016

I dressed smart(ish) for this show as it oozed Oscar-Award glamour. With music from Alfred...

Rent

Rent

- 30 November 2016

How do you measure? We’re given five stars to award in these reviews and at...

Henning Wehn: Westphalia is Not an Option

- 29 November 2016

As everyone knows the Germans are a witty and sexy people. Henning Wehn isn’t sexy...

Megson

- 29 November 2016

If I had to sum up British folk singing duo Megson in just two words,...

Catherine Tate Show Live

- 28 November 2016

She’s back! Hilarious night was had in the company of everyone’s favourite Tate characters. A...