- 14 May 2025
No fuss, just a ripple of applause, a moment of calm, then fortissimo G octaves....
- 13 May 2025
It’s so lovely when talented youth teaches old ears wonderful new tunes. That’s exactly what...
- 10 May 2025
What nerve! For a happy troupe of mainly middle-aged men to adopt the label of...
- 10 May 2025
Anoushka Shanka’s curating of the Brighton Festival 2025 has divided opinion, whilst many of us...
- 8 May 2025
Five excellent musicians – that is three singers, one also playing a Vielle (an early...
Reviews
Miss Behave’s Gameshow
- 23 November 2014
If Tiswas was hosted by Carmen Miranda with edge, and with a co-host enjoying the...
Ellen Kent’s Madama Butterfly
- 23 November 2014
Director Ellen Kent has captured something truly special in her production of Puccini’s opera, not...
Ellen Kent’s La Traviata
- 23 November 2014
Verdi’s tragic tale of a “fallen woman” was brought to life on stage by some...






