- 26 October 2025
On the day we turn the clocks back, ready for winter, we were transported by...
- 25 October 2025
Well, what has Oscar Wilde got to do with early music? It’s complicated but it...
- 23 October 2025
Viols of all sizes were very popular in Tudor and Stuart Britain but they fell...
- 22 October 2025
Craig Jordan-Baker discusses his new book Brick Dust, exploring themes of family, hoarding, and the...
- 20 October 2025
Isn’t it rather naughty to be obsessed with nuns? Well, when their music is so...
Reviews
The Ruffian On The Stair
- 29 April 2023
Had Joe Orton lived, he would have been 90 this year. But tragically, he was...
ELLEN KENT OPERA: La Boheme & Madama Butterfly
- 27 April 2023
I’m going to start with words not about the two performances this week but about...
Home, I’m Darling
- 12 April 2023
There are moments when I successfully manage to avoid reading too much about a new...






