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Reviews
The Bride! (2025) Dir Maggie Gyllenhaal, Warner Bros. Pictures ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by Matthew Alicoon
“The Bride is a voice that refuses to be silenced.”
Anna Tsybuleva plays Ravel and Chopin, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham | 22 March 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“Extraordinary command of keyboard colour and texture.”
Photo credit: Royal Centre
Richard Strauss Spectacular, Kimichi Symphony Orchestra & Sujata Banerjee Dance Company, Symphony Hall, Birmingham | 22 March 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“A potentially good concert and some nice dance that didn’t really work together with the music.”
Photo credit: Natasha Ludlow
Dudok Quartet & Pieter Wispelwey (cello), Lakeside, Nottingham | 19 March 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“Performances which traverse a profoundly moving emotional landscape.”
Photo credit: Lakeside
R.O.I. (Return On Investment) by Aaron Loeb, Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London NW3 | until 11 April 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell
“A stimulating play for today – and tomorrow.”
Photo credit: Marc Brenner
Ruth. The Musical Book by Caroline Slocock, Music by John Cameron, Wilton's Music Hall, Graces Alley, Cable Street, London E1 | until 28 March 2026 ⭐⭐ Review by William Russell.
“There is really nothing the hard working cast, a decent band and two directors can do to save the show.”
Photo credit: Charlie Flin
Ossian Huskinson and Matthew Fletcher, Lakeside, Nottingham | 14 March 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“Eloquent performances of some unusual repertoire.”
Photo credit: Lakeside
The Hallé plays Britten, Rachmaninov and Walton, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham | 13 March 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“The Hallé: high drama and razor-sharp playing from conductor, orchestra and soloist.”
Photo credit: Susanne Diesner.
Passion Play by Rise Theatre, UK Tour: St. Monica’s RC Church, 1 Stonard Road, London | 11 March 2026, Touring Until 4 April 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by Mary-Ellen Dyson
“A whistle-stop tour of the Gospel”
Photo credit: The Walters Art Museum
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Richy Hughes & Tim Sutton, RSC, Swan, AD Performance | 07 March 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by Roderick Dungate
“Fine but flawed.”
Photo credit: Tyler Fayose
Peter Grimes (Opera North), Theatre Royal, Nottingham |06 March 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“A grim but richly rewarding operatic experience.”
Photo credit: Bill Cooper
The Wrong They Knew, Rayne Theatre at Chickenshed, 290 Chase Side, London | 6 March 2026 ⭐⭐⭐ Review by Mary-Ellen Dyson
“A distinctive flavour.”
Photo credit: Leda Omran
Opera North’s The Marriage of Figaro, Theatre Royal, Nottingham | 05 March 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“A Figaro that fizzes with joyful energy.”
Photo credit: Tristram Kenton
The Murmuration of Starlings by Joe Graham, Seven Dials Playhouse, 1A Tower Street, London WC2H | until 14 March 2026 ⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell
“Well acted and disturbing play.”
Photo Credit: Balancing Act
Irving Berlin’s Top Hat – The Musical, A Chichester Festival Theatre Production at Birmingham Hippodrome | 03 March 2026 untul 08 March 2026, then on tour ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“A tap-happy joy of a show.”
Photo credit: Johan Perrson
Murder Mystery Evening, The Bar Space at Chickenshed, 290 Chase Side, London | 28 February 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by Mary-Ellen Dyson
“A great night out for all.”
Photo credit: Leda Omran
Julian Bliss, Maxim Rysanov and James Baillieu play Mozart and Schumann, Lakeside, Nottingham | 26 February 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff
“Eloquent, civilised musical conversations.”
Photo credit: William Ruff
The Village Where No one Suffers by Polina Polozhentseva, The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London SE4 | until 28 February 2026. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell
“An intriguing piece of magic realism.”
Photo credit: Abbie Sage
Korngold & Prokofiev, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham | 25 February 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“A well programmed and impressive performance of a glamourous concerto and an epic symphony.”
Photo credit: Andrew Fox
The Lightning Thief, The Percy Jackson Musical, Birmingham Hippodrome | Tue 24 February 2026 ‘til Sat 28 February, then on tour ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray
“A big, bold, and hugely enjoyable, family-friendly show.”
Photo credit: Johan Persson