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Reviews
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), Dir Todd Phillips, Warner Bros. Pictures, 3✩✩✩. Review: Matthew Alicoon
“A dramatic tonal contrast that negates fan service.”
The Whistling by Rachel Wagstaff & Duncan Abel, based on the novel by Rebecca Netley. The Mill at Sonning, Reading to 16 November 2024, 3✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Thrills, chills and ghosts.”
Photo Credit: Pamela Raith.
Catrin Finch and Aoife Ní Bhriain. Lakeside, Nottingham. 02 October 2024, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
"Welsh harp and Irish fiddle conjure myth and magic"
Photo credit: Jennie Caldwell.
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham. 01 October 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
"Sonic spectacle combined with subtle detail."
Photo credit: Otto Van Den Toorn.
One Small Step byTakuya Kalo. Charing Cross Theatre, Villiers Street, London until 09 October 2024, 1✩. Review: William Russell.
“One small mis-step!”
Photo Credit: Mark Senior.
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne. The Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, London until 23 November 2024, 3✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Look Back with reservations.”
Photo Credit: Marc Brenner.
Never Let Go (2024), Dir: Alexandre Aja, Lionsgate. 4✩✩✩✩ Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A horror that relies on your interpretation.”
Janie Dee's Beautiful World of Cabaret, Jermyn Street Theatre, 15b Jermyn Street, London until 28 September 2024 and on tour, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Dee delights!”
Giant by Mark Rosenblatt. Jerwood Downstairs, Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London until 16 November 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Lithgow dominates the evening, all elegant charm…”
Photo credit – Manuel Harlan.
Mozart & Shostakovich, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Wednesday 25 September 2024,4.5✩✩✩✩. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“Some impressive virtuosity and an exciting new work.”
Joyce DiDonato sings Berlioz: London Philharmonic Orchestra/Edward Gardner,Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London SE1, 4✩✩✩✩. Review by Clare Colvin.
“Murderous and tragic queens make for a heroic evening.”
Photography: Mark Allan.
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, adapted by Ken Ludwig, Theatre Royal Plymouth to 28 September 2024, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
“Very successful and satisfying.”
Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan.
The Queer Motherhood Project by Hannah Phillips Midland Arts Centre (MAC), Cannon Hill Park, B12 9QH, 3✩✩✩. Review: Joanna Jarvis.
“This powerful show gives validation to the experience of queer mothers.”
Photo credit: Nevaeh Graver and Rachel Jones.
The History Boys by Alan Bennett, Theatre Royal Plymouth until 21 September 2024, 3✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
"Disappointing."
Photo Credit: Marc Brenner.
Ben Hur by Patrick Barlow, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth until 21 September 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
"It's bonkers, it's barmy, it's brilliant."
Photo Credit: Andrew Beckett.
Alive and Gigging: Roger McGough Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 6 Centenary Square, B1 2EP, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Joanna Jarvis.
'Words and wit, with humour and heart.'
Photo credit: Allan Melia.
BBC Proms. BBC Concert Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham. 8 September 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
"Proms Nottingham: a first for the city and a fizzing celebration of its music and heritage."
Photo credit: Philip Gatward.
Deathtrap by Ira Levin, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth until 14 September 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
"A first-rate production of a thriller."
Photo Credit: Rhys Cannon.
The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 6 Centenary Square, B1 2EP, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: Joanna Jarvis.
"A delightful and funny rendering of Mozart’s final opera."
Photo credit: Lucy J. Toms.
While The Sun Shines by Terence Rattigan, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth until 7 September 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
"An utter delight."
Photo Credit: James Prendergast.