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Reviews
Silenzio! Fierce Festival, CBSO Centre, supported by Centrala, Friday 18 October, 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Dan Auluk.
“Intense, humorous and reclaiming power in performance.”
Photo Credit: Maurycy Stankiewicz.
Tachwedd by Jon Bailey. Theatre 503, The Latchmere, 503 Battersea Park Road, London until 02 November 2024, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Complex and stunning drama.”
Photo Credit: Woodforge Studios.
The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten, English National Opera; The Coliseum, London WC2, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Clare Colvin.
“Was the Governess to be trusted as ghost hunter?”
Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan.
Rigoletto WNO, Theatre Royal Plymouth, 17 October 2024, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: Indigo Cleverley.
“An enjoyable performance with talented performers and wonderful music but feels unfinished and rushed at times.”
Photo Credit: Richard-Hubert-Smith.
Sir Mark Elder Conducts Brahms & Shostakovich – CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Wednesday 16 October 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“Two knights – Sir Mark Elder and Sir Stephen Hough – unite with the CBSO for a night of exceptional music making.”
Tattooer by Takuya Kaneshima. Based on the short story by Junichiro Tanizaki. Charing Cross Theatre, Villiers Street, London until 26 October, 2024,1✩. Review: William Russell.
“Azuma paints the town.”
Photo Credit: Mark Senior.
Land of the Free by Simple8, Southwark Playhouse, the Large, 77 Newington Causeway, London until 2 November 2024, 2✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“A sub Littlewood romp.”
Photo Credit: KatieC Photography.
Becoming Nancy, Birmingham Rep, 08 October to 02 November 2024, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: Hannah Phillips.
“Watching a diverse audience in The House at Birmingham Rep dance and sing along with Donna Summer made my younger Brummie queer heart sing!”
Photo Credit: Mark Senior.
Can Çakmur (Piano), Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 13 October 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Ruff.
"Can Çakmur: fine pianist and impressive communicator."
Photo: Royal Concert Hall.
Bruckner, Palestrina & Allegri – Ex Cathedra, Town Hall, Birmingham, Sunday 13 October 2023, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review David Gray & Paul Gray
“Bruckner given an interesting contextualisation.”
King Troll (The Fawn) by Sonali Bhattacharyya. The New Diorama Theatre, 16 Triton Street, London until 02 November 2025, 3✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Powerful stuff.”
Photo Credit: Helen Murray.
Blitz (2024), Dir Steve McQueen, Apple TV+, BFI Tour, mac Birmingham, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A heartwarming tale of companionship during bleak times”.
Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five adapted by Eric Simson. The Brockley Jack Sudio Theatre, Brockley Road, London until 19 October 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“A mountain climbed.”
Photo credit: Davor@ The Ocular Creative.
Callings by Kabosh Theatre, written by Dominic Montague, Directed by Paula McFetridge, mac Birmingham, 10 & 11 Oct, then on tour, 3✩✩✩. Review: Dan Auluk.
“Thought provoking, intimate and full of hope.”
Photo Credit: Johnny Frazer.
Brahms 2, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham 10 October 2024, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A thrilling piece by Thomas Adès, contrasting nicely with some more familiar fare.”
Gay Pride and No Prejudice by David Kerby-Kendall. The Union Theatre, 229 Union Street, London until 02 November 2024, 2✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Missed opportunities galore.”
Photo credit: Lucy Nixon.
La Fille mal gardee, - Birmingham Royal Ballet, Theatre Royal Plymouth to 12 October 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
“An utter gem.”
Photo Credit: Tristram Kenton.
Flock by Lin Coghlan. Soho Theatre, Dean Street, London until 02 Nov, 2024, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Not to be missed.”
Photo Credit: Lucy Hayes.
Euridice by Sarah Ruhl. Jermyn Street Theatre, 16b Jermyn Street, London until 08 November 2024, 2✩✩. Review: William Russell.
“Ruhl has an off day.”
Photo Credit : Alex Brenner.
Judith Weir’s Blond Eckbert: Double Bill, Hackney Empire then touring; English Touring Opera, 4✩✩✩✩. Review: Clare Colvin.
“Murder will out on a dark and stormy night in the Harz Mountains.”
Photo Credit: Richard Hubert Smith.