Review: MYRA DUBOIS: BE WELL, Hackney Empire
by Christiana Rose - September 16, 2024
Nearly midway through their whirlwind tour of the UK and Ireland, the glorious Gareth Joyner as Myra Dubois and Frank Lavender, should be revelling in selling out the enormous 1268 capacity venue Hackney Empire....
Review: GUSTAV MAHLER'S SYMPHONY NO 2 'RESURRECTION', Bold Tendencies
by Matthew Paluch - September 16, 2024
The Bold Tendencies Communion season came to an end last night, and it didn't go quietly. With 119 musicians of the Philharmonia Orchestra, 100 members of the Philharmonia Chorus and two soloists sopranos, conductor Nefeli Chadouli led the vast troupe in Gustav Mahler's Symphony No 2 'Resurrection’....
Review: CONCRETE LATES X FABRIC: BLACKHAINE, Southbank Centre
by Matthew Paluch - September 14, 2024
The Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer turned into a gig venue on September 13th for Concrete Lates x Fabric. The lights were low, the crowd was very cool, and the “iconic electronic music institution Fabric” was celebrated for the role it's played in the dance music scene over the last 25 years.
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Review: THE REAL ONES, Bush Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - September 13, 2024
At once intimate and expansive, The Real Ones follows the friendship of Zaid and Neelam from age nineteen to thirty-six. Once kindred spirits, moving in sync, they fall out of step when the harsh reality of adult life sends them in different directions. Waleed Akhtar (Olivier winner for The P Word) ...
Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 70 – PROKOFIEV'S ROMEO AND JULIET, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - September 13, 2024
Another helping of Shakespeare, in this otherwise rather Eastern European-themed Prom. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales was guided through the evening’s events by Principal Guest Conductor Jaime Martín, who seemed to relish every moment of his appearance on the Royal Albert Hall stage, and broug...