Reading Time: 3 minutesA brand new world-premiere play, The Standard of Living, from the Olivier Award-winning playwright, James Graham (Punch, Dear England, Labour of Love) explodes into the West End for a strictly limited 12-week run.
Reading Time: 2 minutesVital storytelling that isn’t always on beat Early 2000s. An illegal pirate radio station blasts from a rundown council flat. As the Shutdown Crew navigate the threats from the outside world, they fight for the right to…
Reading Time: 3 minutesA visceral depiction of love and its effects, beautifully symbolic but hard to watch. As part of the Alejandro G. Iñárritu film season running at BFI IMAX from September 20 to October 11 2026, the critically acclaimed…
Reading Time: 3 minutesA relentless dissection of the passive violence of mass media At the time of writing this review, 73,928 people have been killed in Gaza (Al Jazeera, 25/9/26) since Israeli forces began what the UN’s Independent International Commission…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe American Revolutionary War doesn’t quite hit the British psyche like it does the American’s. It’s more of a footnote before the Victorian age of industry, empire and Dickensian poverty. Probably because we lost. Nevertheless, writer-director Elise Marra has taken a stab at this period of history and condensed it into an idiosyncratic 60 minute two-hander.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Stella Chen’s bright, elegant timbre is luminous and heart-shaking” Opening ASMF’s 2026/27 London season, violinist Stella Chen joined the orchestra for Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 and Caroline Shaw’s _Punctum, with Mozart’s Symphony No. 39…
Reading Time: 3 minutesMan or myth? Freedom fighter or terrorist? A thought-provoking glimpse into one of Scotland’s most famous heroes. Wallace: A Musical is Raw Productions’ latest show, highlighting the exploits of famous Scottish figure William Wallace. Using mostly rap…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA triumphant celebration of life in spite of grief Johannes Brahms’ A German Requiem, Op. 45, prefaced by Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 24, graced the Bridgewater Hall this weekend. The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra – conducted by Anja Bihlmaier…
Reading Time: 4 minutes“The musical magic of John Williams remains unmatched in this wonderfully evocative evening out for the entire family“ Twenty five years ago, the psyche of an entire generation was captured in cinematic gold with the release of…
Reading Time: 2 minutes"When words fail, movement and touch take over" is the premise offered for Blue/Glas, National Dance Company Wales's London double bill.