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Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah, London Symphony Orchestra/Pappano, Barbican Hall, London EC2. Sun 28 - Wed 31 Jan 2024. 4****: Clare Colvin
“Delivers the monumental goods.”
Photo: Mark Allan
No Surrender – Paul Bogaev for one night only. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, London N1. 29 January 2024. 4****: William Russell
“Bogaev proves to be a blast.”
Photo credit: Paul Bogaev.
Beethoven 5, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Wednesday 24 January 2024, also Thursday 25 January 2024. 4****: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“An uneven evening with a Mozartian gem at its core.”
Photo: Courtesy of CBSO, Birmingham.
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Mark Stratford. The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, London SE4 to 27 January 2024. 4****: William Russell.
“A classic horror story skilfully told.”
Photo Credit: Dan Bridge.
Ossian Huskinson (bass-baritone) with Matthew Fletcher (piano), Lakeside, Nottingham 25 January, 2024. 4****: William Ruff
“Vivid musical story-telling from a singer with a bright future.”
Photo: Courtesy of Lakeside, Nottingham.
Blood on Your Hands by Grace Joy Howarth. Southwark Playhouse, the Little, 77 Newington Causeway, London SE1 to 03 February 2024. 2** William Russell.
“There is blood all over the place in this slaughterhouse drama.’”
Photo Credit: Charles Flint.
Disney’s Aladdin, Theatre Royal, until 11 February 2024, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Cormac Richards.
“Sparklingly Brilliant Family Entertainment!”
Photo: Courtesy of Theatre Royal, Plymouth.
Alexander Ullman (piano)Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham. 21 January 2024. 4****: William Ruff
“Fine pianism – and impressive stamina - from Alexander Ullman.”
Photo: Courtesy of Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham.
Look Behind You by Daniel Wain. The Tabard Theatre, 2 Bath Road, Chiswick, London W4 to 03 February 2024. 3***: William Russell.
“Backstage Pantomine.”
Photo Credit: Marc Brenner.
Afterglow by S Asher Gelmann, Southwark Playhouse, the Large, 77 Newington Causeway, London SE1 to 10 February 2024. 3***: William Russell.
“Things that come in threes seldom end well.”
Photo Credit: Darren Bell.
Cruel Intentions created by Jordan Ross, Lindsey Rosin & Roger Kumble based on Kumble’s 199 film. The Other Palace, 12 Palace Street, London SW1E to 14 April 2024. 4****: William Russell.
“Great songs, a dazzling leading lady – a good night out of its kind.”
Photo Credit: Pamela Raith.
Leaves of Glass by Philip Ridley. Park 90, 19 Jan to 10 Feb 2024. 5****: William Russell.
“That ‘other country’ that is the past devastatingly exposed.”
Photo credit: Mark Senior.
Cowbois by Charlie Josephine. The Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London SW1 to 10 February 2024. 3***: William Russell.
“A right carry on set in the wild west with lots to say about gender.”
Photo Credit: Ali Wright.
Don’t Destroy Me by Michael Hastings. The Arcola Theatre, 24 Ashwin Street, London E8 to 03 February 2024. 3***: William Russell.
“Half forgotten Michael Hasting’s first play written when he was 18 is resurrected.”
Photo Credit Philip Gammon
Jenùfa by Leoš Janácek, London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican Hall, London EC2. 5*****: Clare Colvin.
“Powerfully vivid performance of Janácek’s most moving opera.”
Photo Credit: Barbican.
The Good John Proctor by Talena Monahon. Jermyn Street Theatre, 16b Jermyn Street, London SW1 to 27 January 2024. 4****: William Russell.
“A disturbing, perceptive look at the girls who dreamt up the witches of Salem.”
Photo credit : Jack Sain.
The Boys in the Boat (2024), Dir George Clooney, Warner Bros. Pictures. 4****: Matthew Alicoon
“Immersive camera work well in this intense drama.”
Waiting for Hate Mail by Mark Akrill. Seven Dials Playhouse, Tower Street, London to 20 January 2024. 3***: William Russell.
“A tale of love and hate mail and betrayal dazzlingly told.”
Photo Credit : Steve Gregson.
1979 by Michael Healey. The Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 to 27 January 2024. 2**: William Russell.
“Turgid drama about Canadian politics.”
Photo Credit: Simon Annand.
Fair Maid of the West Isobel McArthur, after Thomas Heywood, RSC, The Swan, Stratford Upon Avon, till 14 January 2024. 4****: Roderick Dungate.
“A Seasonal Rom Oozing with Good Will and Good Cheer.”
Photo: Courtesy of RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon.