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Reviews
Tenebrae: In Winter’s House. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 01 December 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Jewel-like miniatures sung with exquisite clarity and emotional depth.”
Photo Credit: Sim Canetty-Clarke
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt 2b. By Kate Hamill. The Arcola, Studio 1, 24 Ashwin Street, London E8 until 20 December 2025, 2☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“A turkey for Christmas.”
Photo Credit: Alex Brenner.
Red, 29th November 2025. Rayne Theatre at Chickenshed, 290 Chase Side, London, N14 4PE until 10 January 2026, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Mary-Ellen Dyson.
“…expect a fun-filled family afternoon.”
Photo Credit: Leda Omran.
My Fair Lady. Book & Lyrics Alan Jay Lerner. Music by Frederick Lowe. The Mill at Sonning, Reading RG46TY, until 17 January 2026, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Lerner and Lowe classic well performed and spectacularly staged.”
Photo Credit: Pamela Raith.
Christy (2025), Dir David Michôd, Black Bear Pictures, 3☆☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A nuanced portrait of manipulation and legacy, anchored impeccably by Sweeney.”
Quatuor Agate. Lakeside, Nottingham, 27 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Quatuor Agate reach deep inside the music with playing of probing intensity.”
Photo Credit: Lakeside.
The Grim by Edmund Morris. Southwark Playhouse, The Little Theatre, 72 Newington Causeway, London SE1 until 7 December 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“Very funny account of bad behaviour in a mortuary.”
Photo Credit: Molly Jackson-French.
An Evening with Rushil Ranjan, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 27 November, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Dan Auluk.
“Certainly a reminder that music’s power is in the connection and humanity it offers.”
Aurora Orchestra. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, 25 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Aurora’s playing from memory adds a new dimension to the music.”
Photo Credit: Kaupo Kikkas.
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens adapted by Abigail Pickard Price. Jermyn Street Theatre, 16b Jermyn Street, London until 20 December 2025. 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“A copper-bottomed sure-fire hit.”
Photo Credit: Steve Gregson.
George Frideric Handel’s Partenope until 06 December, English National Opera; The Coliseum, London WC2,5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Clare Colvin.
“Putting on the Style with Handel.”
Photo Credit: Lloyds Winters.
Centre Stage: Baroque Ensemble: 1725 Music in Naples, CBSO, CBSO Centre, Birmingham 24 November 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: David Gray & Paul Gray.
“A fascinating concert focusing on a musically significant time and place.”
Susanna (Opera North). Theatre Royal, Nottingham, 21 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“Opera North triumphantly liberates Handel’s Susanna from the cultural museum.”
Photo Credit: Richard H Smith.
The Red Shoes, Theatre Royal Plymouth, until 22 November 2025 and touring, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: Cormac Richards.
“Dance barely gets better than this.”
Photo Credit: Dave Morgan.
Big Cranberry - by Joe Edgar, presented by Sosij Productions, Jack Studio Theatre, 18 to 29 November, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: Indigo Cleverley.
“…fascinating character dynamics.”
Keeper (2025), Dir Osgood Perkins, NEON, 3☆☆☆. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A rich exploration of manipulation and never entrapment, never staying in focus”
La Bohème (Opera North). Theatre Royal, Nottingham, 19 November 2025, 5☆☆☆☆☆. Review: William Ruff.
“A revival of an evergreen hit, still pulsing with life.”
Photo Credit: Richard H Smith.
Shostakovich’s Last Symphony, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham Wednesday 19th November 2025, 4☆☆☆☆. David Gray & Paul Gray.
“Characterful and charismatic singing and a fine performance of a perplexing symphony.”
Ride the Cyclone. Book, music & lyrics by Jacob Richmond & Brooke Maxwell. Southwark Playhouse, the Elephant, London until 10 January 2026, 4☆☆☆☆. Review: William Russell.
“A whirlwind of a show.”
Photo Credit: Danny Kaan.