Reviews
Music review: Timeless Stories from Classic to Hollywood, Cadogan Hall
A sparkling performance of greatest hits from opera to the movies.
Theatre review: Handbagged, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch
Moira Buffini’s insightful comedy peeks inside those confidential weekly audiences between the Queen and the PM.
Dance review: Vollmond, Sadler’s Wells
Fasten your seatbelts for a stormy night with Pina Bausch.
Musical review: Bat out of Hell, The Alexandra, Birmingham
Chaos, camp and confetti... 'Bat Out of Hell' is as loud as it is unhinged.
Theatre review: The Years, Harold Pinter Theatre
A brave and intelligent play brought to life by an astonishingly good ensemble.
Opera review: The Marriage of Figaro, London Coliseum
The English National Opera sets Mozart’s classic opera buffa in a stark white box.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Ambassadors Theatre
F Scott Fitzgerald’s fantastic fable is indeed ‘an unordinary musical’.
Music review: Mitsuko Uchida & Mahler Chamber Orchestra: Mozart, Royal Festival Hall
Mozart shines under the gentle touch of Dame Mitsuko Uchida.
Ballet review: Mary Skeaping’s Giselle, English National Ballet, London Coliseum
A delightfully traditional retelling of this beloved ballet tale.
Music review: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Barbican Centre
A flamboyant and boisterous performance of Mahler’s Symphony No 3.