Reviews
Familiar Touch review: a powerful portrait of life with dementia
In the award-winning Familiar Touch, old age is handled without melodrama or forced tragedy.
The Chair Company review: comedy and conspiracy in corporate America
Starring Tim Robinson, HBO's The Chair Company is a brilliantly absurd office satire .
Last One Out by Jane Harper review: moving and memorable
Jane Harper's Last One Out portrays a town under siege and is not to be missed.
Carmen review: tepid toreadors at the London Coliseum
Carmen, Bizet’s most memorable work, gets sadly lost amidst the fury of this fourth revival.
ENO's Cinderella (La Cenerentola) review: a sparkling but flawed fairytale
Cinderella and her awful sisters are still waiting for their prince in this modern makeover.
Baby Steps review: stupid babies need the most attention
Baby Steps is a game of tremendous intentionality, unbridled fury and weird relatability.
One Battle After Another review: a truly killer action thriller
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another never loses sight of its spectacular characters despite refusing to take its foot…
London Symphony Orchestra review: American symphonic masterpieces delight at Season Opening Concert
Two American masterpieces filled the Barbican Hall with stern beauty and a sombre tone.
All the Way to the River review: Elizabeth Gilbert gets personal again
All the Way to the River chronicles Gilbert's decades-long friendship and romance with Rayya Elias.
Katabasis review: R F Kuang latest book is clever and absurd
It is rare to encounter a story that can be described as both ‘light imaginative escapism’ and ‘dense philosophical exploration’,…