mon 09/06/2025

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The cuts are coming. So what now?

The next cut is the deepest: scene from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Members of the artistic communities have been campaigning for weeks now against the imminent cuts in the subsidies given to the arts (see David Shrigley’s clever video here). All arts organisations have been told, in the latest money-saving...

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Edward Gardner: another live wire for Birmingham

As the glorious parade of British orchestras at the Proms has showcased, it's never been a better time for the native music scene across the board. Now the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, currently enjoying a honeymoon period with its Music...

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CBSO, Nelsons, Symphony Hall Birmingham

Yes, he can make the music smile when it needs to as much as he does himself. Had we but cash enough and time, many of us Londoners would travel more often to witness what further heights young Latvian Andris Nelsons can persuade the...

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Edward Hall, new artistic director of Hampstead Theatre

Hampstead Theatre today revealed the identity of their new artistic director. Edward Hall will take over at the end of this month when Anthony Clark steps down after seven years in the post. “Hampstead Theatre and I share a passion for finding new...

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