Iris Brooks
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Stereophonic, Duke of York's Theatre review - rich slic...
The tag “the most Tony-nominated play of all time” may mean less to London theatregoers than it does to New Yorkers, but Stereophonic,...
Ithell Colquhoun, Tate Britain review - revelations of a wei...
Tate Britain is currently offering two exhibitions...
Blu-ray: Darling
A look at Darling on its 60th anniversary offers a sobering reality check on the "...
Sarah Silverman Netflix Special review - finding the funny i...
Death can be a powerful driver for comedy, as countless stand-ups and sitcom writers will affirm, but it has to be sensitively handled...
Pulp, O2 Arena review - common people like us
Jarvis Cocker is proudly holding the No 1 trophy handed to him on the day Pulp topped the album chart for the first time in 27 years with More...
Mazeppa, Grange Park Opera review - a gripping reassessment
Tchaikovsky has precisely two operas in the standard repertoire (including The Queen of Spades, currently playing at Garsington), and...
Sam Fender, St James' Park, Newcastle review - Geordie...
Had a passer-by from outwith Newcastle been asked to guess...
Dandy, BBC Philharmonic, Storgårds, Bridgewater Hall, Manche...
The opening and closing concerts of a season tend to be statements of intent – to pursue a path of exploration or (latterly) to celebrate a...
Album: Yaya Bey - do it afraid
One of the great untold stories of the past decade is just how potent a cultural force R&B has been. It might not have had the wild musical...