5 stars Imagine your favourite movie – any movie. Now, imagine it again without the music and its iconic soundtrack: it would simply not be the same. Music is a huge part of creating a film’s atmosphere, creating the right ambience and enhancing the emotional tug of the moment. And
Double, double, toil and trouble
The stellar cast unfortunately fails to sell the classic script
Anita-Joy is playing Roxane, the heroine in Jamie Lloyd’s upcoming production of Cyrano de Bergerac
Anne Boleyn, from Six, and Jamie, from Jamie, shine as hearts are broken and political careers are ended
Battles and openers Black Midi deliver a stunning performance at the Boiler Room’s intimate venue
I saw several bands live over the summer. Florence + The Machine and The National’s anthemic chamber pop at BST in front of thousands in Hyde park, Black Midi drawing a respectable crowd at EartH despite having released virtually no music (I also wrote a review for their show I’
It’s been a hefty week in music news, after the shock announcement of a reunion from emo-legends My Chemical Romance shortly followed by a similar post from the rap-metallers Rage Against the Machine. MCR fans were overwhelmed on Halloween after MCR socials posted about ‘Return’, their first show in
Dance reconstructed for the modern audience
Birmingham Royal Ballet is on tour at Sadler’s Wells with a three-part mixed bill to suit anyone’s taste. Three separate pieces by different minds to dive into. The first piece, A Brief Nostalgia (directed by Jack Lister) is unsettling. Two large slates. One dancer. Her shadow cast on
Forget the body horror of the original - this monster is a cold and calculating AI from the future, a relentless killing machine that will chill you to the core
It isn’t easy to picture a more magical setting than sitting in the historical auditorium of the Royal Opera House as you listen to the overture, eagerly waiting for the curtain to rise. Back for its seventh revival at Covent Garden, Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) manages