Whether you’re an ardent theatre lover or a hardened sceptic, there’s likely something for everyone to enjoy in our cultural city. In this guide to the West End, Arts Writer Eamon Akil Farhat gives us a flavour of what’s on at the moment, and why it might
How Brian Eno’s solo debut Here Come the Warm Jets cemented his legacy as one of music’s most unconventional yet influential figures.
An innovative, incisive, and much-needed scrutiny of our attitudes in the #MeToo era.
Rachel Harper shines in a brilliant solo show as a woman confronting her fractured childhood, shining a much-needed light on female mental health.
Sun, laughter and impressive technical performances: Carlos Acosta’s dazzling choreography is brought to life by the Royal Ballet.
Royal Opera House production of Leos Janacek´s opera Katya Kabanova is definitely worth your attention.
In the 1950s, Diane Arbus quit her successful marketing and fashion photography business and took to the streets of New York in search of her subjects. Her subjects were no longer like the supposedly ‘beautiful’ models appearing in popular magazine covers. She was interested in the outcasts of society. She
Pantomimes follow a simple formula. Jokes, colourful costumes and a pervasive camp atmosphere combine to form family entertainment. As had been family tradition for over ten years, this Christmas I experienced the Birmingham pantomime. Now, experienced really is the word as in that time it has devolved into simultaneously a
Love is in the air at this romantic time of year but is it for everyone? This Valentine’s Day, Arts writer Tesni Haddon-Macmillan considers repression of different forms of love through the ages.
“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired”
Released back in June 2018, Ben Howard’s Noonday Dream was drastically unlike any of his previous works, dividing fans and critics alike. Initially panned by many (music writer Alex Large included) for its sombre and desolate tones , the album is a slow burner that has to be experienced live
This Valentines Day, Arts Writer Maria Portela reflects on one of opera’s great romances... how can we love the unlovable?