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Natural Disaster (Bethany Cosentino) – music review

After over a decade and 4 full-length studio albums with Best Coast - her band with multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno -…

Blackberry – movie review

During the late 90s and early 2000s, the pioneering Blackberry - the phone with a keyboard - dominated the tech…

The Beasts of Paris (Stef Penney) – book review

I don’t usually talk about cover art of the books that I review but just this once, I have to…

Miss Peony (touring) – theatre review

What a delightful, joyous and life affirming hoot Miss Peony is. It concerns the fractious relationship between Chinese grandmother Adeline (Gabrielle…

Cygnets (Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory) – theatre review

In Greek mythology, Clytemnestra was the twin sister of the woman said to be the most beautiful in the world,…

New music round-up (for w/e 18 August 2023)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 18 August 2023. The…

A Very Expensive Poison (New Theatre) – theatre review

The reach and influence of Vladimir Putin is breathtaking. In A Very Expensive Poison, writer Lucy Prebble details and explores…

Godland – movie review

Godland was the centrepiece of the recent Scandinavian Film Festival, and now this slow moving but visually stunning Danish drama…

Powder Room (The MC Showroom) – theatre review

The girls are out for a night on the tiles at a club, but not all is going according to…

Cirque du Soleil’s Crystal (touring) – circus review

Several years ago, I was fortunate to see Cirque du Soleil’s “O” at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, with performers…