Boney M. at Boisdale
On the day of Britain’s exit from one European institution we went to see another, legendary German hit machine Boney M., credited with bringing steel drums to disco music. With […]
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Tutankhamun: The Farewell Tour
As part of his final world tour, the original child star Tuntankhamun comes to the Saatchi Gallery in London before taking up permanent residence at a brand spanking new museum […]
Dark Sublime at Trafalgar Studios
Marina Sirtis plays Marianne, a chain-drinking actor who starred in an obscure ITV sci-fi series 30 years ago. When young fan Oli (Kwaku Mills) gets in touch looking to interview […]
Vincent
In this one man play, Leonard Nimoy plays Theo Van Gogh giving a talk to an audience in the week after his brother Vincent’s death at the age of 37. […]
Sorolla: Spanish Master of Light
The National Gallery hosts Spanish impressionist Joaquín Sorolla in his first UK appearance in over a century. This exhibition features highlights from across his career including family portraits, renditions of […]
Shen Yun at the Hammersmith Apollo
An evening of traditional music, dancers and singers from the Shen Yun school of performing arts. The dancing combines the elegance of ballet with the athleticism of gymnastics, all in […]
ENO: Akhnaten
This is Philip Glass’s third biographical opera following Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha (about Gandhi). This time the subject is Akhnaten, the Egyptian pharaoh noted for replacing Egypt’s traditional […]
Music for 18 Musicians
This concert, hosted by the South Bank Centre, is a programme of all things Steve Reich, performed by the London Sinfonietta. For a minimalist work, the venue was rather maximalist, with […]
Book review: Becoming – Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama takes us from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to becoming the first black First Lady of the United States. The first seven chapters, in which […]
Barry Humphries: Weimar Cabaret
Barry Humphries, better known as alter ego Dame Edna Everage, presents a repertoire of cabaret classics from Weimar Germany complete with full jazz orchestra and delightfully elegant cabaret artist Meow […]
