Category: London

  • Bryars and Reich, LPO at the RFH review ****

    London Philharmonic Orchestra, Synergy Vocals, Sound Intermedia Royal Festival Hall, 15th March 2017 Now it is a racing certainty that you will be familiar one way or another with the great minimalist composers of the second half of the C20 even if you don’t know it. The sound is ubiquitous…

  • Travesties at the Apollo Theatre review ****

    Travesties Apollo Theatre, 13th March 2017 Right then. I clearly have to up my game. The more theatre I see the better I am at appreciating, understanding and enjoying. This is particularly the case with the great playwrights. With Will Shakespeare given a half decent director and cast I can…

  • Pollini at the RFH review *****

    Maurizio Pollini Royal Festival Hall, 14th March 2017 Now I am afraid I don’t know much about classical music but I am learning. I can’t read music or play to save my life. There are vast chunks of the classical music canon that I don’t get on with. I have…

  • Some forthcoming theatre ideas

    Some forthcoming theatre ideas

    So here are some ideas of stuff that is on now that I have enjoyed and some stuff that is coming up that I think will be tip-top for various reasons. Sorry it is a bit random as I have only just got going on this so we are sort…

  • Why I am doing this

    An apology for cluttering up the Internet with inanties