Inside Llewyn Davis
Harry Chapman reviews the Coen brothers’ latest misfit epic, Inside Llewyn Davis…
Browsing: The Culturist
The Oscars 2014
The Oscars 2014, where the great and the good of Hollywood will descend upon the Dolby Theatre to announce the winners of the 86th Academy Awards. Tom Bangay reviews the 2014 Oscars nominees; who should win, and who will win?
A Taste of Honey
With cracking performances, some thoughtful touches and yet no frills, this brings out both the humour and drudgery of its subjects’ lives with thought, care and vitality.
A Tale of Two Cellos
Nick Hammond wallows in a rare evening of musical bliss with the extraordinary cellist, Julian Lloyd Webber and his equally talented wife…
1984 at the Almeida
“Those who enjoy the vicarious thrills of reality TV shows and ever-present social media might well watch it and shiver, knowingly.”
Rigoletto
With new Music Director Mark Wigglesworth at the helm at the ENO, the opening of Christopher Alden’s production of Rigoletto was more electrifying than typical first nights…
Attack on Titan
Steve Thompson is a man of acquired taste and a taste for the curious. In…
Britten’s Peter Grimes
Matt Hutchinson reviews the ENO’s revival of Britten’s bleak masterpiece…
Ellen Terry with Eileen Atkins
“Atkins captivates the theatre from start to finish with a robust, intelligent and occasionally impish performance…”
12 Years a Slave
What else is there to say about 12 Years a Slave? Steve McQueen’s career since…
Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined
The Royal Academy makes a successful break from its usual formula as it invites seven contemporary architects to transform its Beaux-Arts galleries…
Emilia Fox in Rapture, Blister, Burn
Wearing skin-tight jeans and swigging beer from the bottle, Fox plays Catherine as a sultry yet uptight woman…