Boycotting Trends.
Film, Theatre & Music Musings.
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Theatre Review:
Woman in Mind
(Duke of York's)
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Despite the calibre of casts and creatives his work attracts, and the admiration of writers I love including Steves Pemberton and Vineberg, ...
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
Top 5 Theatre Productions of 2025
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I didn't love an awful lot of the theatre I saw in 2025, and some of the most hyped UK shows turned out to be least favourites: between ...
Saturday, 13 December 2025
Interview with Stephen Bourne at Film International
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My interview with the historian and critic Stephen Bourne is up at Film International . You can read it here .
Sight and Sound
Review of
Sinners
(dir. Coogler, 2025)
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My Sight and Sound review of Sinners is now online. You can read it here .
Sight and Sound
: Best Films of 2025 (Winter 2025-2026 issue)
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The new issue of Sight and Sound is now available, including the best films of 2025 poll results. I wrote about Ryan Coogler's Sinners...
Friday, 28 November 2025
Concert Review:
Loveletter
(Camille O'Sullivan) (Soho Theatre)
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Camille O'Sullivan (Photo: Barry McCall) Some singers and musicians are studio creatures; the real ones are live performers. By that I d...
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Album Review:
Catching the Light
(Tim Benton)
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A decade ago Tim Benton released Scenes From a Well-Spent Youth: Exploring the Songs of 1965-75 (2015)[ review ] , a record on which the Ne...
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