The latest incarnation of David Mitchell, TV actor, looks at first sight much like the familar one from Peep Show and Back.

"Captain" Jack Boyle is a fantasist, a mythmaker, a storyteller. He relishes an audience - usually his sidekick, Joxer. There ...

The Marriage of Figaro is undoubtedly one of the greatest operas ever written. Mozart’s masterpiece is a display of musical ...

While it does get very cold in the north of Norway, it’s likely that Permafrost’s chosen name reflects a fondness for Howard ...

Why should we not look back in anger? With the Oasis reunion tour in the news recently, the title of John Osborne’s seminal ...

As the Middle East continues to fragment in hate and horror, a tragic unfolding of events with roots reaching back to the ...

The tale is an Americanised version of the good old country house mystery, and behind the superficial veneer of fabulous homes and expensive boats lurks a hinterland of avarice and cruel intentions.

Judith Weir’s Blond Eckbert, presented by English Touring Opera at the Hackney Empire, at the beginning of its tour (paired ...

Judith Weir’s Blond Eckbert, presented by English Touring Opera at the Hackney Empire, at the beginning of its tour (paired ...

Just over two weeks before Christmas 1967, The Rolling Stones issued Their Satanic Majesties Request. The album’s title ...

Time-travel is a trap in debutante Michael Felker’s tender sf two-hander, whose title’s grim irony becomes gradually apparent ...