Sherwood series two review – even more spellbinding than the original masterpiece | Drama
TCoal is the thing. James Graham’s first series of Sherwood was based on his experience growing up in a mining village in Nottinghamshire, where people and culture were shaped first by their shared experience of working the coalfields, and then, in the 1980s, by strikes against (or not) mine closures and the end of industry. […]
Spirit of the Beehive: You’ll Have to Lose Something review – like an arthouse horror movie in sound | Music
TThe Philadelphia/Portugal-based trio’s fifth album kicks off with the aptly named “The Disruption.” The band is known for its disorienting atmospheres, alternating between different genres and moods within its songs. The album alternates between wailing guitars, lo-fi breakbeats, brooding electro-indie, pumped rap-rock, and gritty screams. Beehive Mentality: Something has to be lost. With their 2021 […]
Love Beyond review – powerful story of dementia plays out like a thriller | Edinburgh festival 2024
TThis is the story of an elderly, hearing-impaired man suffering from dementia who comes to live out his final days in a hospice. On the surface, nothing in particular happens. Ramesh Meiyappan’s astonishing play derives its power from the drama of this man’s inner turmoil, where memories collide with reality and hallucinations invade his everyday […]
Maida Grill House, Salford: ‘Serving profound care and nourishment’ – restaurant review | Food
Maida Grillhouse, 38 Liverpool Street, Salford M5 4LT (0161 312 9772, maidagrillhousesalford.co.ukStarters £2-8, other dishes £5-8.50. Unlicensed. Even in this age of rapid digital proliferation, Britain still has its own distinctive regional dishes. I would call them delicacies, but they are rarely called delicacies. Middlesbrough parmo, a deep-fried schnitzel the size of a pizza box […]
One Man Musical by Flo & Joan review – Andrew Lloyd Webber gets ‘a show about me!’ | Edinburgh festival 2024
‘I“Is this show a legal minefield? Yes, but let’s carry on.” So begins musical comedy duo Flo & Joan’s one-man musical, a more heretical adventure that places Andrew Lloyd Webber at the centre of his own autobiographical show. Is mingling with the communists and hippies of Edinburgh a sign that Lord Lloyd Webber is desperate […]
I Am the Boss review – squabbling siblings’ hijinks at Edinburgh fringe | Edinburgh festival 2024
‘DIn family-friendly circus shows, children are often warned, “Don’t try this at home.” But… This prank Age 3 and up Taiwan Season The problem is that most of the action is based on familiar domestic pranks but taken to acrobatic extremes: fights for cushions, races to claim the sofa and grudging tidying up – all […]
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra board promises independent review after musicians revolt over Gaza comments controversy | Melbourne
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will undergo an independent investigation into its policies following the decision to cancel a performance by renowned pianist Jason Gillham shortly after he commented on the killing of journalists in Gaza. It came after orchestra members passed a motion of no confidence in leadership on Friday over the cancellation of Gillham’s […]
NHS plans review of adult gender services following Cass criticisms | NHS
The NHS has set out plans for a review into the safety of adult gender services in response to detailed concerns raised by the authors of the Cath report into gender care for children and young people. In a strongly worded letter to NHS England, leading paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass listed 16 concerns about the […]
The Hypnosis review – watch-through-your-hands squirmfest as woman loses inhibitions | Movies
TThis Swedish black comedy about social awkwardness is ruthlessly directed by first-time feature director Ernst de Geer for maximum audience discomfort, and the cringe factor is high. Some scenes are so excruciating that it would be worse to watch someone have their fingernails removed with pliers. In Hypgnosis, Asta Kamma August and Herbert Nordrum play […]
The Body Next Door review – a jaw-droppingly addictive true-crime tale | Television
circleDetective Inspector Gareth Morgan often talks about murder as a ‘whodunit’ but he thinks a ‘whodunit’ is a more appropriate phrase for an extremely bizarre case that took place under his watch in South Wales in 2015. When a filthy, seeping bundle was discovered in the village of Beddow – a decomposing body semi-preserved within […]