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Archive for the 'Music' Category

Richard Digance – Assembly Rooms, Derby

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Reviewer: Angela Wilson The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★½ One of the “elder statesmen” of the British folk scene with more than forty years in the business, Richard Digance is a man of many talents – singer, guitarist, raconteur, songwriter, poet, author. This year sees him undertaking an extensive national tour and his surprisingly belated debut at the Edinburgh Festival. [...]

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An Evening of Movies and Musicals – St David’s Hall, Cardiff

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Conductor: Matthew J. Hampson Producer: M&M Associate Productions Reviewer: Robin Winters The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★½ An Evening of Movies and Musicals returns to Cardiff after a successful stint of shows around the country, and proves that M&M Associate Productions are continuing on their journey to bring the best in musical entertainment to every part of the UK. Following [...]

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New Jersey Nights – Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol

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Director & Choreography: Emma Rogers Reviewer: Holly Spanner The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ New Jersey Nights is a concert style production which takes the audience through a celebration of greatest hits by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. With a distinct party atmosphere, there is no storyline, making this a show purely about the music. It has a very [...]

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra – Leeds Town Hall

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Music: Mozart and Mahler Conductor: Andres Orozco-Estrada Soprano: Klara Ek Reviewer: Ray Taylor The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★½ The Leeds International Orchestral Season has put together some very interesting programmes this season and this was no exception. Three arias sandwiched between two symphonies, and the second symphony also containing a song in the last movement – different indeed! But it [...]

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Everyday – Tramway, Glasgow

Creators: Tunji Falana, Neil Haigh and Lu Kemp Director: Lu Kemp Reviewer: Lauren Humphreys The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★☆☆ The Tramway’s Rip It Up season has brought many new artists to the Glasgow venue: some of them presenting completed works to an audience for the first time and some, like Tunji Falana, Neil Haigh and Lu Kemp, arriving on [...]

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Woody Sez – Harrogate Theatre

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Devisers: David M. Lutken, Nick Corley, Darcie Deaville, Helen Russell and Andy Teirstein Reviewer Sue Collier The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★½ This show is devastatingly good. It is a part musical, part spoken word production by four very talented and enthusiastic actor-musicians who tell the tragic life story of Woody Guthrie via 25 of his songs. Guthrie’s tragic [...]

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Woody Sez – The Lowry, Salford

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Director: Nick Corley Musical Director: David M Lutken Reviewer: Helen Jones The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Devised by musical director and performer David M Lutken along with Nick Corley, Darcie Deaville, Helen J Russell and Andy Tierstein, Woody Sez is a musical about the life and music of American folk musician Woody Guthrie. Guthrie made his name performing his [...]

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Preston Reed – Rondo Theatre, Bath

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Music, Writer & Director: Preston Reed Reviewer: Samuel Shelton The Public Reviews Rating: ★★★★☆ Revisiting the Rondo Theatre, Bath, is Preston Reed, he invites you to join him in his “dreamy acoustic mood.” This one man show washes away any hideous pop tune and replaces it with a mastery of composure, commitment and pure skill on the guitar. Throughout [...]

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