This carefully crafted mosaic of forbidden love and organised crime is atmospheric, addictive and hugely bingeworthy. The plotting is meticulous, with each of the three series building inexorably to a ...

It all began over a decade ago when Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant simultaneously read mathematician Andrew Hodges’ biography of ...

After a morning spent mesmerised by Simon Abkarian's De Gaulle, a hero disappeared by his supposed allies only to bounce back ...

Over the last 30 years or so, the Avalanches have proved themselves to be samplers supreme and masters of the cut-up, ...

What a delightful show this is: a big hit at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe and now enjoying an extended run at Soho Theatre, ...

Something extraordinary is going on here. On Michael Kiwanuka’s previous records, he’s worked with producers Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, Black Keys) and Inflo (SAULT, Cleo Sol). These two ...

The stars in this rating are all down to the musical quality of the performance and the abilities of the singers – a leading ...

Lise de la Salle was not the soloist the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover originally planned to bring with them to open their ...

Poor Arthur. He has a really rough time in King John – but he also has some of the best scenes in the play. He’s King John’s nephew. He’s 12 or thereabouts, he becomes a pawn in a power struggle for ...

Ibsen's powerful study of hypocrisy gleams and bristles in the close-up intimacy of the bijou Jermyn Street Theatre. Richard Eyre's version, first seen at the Almeida in 2013, presents the play, its ...

It’s her son Michael (Paul Ready, pictured below with Johnston) who acquires a second-hand – or, if you will, “pre-loved” – droid at a bargain price (because that’s the kind of cheapskate guy he is).

Some of his wives, including Justine, mother of six of his 14 children (he likes to call them a legion) may well wish he could be eliminated in a video game. There’s much damning stuff here, such as ...