Eric Page

Folk who I talked to loved it, most had never heard of Hildegard before, my companion adored it and thought it a very interesting night out.  I was saved by the quality of the singing and closed my eyes for a lot of the performance, better to focus on the singing.

Language is one of the key paths to awareness, acceptance and empowerment but this book admits that it can be confusing. The book sets itself up as a pocket-sized easy-to-use dictionary introducing some of the most essential terminology surrounding gender, sexuality and LGBTQIA+ identity.

Curtains Alexandra Theatre Birmingham The genius of Kander and Ebb is well-known from their hits Cabaret and Chicago . This , their final collaboration, is no Fosse-infused spectacle . Curtains is a carefully crafted witty piece of  whimsy – a musical whodunnit which is really about the joys and mis

Looking more like a Kraftwerk gig than a classical concert this event brought Bach’s eternal music to a seriously diverse Brighton audience. The band is made up of some of the UK’s best harpsichordists and baroque specialists who bring their combined skill and imagination to this thrilling re-colour

BURYING THE DEAD  Ceruleo St George’s Church, 31 October 2019 This rather delightful conceit was an engaging night of music and historical exposition, with Niall Ashdown as a bedbound Purcell slipping in and out of dreams as his fevers take hold and leading us on a merry jaunty around his memories.

It’s certainly fun and done with gusto, the puppeting is superb and the puppeteers quickly fading off and giving the puppets full empathic reign. The singing is great, with two or three stand out performances, ‘There’s a thin line’, which closes the first act is utterly American musical dreamy.