Reviews

Review: Hobson’s Choice at the Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 26th June, 2019
Birmingham Hippodrome was packed to the rafters for the last performance of the week’s latest incarnation of David Bintley’s sublime creation, Hobson’s Choice.
Review: Much Ado About Nothing at Maple Hayes Hall
By Justine Halifax on 22nd June, 2019
Shakespeare in the Park has clocked up yet another triumph with this year’s production of Much Ado About Nothing.
Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet triple bill at the Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 17th June, 2019
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s regular triple bills have been the perfect opportunity for this first class company to give audiences an in-depth glimpse of their ingenuity...
Review: Fret and Fiddle at the Lichfield Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 13th June, 2019
Now extended to a quintet, the former duo Fret and Fiddle played a wide range of classic and modern jazz with the occasional foray into...
Review: The Eagle Jazz Band at the Lichfield Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 12th June, 2019
Traditional sounds were the order of the day when The Eagle Jazz Band appeared on the final day of Lichfield’s Blues and Jazz Festival.
Review: The Oxley Meier Guitar Project
By Ben Macnair on 12th June, 2019
If you take two of the county’s leading acoustic and jazz guitarists, a strong and musically flexible rhythm section, and a magpie’s sense of genre...
Review: The Nick Dewhurst Band at the Lichfield Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 11th June, 2019
Local jazz ambassador Nick Dewhurst brought his talented band and special guest Derek Nash to play an exemplary set of originals and well-chosen covers when...
Review: The Alison Rayner Quintet at the Lichfield Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 10th June, 2019
Double bassist and composer Alison Rayner led her impeccable band through a series of high-octane jazz numbers and delicate ballads when they appeared as part...
Review: Rhythm of the Dance at the Lichfield Garrick
By Ross on 9th June, 2019
A night of Irish dance celebration saw the cast of Rhythm of the Dance bring their 20th anniversary show to the Lichfield Garrick.
Review: Remi Harris at the Cathedral Hotel
By Ben Macnair on 1st June, 2019
Anyone who has seen Remi Harris play knows you get a lot of guitar, and a lot of guitars - and it proved to be...