Reviews

Review: The Ministry of Biscuits at the Lichfield Garrick
By Ben Macnair on 9th July, 2018
Intrigue, wartime secrets, political issues, double and triple agents, tap dancing, singing, 1940’s talk radio, and biscuits - The Foundry Group packed a lot into...
Review: Paloma Faith at Cannock Chase
By Justine Halifax on 1st July, 2018
In a stunning gold jumpsuit and platform shoes, Paloma Faith took to the open-air stage at Cannock Chase and belted out a wonderful set of...
Review: Polarity and Proximity at the Birmingham Hippodrome
By Phil Preece on 23rd June, 2018
Birmingham Royal Ballet really know how to put on a gala evening and this triple bill - far from being a run of the mill...
Review: Woyzeck at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
By Phil Preece on 20th June, 2018
In director Roxana Silbert’s expert hands, drama and dance come together as Georg Buchner’s original drama is here powerfully revitalised from its early 19th Century...
Review: King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys at the Lichfield Arts Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 20th June, 2018
After more than 30 years at the forefront of the live jump-jive jazz scene, it is no wonder that the musical institution of King Pleasure...
Review: Walsall Jazz Orchestra at the Lichfield Arts Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 18th June, 2018
The Walsall Jazz Orchestra have become one of the leading big bands in the area, taking in some of the most talented musicians and producing...
Review: Tony Christie at the Lichfield Garrick
By Phil Preece on 18th June, 2018
Tony Christie’s Amarillo entered the public consciousness permanently with Comic Relief and as a seasoned performer with a self-deprecating sense of humour he himself quips...
Review: Sarah Gillespie Quartet at the Lichfield Arts Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 14th June, 2018
Singer-songwriter Sarah Gillespie was in good form when she led her talented quartet through a concert of her own songs at the Lichfield Arts Blues...
Review: Theo Travis at Lichfield Arts Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 12th June, 2018
With a career playing in a number of genres, with some seriously heavyweight musicians, the leading jazz and experimental saxophonist and flute player Theo Travis...
Review: The Annie Whitehead Quartet at the Lichfield Arts Blues and Jazz Festival
By Ben Macnair on 12th June, 2018
With a set list that ranged from African High Life music to space jazz, the leading trombonist and composer Annie Whitehead led her talented quartet...