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Rupert Thomson

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It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.

It followed some...

The Excusions of Mr Brouček, LSO, Rattle, Barbican review -...

Who doesn’t love the quirky, passionate and humanitarian genius of Leoš Janáček? All of it, these days. Since Charles...

Album: PinkPantheress - Fancy That

There’s plenty of noise out there about 24-year-old Kentish musician Victoria Walker, AKA PinkPantheress. Since being acclaimed BBC Sound of 2022...

Malpractice, ITV1, Series 2 review - fear and loathing in th...

Following on from the first series of Malpractice in 2023, this second season again probes into issues of medical malfeasance and...

Shack, Union Chapel review - the surprise return of the Live...

After kicking off with the psychedelia-tinged “Sgt. Major,” they keep coming. A string of songs as Sixties-influenced as they are edgy and...

First Person: young cellist Zlatomir Fung on operatic fantas...

My new album, Fantasies, recorded with pianist Richard Fu, is the culmination of my years-long fascination with the wonderful genre of...

Blu-ray: Laurel & Hardy - The Silent Years (1928)

Eureka’s second volume of Laurel and Hardy shorts catches the pair in 1928 on the cusp of their successful...

Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's Globe - swagger and viv...

Holsters, Stetsons and bluegrass music bring a distinctive flavour to this...

Two to One review - bank heist with a big catch

The Ealing-like comedy heist caper Two to One is...

Album: Arcade Fire - Pink Elephant

20 years on from their first appearance on record, the seventh long-player from...