‘divine’ The Dream of Gerontius, The Hallé, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Oh, what a night. In front of a packed Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, the Hallé Orchestra and...
Read MorePosted by Alfred Searls | Jun 8, 2023 | Bands & Gigs, Music
Oh, what a night. In front of a packed Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, the Hallé Orchestra and...
Read MorePosted by Alfred Searls | Mar 20, 2023 | Arts, Theatre
It’s 1936 in the East End of London and Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts are on the march. Transposed...
Read MorePosted by Alfred Searls | Nov 30, 2022 | Arts, Theatre
First things first, you’ll find no plot spoilers in this review of the 70th anniversary touring...
Read MorePosted by Alfred Searls | Nov 7, 2022 | Arts, Theatre
The plays of Anton Chekhov, like the man himself, are Russian to their very core, so much so in...
Read MorePosted by Alfred Searls | Oct 2, 2021 | Bands & Gigs, Music
The Hallé Orchestra opened its new season last week with a moving and magnificent performance at...
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