Field Music
Making A New World
Another involved listen from the Brewis Brothers, this time with added concept
1917
An epic soundtrack and Mendes’ stunning single-shot style elucidates the horrors and humanity of WWI
Top Films of 2019
Our writers’ look back on the best cinematic offerings of the year just gone
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1917
An epic soundtrack and Mendes’ stunning single-shot style elucidates the horrors and humanity of WWI
A Girl Called Eddy
Been Around
Long absent singer-songwriter returns with easy-on-the-ear soul-pop of superior quality
The Just Joans
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of The Just Joans
Glasgow outfit deliver ramshackle indie pop with a touch of comic snark
Field Music
Making A New World
Another involved listen from the Brewis Brothers, this time with added concept
Sonia Aste: Made in Spain 2
Topical tapas are on the menu in this festive hour of comedy
Baby Reindeer by Richard Gadd
Gadd corrals his audience tightly with tale of stalking trauma
Pink House
A small-scale and subtly powerful play about the ghosts of the past and cultural legacies
Hard to be Soft: A Belfast Prayer
A charged evening of dance addressing the city’s toxic gender image
Orfeo ed Euridice
Despite some impressive performances, concert sorely misses opera’s theatricality
Alistair Moffat: An Abandoned Mythical Land
A pilgrimage to rekindle the feelings this place once made the author feel
Rory Stewart: Lessons from Literature for Today’s Politics
The surprise leadership contender from this year’s race to be PM proves himself to be a breath of fresh air in politics
Robert Macfarlane: A Journey into Deep Time
An engrossing but sometimes troubling look at what’s beneath
The Lion King
Edinburgh Playhouse comes alive with a roaring success of an adaptation
King’s Panto: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Comedy trio shines amidst show’s struggle to reach the heights of ‘The Greatest Panto on Earth’
Strange Tales
A fascinating – sometimes dazzling – adaptation of Chinese folktales that is let down by an uneven tone
Tony Law: Identifies
Canadian comic Law provides a truly unique hour of surreal, madcap entertainment
Glenn Moore: Love Don’t Live Here Glenny Moore
A fast-paced and pun filled show from an acclaimed Fringe stand-up that never loses steam
Threshold – Le Patin Libre
Thrilling and intensely emotional ice dance from Montreal-based company
The Stornoway Way
Dogstar Theatre Company brings Gaelic storytelling to the stage
The Crow’s Mouth: A Storytelling Show
Twa Corbies provide classical, spooky storytelling but with misaligned delivery
Thick Skin, Elastic Heart
A unique, absorbing and powerful insight into what living in today’s world can feel like
1917
An epic soundtrack and Mendes’ stunning single-shot style elucidates the horrors and humanity of WWI
A Girl Called Eddy
Been Around
Aoife Nessa Frances
Land of No Junction
The Who
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The Just Joans
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of The Just Joans
Field Music
Making A New World
