Survey gauges audiences when Covid crisis ends
Richard Lutz looks at a study that reveals how audiences are reacting to lockdown and beyond.
City with the Fringe on top
Richard Lutz reviews his week and barely leaves Edinburgh alive after three days at the city’s incessant Festival.
Screengrab: Marvelous Marv and that $93k
Richard Lutz finds the toughest TV film of the week on his 90″ flatscreen.
Good Food Show and Gardeners’ World Live returns
Food and gardens combine at the NEC.
Review: Ballet British Columbia
Richard Lutz takes his pew for the Canadian dance troupe.
Review: Up N Under
Richard Lutz takes to the terraces for a classic comedy at the Rep.
Macbeth as bloody nightmare driven by witchcraft
Richard Lutz takes his pew for a dance rendition of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
May to Prez: Trumpville is a sh*thole
The latest report from the hot desk of Sir Howard Elston
TV’s crown affair
Will Mapplebeck dives into his Christmas flatscreen and gets a right royal bucket of enjoyment.
Coriolanus review: When mother knows best
Richard Lutz takes his pew for a story about power and the inability to compromise.
Haircut and other stories
Richard Lutz wrestles with the wreckage of another week.
I Want, I Want: “a gallery of tomorrow’s dreams…”
Richard Lutz enters the digital world of new tech artists.
Screengrab: When Mr Leech met Ms Scicilone
Richard Lutz dredges the tv movie schedules for the film you just gotta see Well, sport fans, there’s some real ugly junk on the box this week when it comes to movies- though there is a peep of light with a Muppets’ effort called Kermit: The Swamp Years (Thurs, Sky Family, 2.50AM).…
The Oscars: Moonlight best but will it win?
Richard Lutz explains why this movie about love and generosity is the natural choice for the best film award this Sunday.
Bring on the clowns (and the motorcycles and the flame jugglers)
It’s circus time at the Birmingham Rep as the Cirque Beserk sets up the big top. Richard Lutz was there with a helper.
Screengrab: John Wayne and his real war wound
Richard Lutz gets all gung-ho about the most intriguing movie on the box this week
Transatlantic Sessions: “…roots that encompass Celtic and Appalachian music.”
Richard Lutz watches a night of pure roots at Symphony Hall.
What’s in a Name at The Rep: “…sharp wits, deep secrets around the dinner table..”
Richard Lutz sits down to a quip-heavy dinner party at the Birmingham Rep.
Love at The Birmingham Rep: “…. harrowing drama from the lower depths…”
Richard Lutz takes a pew for a gripping tale about homelessness and the enduring power of love.
RSC Tempest: Stratford meets the digital age in a vibrant classic
Imagine a 30 foot high Ariel towering above Propero – that’s what you get in this groundbreaking performance, says Richard Lutz
Kiss Me Kate: sharp, funny, an absolute winner
Richard Lutz brushes up his Shakespeare, thanks to the Welsh National Opera.
Rover’s glorious return
Richard Lutz reviews The Rover at the RSC’s Swan Theatre in Stratford upon Avon.
Review: Two Noble Kinsmen
Richard Lutz is in two minds about the latest RSC offering at Stratford on Avon.
Review: Loudon Wainwright III
Richard Lutz takes his pew at Birmingham’s Town Hall for a concert by an old troubadour
Snap up free selfie stick at Birmingham’s first ever digi fayre
Bournville Vilage Trust to encourage new net users.
Trolleyed, boozed up, smashed and receptions that start just short of midnight- welcome to the party conference circuit
Will Mapplebeck, a Newcastle-based lobbyist, attends the party conferences. Here, he drinks in the Tory knees up
The Tempest- plots a plenty and a lovers’ waltz
A second member of our reviewing team, Simon Hale, assesses the world premiere of the Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Tempest.
Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Tempest
Richard Lutz takes his pew for the premiere of a Shakespeare classic at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
Countdown to Birmingham’s first Improv Festival
Top improv names set for city dates.
Review: Tamsin Waley-Cohen
Richard Lutz reviews the classical violinist suffused with the blues