Theatre

Good for Benedict Cumberbatch!

Now as a regular theatre-goer I'm aware of how annoying it can be just sitting in the audience when a phone goes off. But it must be ten times worse for an actor trying to put on a fantastic performance and then being rudely interrupted and that is why I have to applaud mr Cumberbatch's… Continue reading Good for Benedict Cumberbatch!

drama, Theatre

First Look at… Hamlet at the Barbican

So the biggest theatrical event of the year has finally opened for previews at the Barbican and for either those who have been lucky enough to get tickets or those who haven't here's a look at what to expect from the show... Directed by Lyndsey Turner, this production of Shakespeare's play Hamlet stars Benedict Cumberbatch… Continue reading First Look at… Hamlet at the Barbican

Music

PREVIEW: Sound Unbound – The Barbican Classical Weekender

Offering audiences a weekend to discover some of the greatest music that has ever been written, the Barbican's Classical Weekender sees the venue and its family of orchestras join forces. The informal festival environment will take over the Barbican Centre and other surrounding venues to put on fifty concerts between the 31st October until the… Continue reading PREVIEW: Sound Unbound – The Barbican Classical Weekender