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quoteDavid Walliams is so out of his depth in this production that my friends and I were gripping the seats in embarrassmentquote

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Queen

Queen is missing something

Mercury's appearance on screen during Bohemian Rhapsody only emphasised that, in Queen’s case, the past is a superior place. .. more |  Add your review 

 
Music Rusalka

Magical emotions in Rusalka

Dvorak's touching opera concerns a water nymph, Rusalka, who longs to feel human emotions. She quickly learns how love can be followed by betrayal... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Elbow

More power to their Elbow

Elbow have gloriously seized their moment. All that remains is to eclipse The Seldom Seen Kid. Only a fool would bet against them... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs' riotous return

Kaiser Chiefs are back, which may come as a surprise to those who were unaware the five Leeds Britpop revivalists had been away. .. more |  Add your review 

 

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Music Alfred Brendel

Brendel's tireless appetite

Beaming as he strode on stage, Alfred Brendel might have been starting a career, not ending one lasting more than 60 years... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Burial of Thebes

Nobel thoughts swamped in Burial of Thebes

Burial of Thebes' rudimentary direction left the cast to mill aimlessly, with only the most conventional stagecraft to support them... more |  Add your review 

 
Music xxx

Mixing it with a musical relay

Diesel, the fashion label, is 30 years old and to celebrate it is throwing 18 parties at the same time. One of which takes place at the O2... more |  Add your review 

 

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Music Damon Albarn

Off the record

African music is about to be very big in London — and it’s all thanks to Damon Albarn, says David Smyth... more |  Add your view 

 
Music Partenope

Royal flush in Partenope

Crystallised through the stark imagery of French Surrealism, ENO's new staging of Partenope is packed with riches... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Keane

CDs of the week

Credit to Keane for going a bit silly on their third album, Kaiser Chiefs still haven't peaked and Ray Lamontagne proves he is a true romantic... more |  Add your view 

 
Music Travis

Travis folkies start rocking

Travis's debut single was called All I Want To Do Is Rock. The Glaswegian group are finally making good on their promise... more |  Add your review 

 
Music White Lies

Bright future for White Lies

It's only October and White Lies have already been crowned the biggest band of 2009. That is not to say they will be... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Huw Watkins

Huw Watkins' provocative experiment

People sat on chairs or lounged on bean-bags and were free to wander around or collect drinks from the bar for the Huw Watkins premiere... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Tricky

Tricky remains unique if less feral

Nobody but Tricky makes such remorselessly foreboding music and nobody presents even a cover of The Cure’s dippy The Love Cats with such unspoken menace... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Andras Schiff

Pianist's pianist Schiff excels with Beethoven

Andras Schiff, named today as one of the Evening Standard’s 1000 Influentials, opened the autumn leg of the Temple Festival 2008 with a recital of four middle period sonatas. .. more |  Add your review 

 
Music Coldplay

Coldplay on top of the Q world

Coldplay were the big winners at the Q Awards. The band won Best Album and Best Act in the World Today at the annual showbiz bash. .. more |  Add your view 

 
Music John elliot gardiner

John Eliot Gardiner's Brahms bites back

John Eliot Gardiner's concert began with choral pieces by Brahms and his antecedents. The result was an episodic, but fascinating first half. .. more |  Add your review 

 
Music Teddy Thompson

Teddy Thompson is rising son

Despite a preponderance of pony-tailed men, the crowd were as giving as Teddy Thompson at the Scala, says John Aizlewood... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Razorlight

Roll out the Borrell

There was nothing at Razorlight's Forum gig to suggest that Borrell has written the song to secure his place in the canon of great British songwriters... more |  Add your review 

 
Music Wayne Coyne

Off the record

A rash of concert films and some weird rock features are set to brighten up our days. David Smyth fills us in... more |  Add your view 

 
 


 
 
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