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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 8h

★★★★ English fiddle duo #SamSweeney @samsweeney.bsky.social and #GraceSmith's MORNING OF MAY shines bright - Deep English tunes and dances are brought back to life on this beautiful debut set from the new fiddle duo, says @timcumming.bsky.social #HudsonRecords www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/en...

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DJ #SophieLloyd @sophielloyd12.bsky.social on remaking the past of pop and dance - the UK DJ/producer/remixer talks with @joemuggs.bsky.social on the challenges and joys of getting the keys to a vast vault of #LondonRecords @londonrecords.bsky.social catalogue www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/th...

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UK Prime Minister, Some Say Sinister @joemuggs.bsky.social · 14h

This was a fun and interesting conversation! me for @theartsdesk.bsky.social - theartsdesk.com/new-music/th...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 12h

'Wizardry indeed! ES DEVLIN: OTHER WORLDS @designmuseum.bsky.social - As an archive is opened to view, this feels like the visual diary of a super-achiever, says Sarah Kent, impressed by the variety of #EsDevlin's work even if this show hardly does it full justice www.theartsdesk.com/visual-arts/...

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'An unbeatably intimate account of an infamous trauma' KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SALMAN RUSHDIE - The cruellest cut: #AlexGibney gives an inside account of #Rushdie's courageous recovery from his ruinous stabbing, says Nick Hasted @altitudefilms.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/film/knife-a...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

★★★★ DE PROFUNDIS #BerlinerEnsemble #TheCoronetTheatre - Madness beneath the method, as #OscarWilde's seemingly freefall prison lament becomes a compelling study in insanity - review @davidnice.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/de-p...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

★★★★ #EmanuilIvanov #NationalSymphonyOrchestraofIreland #JohnWilson #NationalConcertHall Dublin - Magnetic rapport with a master sound engineer as #Ireland's leading orchestra gets a dose of Wilsonian Idealism - review by Stuart Begley www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

★★★★ THE WEIGHT - #EthanHawke and #RussellCrowe are on top form in #PadraicMcKinley’s gruelling Depression-era thriller, as desperate convicts battle the law and the elements in the #Oregon wilderness - review by Adam Sweeting www.theartsdesk.com/film/weight-...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

★★★★★ With its trippy vibes, warm melodies and techno-flavoured groves #HAAi’s #DIGITiSE is more than an uplifting dancefloor excursion - it's an uplifting counterbalance to the grim technology-led dystopia that we find ourselves rocketing towards, says Guy Oddy www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/ha...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

★★ BULL @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social - It's a long hour with nightmarish nihilists in #MikeBarlett's hard charging satire on workplace bullying in a production by #DeafinitelyTheatre - @garynaylor85.bsky.social just wishes it wasn’t such a grim ordeal to watch www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/bull...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

'All Faulks’ characters speak in announcements' ★★ #SebastianFaulks LAST YEAR IN JERUSALEM - The study of delusions: style fails to meet philosophical ambition in a novel that treads old ground, says a disappointed Alice Brewer www.theartsdesk.com/books/sebast...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

★★★★★ WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? #sohoplace - #MarianneElliott’s magnificent revival of Edward Albee’s classic stars #GillianAnderson and #BillyCrudup - @sierz.bsky.social on an exhilarating evening of superb acting www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/whos...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

★★★★ PARSIFAL #RoyalOpera - Unholy rituals, as usual, but a hero's life compels: #StanislasdeBarbeyrac's protagonist matches #JakubHrůša's conducting for intensity, while #EvgenyTitov's production intrigues @davidnice.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/parsifal-roy...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

★★★★★ WAR #SkyAtlantic - #SiennaMiller and #DominicWest are superb in this gripping legal drama telling how rival law firms go to war in a high-profile divorce case - this cannot possibly end well, speculates Adam Sweeting www.theartsdesk.com/tv/war-sky-a...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

HAY FEVER #WyndhamsTheatre - #ChristineBaranski, alongside #RichardEGrant leads a strong cast in a lavish but defanged production, though #NoelCoward's 100-year-old comedy begins to show its age - 'the odour of mothballs is becoming inescapable, says Helen Hawkins www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/hay-...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

'Bouncily facetious and bleakly galling' ★★★★★ DIGGER -Tycoon buffoonery with more than meets the eye from #AlejandroGIñárritu, though this time #TomCruise might not be able to save the world, says James Saynor - but he gives top marks to the controversial film www.theartsdesk.com/film/digger-...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Flawless dazzle from North West's hitmakers #Blossoms' seductive SONGS FROM THE WEDDING CAKE is brilliantly polished, perhaps even too smoothly, says Mark Kidel www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/bl...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The local is truly the global at the #NewRoss Piano Festival 2026, with a fascinating programmes from a range of pianists, and an amazing masterclass - review by Stuart Begley www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

★★★★ PAINTING THE FRENCH RIVIERA @royalacademyarts.bsky.social - Taking us from one delight to another, this is a feel good show in which familiarity is leavened by surprises, says Sarah Kent www.theartsdesk.com/visual-arts/...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The celebrated #country singer’s first album in 10 years hits home hard, as #WynonnaJudd @wynonnajudd1.bsky.social faces THE HARD TRUTH in these tales of experience, not innocence - @timcumming.bsky.social appreciates the tenderness, resilience and heart www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/wy...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

THE STORY @nationaltheatre.org.uk - An up-to-the-minute topic inspired by real case explored in #TraceyScottWilson's urgent rollercoaster of truth, race and misinformation - @heathermneill.bsky.social is caught up in twists & turns right up to the closing minutes www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/stor...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

★★ UNABOMBER @netflix.com - #JanusMetz's film leaves us little the wiser about the notorious killer in this laborious portrait of the #FBI's most wanted man - Adam Sweeting is disappointed www.theartsdesk.com/film/unabomb...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

★★ A SMALL AND QUIET LIGHT @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social - Docudrama about Second World War Allied spy #NoorInayatKhan lacks dramatic punch, and is disappointingly superficial and slender, says @sierz.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/smal...

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Flawless dazzle from North West's hitmakers #Blossoms' seductive SONGS FROM THE WEDDING CAKE is brilliantly polished, perhaps even too smoothly, says Mark Kidel www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/bl...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Fantastic images from photographer #ChrisChristodoulou show platform passion and backstage smiles at #BBCProms 2026 - revealing backstage life at the @royalalberthall.bsky.social as we rarely see it, alongside the annual gallery of #conductors on the podium www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

★★★★ #Paraorchestra @southbankcentre.bsky.social - Lighting and dancers make a multi-media experience, but #SteveReich's @stevereich.bsky.social music is the star at this immersive presentation of a minimalist classic, says @bernardhughes.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

'The veteran indie rocker's fifth solo outing jangles but doesn't fly' ★★ #Manchester guitar don #JohnnyMarr's latest THE AGE OF EVERYTHING lacks spark, and unfortunately it’s not very interesting, says a disappointed Thomas H Green www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/ma...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

TRU #MenierChocolateFactory - A gem of a turn in a superlative set, as #JesseTylerFerguson brilliantly inhabits the witty, bitchy persona of #TrumanCapote - review by Helen Hawkins www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/tru-...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

★★★★ #CatherineBohart @sohotheatre.bsky.social - The Irish comic delivers a gag-heavy hour on themes of OCD, oversharing and overthinking - 'Bohart talks a mile a minute but she keeps the wide-ranging subject matter flowing seamlessly', sasy Veroinca Lee www.theartsdesk.com/comedy/cathe...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

★★★★ PRESSURE - Black British director #SirHoraceOvé's trailblazing first feature tackled racism head - Saskia Baron on a film now acclaimed as a foundational work in black British culture - on #BFI Blu-ray www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...

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theartsdesk @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The sometimes sublime CONFIRMATION! is haunted by #Logic1000 @logic1000.bsky.social's digital ghosts - this is an incredibly finessed and sometimes stunning album doesn't give away its electronic secrets easily, says @joemuggs.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/so...

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