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“Brush up your Shakespeare.” Horatio in Thy Heart, by Merlin Stevens, The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London SE4 | until 18 July 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell @Pursuivant @BrocJackTheatre reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/ho…

“…a well-deserved standing ovation from the audience for its dramatic power…” Richard Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, London Symphony Orchestra/Pappano/Barbican Hall, London EC2 | 12 July, 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by Clare Colvin reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/ri…

“A Festival for everyone:  surprising, moving and entertaining young and old alike.” Nottingham Chamber Music Festival 2026, Various Venues | 09-12 July 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff @Nottchamberfest reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/no…

“Powerful acted tale of brotherly love – and music.” Hit Machine by Jonathan Caren, Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1 | until 15 August  2026⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell @Pursuivant @sohotheatre reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/hi…

“Unmissable, electrifying, dazzlingly performed.” The Jonathan Larson Project by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson, Southwark Playhouse, The Large, London SE1 | until 22 August 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by @Pursuivant @swkplay reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/th…

“Memorably Awful.” Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Greenwich Theatre, Coom's Hill, London SE10 | until 25 July 2026 ⭐⭐ Review by William Russell @Pursuivant @GreenwichTheatr reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/ro…

“A brilliantly well performed Independence Day concert all about the best of America.” Kazuki Conducts Harmonium, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham | 4 July 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray @TheCBSO @BMusic_Ltd reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/ka…

“A vibrant, exhilarating powerhouse of a show with serious stuff to say.” Matilda the Musical, Birmingham Hippodrome Thursday 02 July 2026 | until 02 August 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray @brumhippodrome reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/ma…

“A quiet, tender and authentic story about grief, acceptance and forbidden love.” Cactus Pears (2025), Director: Rohan Kanawade, mac cinema, Birmingham | 03 July, 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by @DanAuluk @sundancefest @ROHAN_kanawade @LotusVisualPro @weLoveBIFF reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/ca…

“Dazzling, daft, delightful and exhausting.” Minus 320 Fahrenheit by Hideki Noda, Sadler's Wells Theatre, Roseberry Avenue, London EC1 | until 11 July 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell @Pursuivant @Sadlers_Wells reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/mi…

“Forgotten play unforgettably resuscitated.” Wife to James Wheelan by Teresa Deevy, Jermyn Street Theatre 16b Jermyn Street, London SW1 | until 25 July 2026 ⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell @Pursuivant @JSTheatre reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/wi…

“How the special relationship was formed.” Springwood by Richard Nelson, Hampstead Theatre, Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London  NW3 |until  25 July 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell @Pursuivant @Hamps_Theatre reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/sp…

“Neil Brand brings three silent film classics back to life.” Neil Brand presents Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd, Lakeside, Nottingham | 18 June 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff @LakesideArts reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/ne…

“Dazzling violin virtuosity and a meaty reading of a Prokofiev masterwork.” Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, CBSO, Symphony Hall, Birmingham | 18 June 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray & Paul Gray @BMusic_Ltd @TheCBSO reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/tc…

“Polemic rather than play.” A Fine Idea by Christina Bacon,The Arcola, Studio 2, Dalston, London | 04 July, 2026⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell @Pursuivant @arcolatheatre reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/a-…

“Well sung and ambitious.” How to Make a Mess, Book, lyrics and score by Emily Rose Simons, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, London N6 | until 28 June 2026 ⭐⭐ Review by William Russell @Pursuivant @GatehouseLondon reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/ho…

“Marvellous Maureen.” Allegra by Peter Quilter, Richmond Theatre, Little Green, Richmond, London TW9 | until 13 June 2026. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell @Pursuivant @RichmondTheatre reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/al…

“…rhythmically complex chord progressions over the top, with crisp unanimity: very impressive.” Centre Stage: Dvořák’s American Quartet, CBSO Centre, Birmingham | 05 June 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by David Gray @TheCBSO @BMusic_Ltd reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/ce…

“The Nottingham Classics season ends with a Technicolor journey through the Slavic soul.” The Hallé plays Janacek, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham |04 June 2026  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Ruff @RoyalNottingham reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/th…

“Stimulating, well performed and hugely entertaining.” You've Gone Quiet by Cerys Duffy, The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London SE4 | until 06. June ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by William Russell @Pursuivant @BrocJackTheatre reviewsgate.co.uk/all-reviews/yo…