No mystery for Otaka
The dark melancholy and doomed passion of the first and last movement of Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony passed Tadaaki Otaka by... more | Add your review
The film is full of cracking one-liners. Plus lots of silly dialogue that, for some reason, makes one glad to be alive
Step Brothers
Restaurants
I rather wish that Angela Hartnett could find a sugar daddy who would back her in her own enterprise
Murano
Theatre
Not the love story to end all others, but pleasingly easy on the eye
Romeo And Juliet
A real hidden gem, worth travelling to, prices, food and portions, spot on!
The final scene was too short and too obvious but other than that I highly recommend it.
What a delightful frothy night at the theatre watching such a witty and wonderfully non pc musical

Many big names have new albums out in the coming weeks, but only one will make it to the Christmas list. David Smyth finds out who it could be. .. more | Add your view
The dark melancholy and doomed passion of the first and last movement of Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony passed Tadaaki Otaka by... more | Add your review
Joan Baez continues to keep her hand in with protest songs, Metallica won't gain new fans and Glasvegas bring out the debut album of the year... more | Add your view
A mark of great performances is that they enable one to see things in a new light. The Berlin Philharmonic offered two such revelations... more | Add your review
Sabrina Malheiros grew more endearing and her voice more resonant as her surprisingly intimate debut UK set progressed... more | Add your review
Neon may not offer anything blindingly radical, yet their outstanding quality as writers and improvisers guarantees dazzling moments... more | Add your review
The cheers began even before Sir Simon Rattle had walked through the orchestra, rightly judged the best in the world, and mounted the podium... more | Add your review
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The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester won over a spellbound Albert Hall through sheer vitality, panache and brilliance... more | Add your review
Best known for The Avenue, their poppy 2005 hit, Rolldeep are riding the crest of the closest London has to a musical wave... more | Add your review
They may have over-reached themselves on this stadium tour, but REM didn't let a few empty seats affect their assured two-hour set... more | Add your review
He's received China's ultimate honour: a panda named after him. At 26, pianist Lang Lang is the superstar face of ascendant China... more | Add your review
Nearly a century after the scandal of the first performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, the work holds few terrors for audiences, orchestras or conductors... more | Add your review
Brian Wilson rehashes the Beach Boys, James Yorkston puts out a hypnotic album and Charles Lloyd is captured on record... more | Add your view
Portico Quartet are the surprise on this year's album of the year shortlist, and their vibrant sound could make them the winners in 10 days' time... more | Add your view
Eötvös's two-movement elegy launches straight in on high, with stratospheric violin textures offset by ensemble sounds... more | Add your review
Mien Tay is a pleasant, clean, homely Vietnamese restaurant, says Charles Campion
Comedy critic Bruce Dessau on the death of Geofffrey Perkins, the man behind so many classics
Having a long menu may be hard on the kitchen but it does mean that all tastes are catered for