RIP PETER GILL - 'Why we understand each other': #PeterGill on #TheYorkRealist - The playwright-director reflected in 2018, in interview with David Benedict, on his 2001 play, then revived at the @donmarwarehouse.bsky.social and #SheffieldCrucible www.theartsdesk.com/theatre/why-...

A creative, inclusive, endlessly imaginative festival for families - #CampBestival @campbestival.bsky.social 2026, #LulworthCastle - The magic lives in its daytime: in its craft, its world-building and its attention to families, says @katiecolombus.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/ca...

Compiled by @rockingbob.bsky.social, the elegant Motorway City - The Golden Age of Car Travel 1966-82 is a hymn to when driving was an end in itself. Out on @acerecords.bsky.social. I’ve looked at it today for @theartsdesk.bsky.social: www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/mu...

2 of 2. 5 August 1966 - 60 years ago today. The Beatles' Revolver LP and Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine single were issued. Here's what I said for @theartsdesk.bsky.social about the 2022 Revolver box set (and John Lennon's relative absence from the LP): theartsdesk.com/new-music/mu...

★★★★ #KingGizzard&theLizardWizard rave on with some ALIEN METAL, as the prolific Aussie psychedelicists marry dance and prog sounds - review by Guy Oddy www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/ki...

#JeremyLedbetterTrio #RonnieScott's - Too much of a good thing? This was fiery crowd-pleasing jazz marred by excess, says Mark Kidel www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/je...

★★★★ A glorious debut for Julie Roset in Glyndebourne's Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Sebastian Scotney finds architecture, balance and charm in the David McVicar production theartsdesk.com/opera/die-en...

★★★ Forgetful love for Tom Holland and Zendaya: Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a sporadically moving return for the superhero finds Nick Hasted theartsdesk.com/film/spider-...

★★★★★ Citizen casually deliver magic with 'Halcyon Blues' writes Ellie Roberts on a soaring fusion of atmospheric melancholy and energetic punk theartsdesk.com/new-music/ci...

★★★★ Dark, gutsy, raunchy, with an unsympathetic noir core: Matthew Bourne’s 2000 hit The Car Man revs up again at Sadler's Wells with impressive dancers and a witty score writes Helen Hawkins theartsdesk.com/dance/car-ma...

★★★ US & UK Punk Supergroup Professor & the Madman Investigate Their ‘Dreamworld’ writes Guy Oddy theartsdesk.com/new-music/us...

★★★★Bristol-based trio generate a musical storm in a Shoreditch basement: Sunglasz Vendor, Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes: A breathless half-hour takes in screaming, stop-start song structures and the odd hint of reflectiveness writes @kierontyler.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/new-music/su...

★★★★ Look out, the robots are coming: Diane Morgan and Sarah Kendall's comedy is full of heart and soul writes Adam Sweeting on Ann Droid, BBC One theartsdesk.com/tv/ann-droid...

Dogs, snare drums and long crescendos: this week's CD round up from @grahamrickson.bsky.social Sebastian Scotney and @bernardhughes.bsky.social includes Czech piano trios, English choral music and a celebration of an influential wind soloist theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

RAVE ALERT! ★★★★★Mesmerising: Phelim McDermott's Tao of Glass is an extraordinary tribute to Philip Glass writes Helen Hawkins at Soho Place. Read her ★★★★★ review at theartsdesk.com/theatre/tao-...

RAVE ALERT★★★★★ Still a cut above: Sweeney Todd's magnificent cast bring fresh energy to show approaching 50 years of age writes @garynaylor85.bsky.social at The Rep Birmingham. Don't miss his ★★★★★ review at theartsdesk.com/theatre/swee...

★★★ As Europe burns, the Bulgarian Pavilion's unsettling glimpse of the future verges on optimistic writes @florencehallett.bsky.social on The Federation of Minor Practices at Venice Biennale 2026 theartsdesk.com/visual-arts/...

★★★ Film and music star Ariana Grande's latest, 'petal', is short and woozy, with moments that shine finds Thomas H Green theartsdesk.com/new-music/fi...

★★★★ A generous helping of bonbons: Marianela Nuñez celebrates 28 years at the Royal Ballet with a generously devised showcase Helen Hawkins reviews theartsdesk.com/dance/marian...

★★★ The kids are alright, but for the cops: life is sweet and sour in a closely observed film about Luton youth writes James Saynor on new film Ish theartsdesk.com/film/ish-rev...

★★★ Disappointingly literal version of Sarah Kane’s Cleansed, replaces poetry with a bloodbath finds @sierz.bsky.social at the Almeida Theatre theartsdesk.com/theatre/clea...

★★★★★ DJ Spen makes clear house always WAS gospel on 'The Praise Party', says @joemuggs.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/gaming/dj-sp...

★★★ David Thomson explores the dark side of cinema, but still offers a flicker of hope writes John Carvill on A Sudden Flicker of Light published by Allen Lane theartsdesk.com/books/david-...

★★★★ A wild imagination outlined in miniature: Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam at the Royal Academy reveals a far more interesting artist than the stereotype of the deranged psychotic would suggest writes Sarah Kent theartsdesk.com/visual-arts/...

#JeremyLedbetterTrio #RonnieScott's - Too much of a good thing? This was fiery crowd-pleasing jazz marred by excess, says Mark Kidel www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/je...

★★★★ A glorious debut for Julie Roset in Glyndebourne's Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Sebastian Scotney finds architecture, balance and charm in the David McVicar production theartsdesk.com/opera/die-en...

★★★ Forgetful love for Tom Holland and Zendaya: Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a sporadically moving return for the superhero finds Nick Hasted theartsdesk.com/film/spider-...

★★★★★ Citizen casually deliver magic with 'Halcyon Blues' writes Ellie Roberts on a soaring fusion of atmospheric melancholy and energetic punk theartsdesk.com/new-music/ci...

★★★★ Dark, gutsy, raunchy, with an unsympathetic noir core: Matthew Bourne’s 2000 hit The Car Man revs up again at Sadler's Wells with impressive dancers and a witty score writes Helen Hawkins theartsdesk.com/dance/car-ma...

★★★ US & UK Punk Supergroup Professor & the Madman Investigate Their ‘Dreamworld’ writes Guy Oddy theartsdesk.com/new-music/us...