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Susan’s Bookshelves: Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

I devour detective fiction for characterisation and geography. Who could not fall for Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club quartet? On the page they’re utterly compelling although it’s a pity about the film. Then there’s Simon Mason’s wonderful DI Ryan whose small boy is the most engaging child I’ve met in fiction for a long time. […]

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Classical music reviews / Theatre September 2, 2025

Don Giovanni (Susan Elkin reviews)

REVIEW: Don Giovanni, Grimeborn Festival at Arcola Theatre 26 – 30 August 2025 Susan Elkin • 31 August 2025...
Classical music reviews / Theatre September 2, 2025

Tristan und Isolde (Susan Elkin reviews)

Grimeborn Opera Festival: Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner at Arcola Theatre Susan Elkin • 17 August 2025 ‘Intimate...
Classical music reviews August 24, 2025

BBC Proms 22 August 2025 (Lucas Elkin reviews)

BBC PROMS: 22 August 2025 J.S Bach, orch. Ottorini Respighi: Three Chorales Thomas de Hartmann: Violin concerto Hemryk Górecki:...
Classical music reviews August 5, 2025

BBC Proms 31 July 2025 (Lucas Elkin reviews)

BBC PROMS: 31 JULY 2025 Elsa Barraine: Symphony no. 2 Aaron Copland: Clarinet concerto Artie Shaw: Clarinet concerto Rachmaninov:...
Classical music reviews July 28, 2025

Prom 27 July 2025 (Susan Elkin reviews)

Prom: 27 July 2025   BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) Mariam Batsashvili (piano) Royal Albert Hall  ...
Classical music reviews June 25, 2025

Historical Bassoons (Susan Elkin reviews)

Historical Bassoons Directed by Peter Whelan Royal Academy of Music 25 June 2025   I booked this concert with...
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Reviews / Theatre September 10, 2025

How To Date (Susan Elkin reviews)

How to Date Stephanie McNeil Directed by Isabel Steuble-Johnson Jack Studio, part of SEFest 2025   Star rating: 3.5...
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Susan’s Bookshelves: Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

I devour detective fiction for characterisation and geography. Who could not fall for Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club quartet?...
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Rocky Horror Show (Susan Elkin reviews)

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Susan's Bookshelves September 3, 2025

Susan’s Bookshelves: Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Act 4, Scene 1 of Julius Caesar is one of the most nonchalantly shocking interchanges Shakespeare ever wrote. It...
Reviews / Theatre September 7, 2025

Popess (Susan Elkin reviews)

The Popess: Instructions For Freedom – The Glitch, London Reviewer: Susan Elkin By The Reviews Hub – LondonSeptember 4, 2025No...

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