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Category: Arts

Sophie Ellis Bextor, Royal Albert Hall, June 20205

Music review: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Royal Albert Hall

15 June 2025 Pat Hindley Arts, London

Sophie Ellis-Bextor knows how to bring the disco to any venue, even one as classic as London’s Royal Albert Hall.[…]

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Chris McCausland

Comedy review: Chris McCausland – Yonks

9 June 2025 Pat Hindley Arts, London

I have to admit that Chris McCausland was not a familiar name to me until last year’s Strictly Come Dancing.[…]

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Marie and Rosetta

Theatre review: Marie and Rosetta, Rose Theatre

12 May 2025 Pat Hindley Arts, London

If you’re looking for a musical packed with gospel and blues songs that lift the soul as well as the[…]

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Bathers at Asnières, National Gallery

London’s National Gallery, a true national treasure

25 January 2025 Pat Hindley Arts, London

London’s National Gallery is easy to take for granted. I walked past it at least twice a day when I[…]

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The Girl on the Train

Theatre review: The Girl on the Train, UK Tour

21 January 2025 Pat Hindley Arts, London

The Girl on the Train is one of those books that’s easy to imagine as a film, but harder to[…]

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Why Am I So Single, Garrick Theatre

Theatre review: Why Am I So Single? Garrick Theatre

7 November 2024 Pat Hindley Arts, London

What can I say about Why Am I So Single? It’s fabulous, funny, moving and has some cracking songs that[…]

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Yellow Pumpkin, Naoshima

Naoshima: why you shouldn’t miss Japan’s gorgeous art island

30 October 2024 Pat Hindley Arts, Asia, Favourites, Japan

Getting to Japan’s art island Naoshima takes a bit of effort but it’s 100% worth it and shouldn’t be missed[…]

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Theatre review: Never Let Me Go, Rose Theatre

4 October 2024 Pat Hindley Arts

Having never read the best-selling Kazuo Ishiguro book, or seen the film version of Never Let Me Go, I came[…]

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