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| | | Something for the weekend: film, music and more for May Day bank holiday | | by Alex Mistlin, Kadish Morris, Steve Rose, Jason Okundaye and Jenessa Williams Apr 30, 2022 | | From a spot of Quadrophenia to a good innings with The English Game, our critics suggest art to inspire the best use of your extra day of free time Early May coincides with the beginning of the cricket season and, weather permitting, the bank holiday allows for a long weekend of dozing off in the spring sun with a paperback in one hand and a lukewarm pint in the other. Richard Bean’s The English Game has far more to it, however, with the Sunday afternoon clash between the amateurish Nightwatchmen and their more talented (and diverse) opposition providing the focus for a darkly funny exploration of migration, religion and the long shadow of empire that appears additionally prescient in the wake of Brexit. AM Continue reading... | | | | | Proms 2022: Fiona Maddocks's pick of this year's festival | | by Fiona Maddocks Apr 30, 2022 | | The Berlin Phil, Tredegar Band and at least two great viola players are among the highlights of the first full Proms season since 2019, announced last week Proms 5 and Prom 6 BBC Philharmonic (18 & 19 July) Omer Meir Wellber conducts two Proms: the first with Cassandra Miller’s new Viola Concerto played by Lawrence Power, the second with the fourth symphonies of Vaughan Williams and Tippett. Prom 14 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (25 July) Ben Goldscheider and Elena Urioste star in Ethel Smyth’s Concerto for Horn and Violin with the CBSO and their conductor designate, Kazuki Yamada. Continue reading... | | | | | |
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