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Q & A with Aysedeniz Gokcin – Crossover…
On a week that was considered to be the UK's worst snow storm in 50 years, I managed to speak to crossover artist and innovative classical music pianist Aysedeniz Gokcin on the phone to discuss her new…
Q & A: Liam Forde from Eugenius! The…
Liam Forde is a musical theatre performer and cabaret artist from Connecticut, now based in New York. He is performing the lead role of Eugene in the tour de force musical Eugenius!, all about superheroes,…
Q & A: Rachel Lea-Gray, Musical Theatre performer…
It was a bright Saturday morning in London, and I managed to speak to musical theatre performer and actor Rachel Lea-Gray on the phone. She is currently playing the lead role of Carmen in Phil Willmott's…
‘Don’t trip and fall on your face.’ An…
‘Don’t trip. Don’t trip and fall on your face.’ Tonight (January 16th, 2018), the Royal Opera House shall broadcast director David McVicar’s revived production of Rigoletto live to cinemas across the UK and abroad, and…
Q & A: Composer and Conductor Leo Geyer
With the upcoming production of Constella OperaBallet's award-winning production Sideshows - which is showing at Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells - I managed to get a few words from the composer and conductor behind the work.…
Interview with Nina Brazier for Ryedale Festival Opera
‘I have five hours of sleep. I wake up very early, pumped with adrenaline. Sometimes I have arias stuck in my head.’ I am on the phone with Nina Brazier, one of Britain’s leading young…
MUSIC INTO WORDS – Feb’ 2ND 2016
Last night’s event at the Senate House sparked great conversation and debate on writing about classical music. Frances Wilson, pianist, classical music reviewer and blogger, chaired the event whilst making an invaluable contribution to the…
Interview with Stage Director Nina Brazier
Nina Brazier, director of Clapham Opera Festival's La bohème, has vast experience directing opera at Buxton Festival, Tête-à Tête, Grimeborn and Stockholm Interplay Festivals. She has been called 'One of Britain's leading young directors of…
Ben Falk – Entertainment journalist and visiting lecturer…
Why did you decide to get into entertainment journalism? I fell into entertainment journalism mainly because my dad was actually a film critic and I remember quite early on going to film previews like going…
Jeff Rawle on living life on the edge,…
Jeff Rawle, famous for his sinister role as Silias Blissett from Channel 4’s ‘Hollyoaks’ and Amos Diggory from blockbuster movie ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, talked to me from a small room with…