... Combination hits right note Nanci Griffith Royal Albert Hall Singer/songwriter Nanci Griffith and the London Symphony Orchestra made an intriguing and successful combination as the country star performed a varied concert including some of her best-known numbers. Conductor Andrew Pryce Jackman and Griffith worked together to transform guitartesed arrangements into the symphonic I songs recorded ...

... Strayed from the path Barnet Once Upon a Time The serenity and precision celebrated in the work of Nahic Siddiqui and company are less apparent in this new production at The Bull, a fusion of story telling and dance. Conceived as a charting o the historic gypsy journeys frorr the Indian state of Rajasthan through the Punjab and ontc Europe, Siddiqui's dramatisation draws worthwhile cross-conti ...

... Duet discovery TER's new recording of HMS Pinafore (CDTER2 1259) is of the production which was so successful at the Savoy Theatre at the beginning of this year, with John Owen Edwards conducting. The cast, however, with some exceptions, is largely different notably Gordon Sandison, as Sir Joseph Porter, a better singer than Sam Kelly, though more heavy-handed with the comedy, as might be ...