The first time Dave Holland played with Miles Davis, he had no rehearsal, no set-list, no sheet music and no prior discussion. The young British bassist, replacing Ron Carter in Miles’ famed 1960s quintet, watched the trumpeter approach the microphone, and start playing a song at breakneck speed that Holland…
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Belvoir St Theatre, October 7 7/10 Knowing if you’ve fallen in lust is straightforward; knowing if you’ve fallen in love, more elusive. In EM Forster’s novel, A Room with a View, Lucy Honeychurch is even confused by lust, so has little chance with love – at least not without wise…
Roslyn Packer Theatre, October 3 8.5/10 John Cleese once observed that an English person’s greatest fear was embarrassment. This is the premise behind British writer Steven Moffat’s debut play – and what a debut! Moffat, having written scores of TV scripts (including Sherlock and Dr Who), has turned to theatre…