John Shand talks to STC artistic director Andrew Upton about his forthcoming production of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame, starring Hugo Weaving as Hamm, Tom Budge as Clov, Bruce Spence as Nagg and Sarah Peirse as Nell. JS: The current fashion of not just reinterpreting but reinventing the classics is denied to…
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Sentimentale (Resonance) Between the title and the gauche cover many could be turned away from this album, which would be a shame, because the contents are delightful. Frenchman Richard Galliano has few if any peers on the accordion, and here his virtuosity and melodic flair are at full stretch realising…
Paper Tiger (Assemblers) Without a bass in a band the players can either compensate for its absence or maximise the sonic space that is opened up. Guitarist Stephen Magnusson, saxophonist Jamie Oehlers and drummer Ben Vanderwal favour the former option, while occasionally making the latter work brilliantly. You hear the…