by Film Moderator | Dec 14, 2021 | Awards, Film
Nominations for the 42nd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards will be announced on Thursday 16th December at a small in-person event at The May Fair Hotel.British actors Joanna Vanderham and Gwilym Lee will announce the nominations for the 42nd London...
by Guy Rickards | Dec 5, 2021 | Awards, Music
Much delayed by the Coronavirus pandemic and resulting restrictions, the final one of the Music Section’s 2020 Awards for Young Talent was presented to violist Timothy Ridout onstage at The Wigmore Hall at a lunchtime concert on Saturday, November 27th 2021. The...
by Guy Rickards | Dec 5, 2021 | Awards, Music
The presentation of the Music Section’s Awards for 2020 (based on activity carried out during the previous year) has been much disrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Section prefers to present the Awards wherever possible at concerts featuring the artists...
by Rick Jones | Oct 26, 2021 | Awards, Books, Dance, Drama, Film, Music, Uncategorized, Visual Arts
At the National Liberal Club last week, the Critics’ Circle presented the opera singer Dame Janet Baker with the Rosebowl Award for “Distinguished Service to Art”. The vote for this most endearing of prime donne had been cast in 2019 but certain world...
by Rick Jones | Jul 21, 2021 | Awards, Books, Dance, Drama, Film, Music, Visual Arts
On Wednesday 14 July 2021, towards the end of the morning, the Critics’ Circle helped to get the wheels of live social intercourse moving again when fifty members arrived for luncheon at the National Liberal Club. The guest of honour was novelist and playwright...
by Rick Jones | May 15, 2021 | Awards, Books, Dance, Drama, Film, Music, Uncategorized, Visual Arts
Every year since 1988, the Critics’ Circle has voted for a single leading artist to receive an engraved crystal Rosebowl in recognition of their distinguished contribution to the arts. The first recipient was Sir Peter Hall, Director of the National Theatre and...