A Window on Dubrovnik
The crowds in Dubrovnik Old Town are massive, writes Nick Harman, but it’s still a magical place to visit for…
24 hours in New York, Part I: The Hotel
We all know the cliches about New York, so I’ll forbear from mentioning them here. But it’s undeniable that it’s…
Spa of the Month: Park Igls, Innsbruck
So, here I am walking round in a circle imitating a stork, picking up a knee before replacing a foot…
A Window on Dubrovnik
The crowds in Dubrovnik Old Town are massive, writes Nick Harman, but it’s still a magical place to visit for…
The Elixir of Love at the ENO
Unlikely as it may sound, setting Donizetti’s comic masterpiece, The Elixir of Love, in the English countryside during World War…
Monet in London
During the 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian war in France many people, artists and art dealers included, travelled to England as a refuge.…
The English Soul: The Faith of a Nation
Peter Ackroyd is a prolific writer, having published over sixty-five books as poet, novelist, biographer and cultural historian. At the…
A Chorus Line at Sadler’s Wells
Now back for a much-trailed revival at Sadler’s Wells, A Chorus Line was the show that changed musicals forever when…
The Elixir of Love at the ENO
Unlikely as it may sound, setting Donizetti’s comic masterpiece, The Elixir of Love, in the English countryside during World War…
Othello at the RSC
It is now received wisdom that any staging of Shakespeare has to have a concept behind it. Sometimes, as with…
24 hours in New York, Part II: Dining
If I’d had more than 24 hours to myself in New York, then I can only begin to think of…
24 hours in New York, Part II: Dining
If I’d had more than 24 hours to myself in New York, then I can only begin to think of…
Highroad Social, Greenwich
I’ve long been a fan of Greenwich. It’s one of those London neighbourhoods that has its own character, it doesn’t…
Wild at Heart at Gravetye Manor
I swear my breaths are longer here. As I inhale another theatrically large gulp of fine Sussex air, heavy in…
Wild at Heart at Gravetye Manor
I swear my breaths are longer here. As I inhale another theatrically large gulp of fine Sussex air, heavy in…