This House
After much-acclaimed runs in both the National Theatre and Chichester, James Graham’s play, This House,…
Author Alex Larman
Petit Pois
I used to live near Hoxton, many years ago, before it was gentrified. I remember…
Hatchetts, Mayfair
It is nearly Halloween when Larry and I rendezvous in Shepherd’s Market of an evening,…
The Libertine
‘Allow me to be frank at the commencement’, Dominic Cooper’s Lord Rochester states at the…
Facing the Music…and the Reviews
Do you remember when you had your exam results published at school or university? If…
Béatrice et Bénédict at Glyndebourne
‘It’s the nicest day we’ve had this season’, sighed the press officer, and she certainly…
Ralph Fiennes as Richard III
‘Now is the winter of our discontent’, hisses one of Shakespeare’s most malevolent villains, Richard…
Le nozze di Figaro at Glyndebourne
The sun shone gloriously at Glyndebourne last Sunday, after a few weeks of unsettled weather,…
The Deep Blue Sea
I had thought that the Terence Rattigan revival, which seemed to begin around 2009 and…
The Threepenny Opera
Rufus Norris, director of the National Theatre, finds himself in an odd position. After a…
Il Barbiere di Siviglia at Glyndebourne
As the 2016 Glyndebourne series begins with the usual delights – picnics, an audience dressed…
Hawksmoor Knightsbridge Tasting Menu
Of all the many success stories in the past decade in the restaurant industry, that…