Penny Squares
Restaurants inside hotels don’t – at least generally speaking – get many accolades, especially in…
Author Anna Selby
The United Ukrainian Ballet: Giselle
To say that last night’s performance of Giselle by the United Ukrainian Ballet was emotional…
Spa of the Month: Merchants Manor, Falmouth
It was sheer luck that I escaped the worst of the July heat wave down…
HMS Pinafore at Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park’s final offering in its summer season is a firecracker. Gilbert and Sullivan…
Spa of the Month: Barnsley House
The summer heatwave was reaching its peak when I visited Barnsley House – and what…
Little Women at Opera Holland Park
Little Women has been transformed from Louisa May Alcott’s original book into plays, films (even…
Chasing Hares at the Young Vic
Sonali Bhattacharyya’s Chasing Hares is, make no bones about it, a political play. It won…
Opera Holland Park Double Bill: Margot La Rouge & Le Villi
Every year, Opera Holland Park likes to surprise us during its summer season with something…
The Bower House
So, there you are with your ticket for Longborough Opera – but where to stay?…
Carmen at the Longborough Festival
Opera in the summer has become something of a passion for us Brits. The granddaddy…
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Don Quixote
Don Quixote is a ballet with which Carlos Acosta has strong links. His dazzling performance…
Spa of the Month: Lord’s Palace Resort & Spa, Kyrenia
Now this is what I’d call a party spa. A contradiction in terms? After all,…