The 47th at The Old Vic
Mike Bartlett’s new play is, like his last, Charles III, written in blank verse. This…
Author Anna Selby
The Forsythe Evening with English National Ballet
These are bleak days – war in Europe, a cost of living crisis and on…
Spa of the Month: The Dunes, Oman
For the second of my Omani spas, I’m heading for what is likely to first…
The Black Book, Soho
How to describe The Black Book? It’s not a restaurant, though it has some rather…
Dance Reflections: Loie Fuller – Research
Loie Fuller was a contemporary (and indeed supporter of Isadora Duncan) but as a “free…
Hide and Hedonism
It was almost a year ago that I first visited Hide. We were still in…
Dance Reflections
There’s a new dance festival in town. Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels (to…
The North Experience
The far north has always been a place of myth and legend: distant, wintry and…
The Collaboration
Anthony McCarten’s new play at the Young Vic is called The Collaboration but its premise…
Spa of the Month: The Harper, Norfolk
I may have discovered a benefit from Covid. No really. It’s called “A Spa of…
Pure Indian Cooking
When did Indian cooking change? We’ve all been brought up on biryanis and papadoms, naan…
Spa of the Month: The Chedi, Muscat
It’s the first spa column of 2022 and, in the hope that we are all…