War and Peace – Welsh National Opera at Covent Garden
Let’s face it, War and Peace is a pretty big book. Attempting to compress it into…
Author Anna Selby
Present Laughter at The Old Vic
Noel Coward created the role of Garry Essendine in Present Laughter, partly as a self-caricature,…
The Marriage of Figaro at the Royal Opera House
The Marriage of Figaro is set on the estate of the Count Almaviva, just outside Seville.…
Un Ballo in Maschera at Opera Holland Park
Director Rodula Gaitanou’s production of Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera opened a couple of weeks ago…
Birmingham Royal Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
Last night at Sadler’s Wells, the Birmingham Royal Ballet was full of surprises. Their [Un]Leashed…
Boris Godunov at the Royal Opera House
Currently on stage at the Royal Opera House is the story of a man whose…
Manon Lescaut at Opera Holland Park
Last year, the weather was kind for Holland Park Opera’s summer season. This year, not…
Spa of the Month: Hotel Plunhof, South Tyrol
So here I am in South Tyrol in – the part of Italy that thinks…
San Francisco Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
The San Francisco Ballet has returned to Sadler’s Wells for the first time since 2012.…
Jonathan Kent’s Tosca
It may have once been called Puccini’s “shabby little shocker” but Tosca is still pulling…
Spa of the Month: The Old Course Hotel and Spa, St Andrew’s
It’s not often I find myself in the middle of a golf course, my tendencies…
Spa of the Month: Zara Spa, Dead Sea, Jordan
In the evenings, from my balcony next to the Dead Sea, I can see the…