Carmen at the ROH
When Barrie Kosky’s production of Carmen first appeared at Covent Garden earlier this year, it…
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Spa of the Month: Ronacher, Austria
OK, I admit it. I am a bit of a detox junkie. Most people think…
Layla and Majnun at Sadler’s Wells
If you head off to Sadler’s Wells this week expecting a contemporary piece from renowned…
Lucia di Lammermoor
You know you’re in for a spot of gloom when the ENO starts the evening…
Turkey’s Turquoise Coast, Part I: On Land
This weekend, as the cold closes in on Blighty, we start our search for autumnal…
La Bayadère at ROH
In 1877, Marius Petipa of the Imperial Russian ballet choreographed two ballets. One was to…
Wise Children
Even after her unhappy time at the Globe, it seems nothing can dim Emma Rice’s…
Spa of the Month: The On-Ship Spa
So, here I am, having searched fruitlessly for a couple of years now for a…
Cavatast: In Celebration of Cava
Cavatast is a bit of an odd name for us Anglophones. Think of it as either…
Spa of the Month: Culloden Estate and Spa
“It’s such a peaceful place, I wouldn’t live anywhere else.” These were the slightly unexpected…
To Sail Into a Viking Saga
With cruises on the rise, the opportunity to go further and more remote by sea…
Spotlight On: Belfast
Belfast is surprisingly Irish. Now, this may seem an odd thing to say about the…