The Red Shoes
The 1948 film The Red Shoes is an icon. It won two Oscars and has…
Author Anna Selby
Spa of the Month: Gaia Spa at Boringdon Hall
OK, let’s get the obvious joke out of the way first. Boringdon is not in…
Tewkesbury Park
There is a certain kind of English town that seems to move at a slower…
Spa of the Month: Adler Thermae, Tuscany
It is autumn in Tuscany so you’ll be expecting mist and there seems to be…
King Lear at the Old Vic
As I walked into the Old Vic for last night’s production of King Lear starring…
Spa of the Month: Soar Mill Cove
Getting to Soar Mill Cove is an adventure in itself. All Devon lanes tend to…
The ENO’s Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni has always been a problematic character. Is he a vile seducer and a…
Spa of the Month: Balneario de Lanjaron
I am sitting in the warm spring sunshine overlooking snow-topped mountains and listening to birdsong…
Shanghai Ballet: Echoes of Eternity
There are moments in Shanghai Ballet’s Echoes of Eternity which offer great visual drama. One…
Spa of the Month: Grand Hotel Tremezzo’s ‘T Spa’
OK, we’re in Italy overlooking Lake Como, so not much can really go wrong. Right?…
