No Love Songs
I like Southwark Playhouse. It’s had a few moves over the years since it was…
Author Anna Selby
Northern Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet
Was I hearing things as I approached Sadler’s Wells last night? Surely that was The…
Spa of the Month: The Grand, Eastbourne
The first hint of spring is in the air and you might be thinking of…
Machinal
It’s almost 100 years since Sophie Treadwell’s expressionist play hit the stage, following the real-life…
Summer at Savage Garden
After a dismal spring, it’s good to see the first signs of summer. And there…
Birmingham Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
It’s 40 years since Sir Peter Wright’s production of The Sleeping Beauty for the Birmingham Royal…
My First Ballet: Swan Lake with ENB
It’s surely never too early to introduce children to theatre and instil a love of…
Spa of the Month: Engel Ayurpura
The Alps are full of spas. After all, long before even the concept of a…
Duke Bluebeard’s Castle
Bartok’s nightmarish fairy-tale opera (the story is based on one written in 1697 by Charles…
The Magic Flute at the ENO
There can be little doubt as to how much London needs the ENO, surely the…
Spa of the Month: Zenbo Seinei
As I have been writing for a long time in this column, the concept of…