Machinal
It’s almost 100 years since Sophie Treadwell’s expressionist play hit the stage, following the real-life…
Author Anna Selby
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…
Spa of the Month: Montpelier Plantation and Beach, Nevis
Not too many people go to Nevis. There are many Caribbean islands that are far…
Just for One Day
The Old Vic has a great track record in edgy musicals. Groundhog Day was an…
Pina Bausch at Sadler’s Wells
In contemporary dance circles, Pina Bausch is iconic, her style quite unlike any other choreographer…