The London Jazz Festival
This November marks the 21st birthday of the London Jazz Festival – the capital’s biggest…
Author Rebecca Lipkin
Die Fledermaus at the London Coliseum
“An operetta whose characters laugh in the face of convention and drink champagne in the hope of turning their fantasies into realities.”
The Only Way is Wyndham’s
“There is nothing subtle about it, Barking in Essex is like being caught in a wind tunnel for two hours and being blasted with a tirade of swearing and abuse…”
Diana Rules at Fashion Rules
“Fashion Rules: Dress from the collections of HM The Queen, Princess Margaret and Diana, commences with styles created for the young Queen Elizabeth II by Hardy Amies and Norman Hartnell, and features opulent fabrics, exquisite embroidery and hand sewn jewels.”
The Shanghai Ballet: Jane Eyre
With a limited run of just five performances, the Shanghai Ballet Company’s contemporary production of Jane Eyre heralded their London debut at the Coliseum.
The Pride
“Playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell’s debut, The Pride, is as bold an example of modern theatre as you are likely to find. Collecting several awards, including a coveted Olivier, the landmark play about gay equality is making a welcome return to London.”
GB1 at the Grand Hotel Brighton
“A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands.” Lord Byron
Dolly Mixtures: Roland Petit’s Coppelia
Roland Petit’s 1975 version of Coppélia, one of the world’s most popular comic ballets, was brought to life once again by the Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet, making their debut at the London Coliseum.
The American Plan: Readers’ Night Review
“Director David Grindley well deserves the acclaim he received on its first outing in New York and more recently at the Theatre Royal Bath. It’s a real treat to see the play now making its presence felt here in London.”
Rutherford & Son
This Northern Broadsides revival of Githa Soweby’s 1912 play, Rutherford & Son, appears at the St…
The Sir Charles Napier
Julie Griffiths (mother-in-law to Lily Allen) has been proprietor of the Sir Charles Napier for…
The Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea
The attention to detail is exceptional and intriguing; with napkins wrapped in riddles, sugar cubes contained within a whimsical ballerina musical jewellery box which plays “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”…