The RSC’s Henry V
It’s a big deal. The 600th anniversary of perhaps England’s greatest victory over the French…
Author Toby 'Lawrence' White
Bern: Switzerland’s Secret
It’s the sort of question at which you’d be caught out with an impulsive answer.…
Membership Means Business: 12 Hay Hill
I have an issue with private members’ clubs. I’ve been members of a few over…
Cinnamon Club
I arrive at the Cinnamon Club and Larman is early, suitably attired. A camel-coloured lounge…
The Avon Gorge
As I checked into the Avon Gorge Hotel, the receptionist proceeded to point me out…
The Henley Literary Festival 2015 Preview
While September usually heralds the gloom of back to school – for adults and children…
Bowmore and the Mizunara Cask Finish
East-West fusion is very much in vogue these days and among the more unusual -…
Smith & Wollensky, London
I must need my head examined. It’s the hottest day of the year so far…
The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2015
Chelsea’s may be the oldest, the most famous and the one that gets all the…
Glyndebourne: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
I owe my appreciation of opera to the actor Tom Hulce. If the name doesn’t…
Jonathan Dove’s Flight at Opera Holland Park
There is an effect that Jonathan Dove’s Flight has that does something unlike anything one…
The Magna Carta Garden
No freeman is to be disseised of his tenement nor will we go against such…