Afghanistan: A History
In a departure from our fiction titles reviews, retired army major Philip Cottam explores an…
Browsing: The Culturist
Glyndebourne Tour: The Marriage of Figaro
With autumn well and truly upon us, you might be tempted to think that the…
This England: The Benefits of a Classical Education
In the first of a new series of reviews and discourses on film and television,…
Glyndebourne on Tour: In Conversation with Soraya Mafi
Following its critically-acclaimed 2022 festival, Glyndebourne takes its productions on tour with the new La Boheme and…
Shrines of Gaiety
One thing you know when you pick up a novel by Kate Atkinson is that…
Eureka Day at The Old Vic
Helen Hunt’s London stage debut was always going to be a big event and, in…
The Art of Elegance: Bil Donovan at The Royal Crescent Hotel
The Royal Crescent Hotel in my home city of Bath is an appealing afternoon tea…
Goodwood Revival 2022
Goodwood’s famous Motor Circuit closed for racing in 1966, only to return in 1993 with…
The United Ukrainian Ballet: Giselle
To say that last night’s performance of Giselle by the United Ukrainian Ballet was emotional…
Truly Darkly Deeply
This is the first book I’ve read by Victoria Selman and my goodness what a…
La rondine at If Opera
We might have had tickets to an opera set in Paris, but this joyously small…
Nothing Else by Louise Beech
Louise Beech is a powerhouse of creativity. Anyone who had listened to her audiobook Daffodils…