The Barber of Seville at Opera Holland Park
It may not feel much like summer but it really must be – Opera Holland…
Browsing: The Culturist
No Love Songs
I like Southwark Playhouse. It’s had a few moves over the years since it was…
Yinka Shonibare CBE: Suspended States
Yinka Shonibare CBE: Suspended States at Serpentine South Gallery is the first solo show in…
Insurrection
The American Presidential election campaign of 2024 is well underway. The primary election phase of…
If Opera 2024 Preview
Held in the majestic grounds of Belcombe Court in the Wiltshire town of Bradford-Upon-Avon, If…
Northern Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet
Was I hearing things as I approached Sadler’s Wells last night? Surely that was The…
The Grange Festival 2024
Nominated for ‘Festival of the Year’ at the prestigious 2023 International Opera Awards, the Hampshire-based…
A Spring Bloom at Strawberry Hill House
Two rare, privately-owned paintings, created as a pair in the eighteenth-century by the Dutch artist…
Clarkson’s Farm
What is the link between all these foodstuffs: black pudding; spam; mushy peas; liquorice; cabbage;…
Machinal
It’s almost 100 years since Sophie Treadwell’s expressionist play hit the stage, following the real-life…
Birmingham Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
It’s 40 years since Sir Peter Wright’s production of The Sleeping Beauty for the Birmingham Royal…
Oppenheimer: The Verdict
Struggling manfully to reach minute sixty of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”, as someone with the sensation…