Eugene Onegin at Opera Holland Park
Flaming June this isn’t, so prepare yourself with blankets for Opera Holland Park’s new production…
Browsing: The Culturist
Jarvis Cocker at the Royal Festival Hall
Jarvis Cocker wanders on to the stage looking more like a geography teacher than a…
Double Bill: On the Edge
This week, crime writer Anne Coates discovers two intriguing titles making you question everything you’re reading, told…
The Corn Is Green
It’s a familiar trope. The unconventional, do-good teacher arrives in a town set in its…
The Inca: Lost Civilisations
The geography of the Andes led to 10,000 years of isolation for its inhabitants and…
A Double Dose of Suspense
This week it’s another double bill in Books, as crime writer Anne Coates recommends two new…
The 47th at The Old Vic
Mike Bartlett’s new play is, like his last, Charles III, written in blank verse. This…
Daffodils by Louise Beech
When I reviewed Louise Beech’s last book, This is How We are Human, I was…
The Forsythe Evening with English National Ballet
These are bleak days – war in Europe, a cost of living crisis and on…
The World Garden and the Modern-Day Plant Hunter
When I first heard the term ‘plant hunter’, I have to admit to being puzzled.…
Dance Reflections: Loie Fuller – Research
Loie Fuller was a contemporary (and indeed supporter of Isadora Duncan) but as a “free…
Dance Reflections
There’s a new dance festival in town. Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels (to…