Shrines of Gaiety
One thing you know when you pick up a novel by Kate Atkinson is that…
Browsing: The Culturist
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…
HMS Pinafore at Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park’s final offering in its summer season is a firecracker. Gilbert and Sullivan…
Little Women at Opera Holland Park
Little Women has been transformed from Louisa May Alcott’s original book into plays, films (even…
Chasing Hares at the Young Vic
Sonali Bhattacharyya’s Chasing Hares is, make no bones about it, a political play. It won…
Double Bill: Stepping Out of Your Culture Zone
Much has been written in the last couple of years about authors’ appropriating the stories…