Best of Enemies at The Young Vic
The past is, of course, another country. At times, though, it can seem chillingly familiar.…
Browsing: The Culturist
A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic
By some extraordinary oversight, I have never made it to the Old Vic’s highly superior…
The Fires of Lust – Sex in the Middle Ages
Sex in the Middle Ages? Nasty, brutish and short, right? Well, we’ve all seen Game…
Found in Translation
This week we have two recommends from author Anne Coates, as she discovers the work…
A Halloween Read: The Shadowing
This is a fascinating story set in a time when traveling from Bristol to Nottingham…
ICYMI: ‘Nero: The Man Behind the Myth’ at the British Museum
Nero’s reputation as a murderous, matricidal despot has prevailed for almost 2,000 years. But was…
Cliveden Literary Festival 2021
Returning for the fourth year, the prestigious Cliveden Literary Festival once again welcomes guests to…
Sea Change
Alix Nathan’s The Warlow Experiment became a Sunday Times book of the year and, like…
The Midnight Bell
Matthew Bourne knows how to tell a story – a story with his own unique…
The Key Man
This book tells a modern version of an old, old story. A confident, clever articulate…
Akram Khan’s Creature at Sadler’s Wells
Finally, after two postponements due to Covid, Akram Khan’s Creature had its world premiere last…
Camp Siegfried at The Old Vic
Bess Wohl’s new play at the Old Vic is essentially a coming-of-age love story. It…