The Real Thing at the Old Vic
As we all know, Tom Stoppard loves nothing more than a play on words and…
Browsing: The Culturist
The Sex Lives of Puppets
Puppets, as has been known for a long time now, are not just for children.…
Saving The World
As titles go, this is quite a bold one though, to be fair, it has…
Shanghai by Joseph Kanon
In his latest foray into the pre-Second World War world of spies and emigrés living…
Thinking Outside the Book: The Edinburgh Festivals
My head is spinning. I’ve been on a literary and performance art trampoline for four…
A Barbie Fest at The Design Museum
Just as Barbie – the 2023 fantasy film starring Margot Robbie in the title role…
The Yeomen of the Guard at Opera Holland Park
It has become a tradition over the last few years for Opera Holland Park to…
The Birthday Party at Theatre Royal Bath
If Harold Pinter is only remembered for one play, it’s likely to be his first…
A Chorus Line at Sadler’s Wells
Now back for a much-trailed revival at Sadler’s Wells, A Chorus Line was the show…
Acis and Galatea at Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park’s hugely successful season (I’d probably leave only Edgar out of that mix)…
An Italian Double Bill at Opera Holland Park
Pagliacci, Leoncavallo’s short and devastating opera is traditionally paired with Cavalleria Rusticana but the always…
An Interaction with Marc Quinn at Kew Gardens
“As humans we are not isolated from our environments; we interact and exist within them…