Circus 1903
Not so long ago, we all assumed circuses were a thing of the past. Not…
Browsing: The Culturist
Children’s Picture Books for Christmas
As ever, this year sees a bumper crop of picture books for reading aloud to…
Bookish Stocking Fillers
Christmas always sees a rash of novelty titles coming from publishers – jokey, sentimental and…
Best of Enemies at The Young Vic
The past is, of course, another country. At times, though, it can seem chillingly familiar.…
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…