Iford Arts 2019: L’elisir d’amore
When it was announced that the prestigious Iford Arts annual music festival was reluctantly relocating…
Browsing: The Culturist
The Argument
Felicity Kendal, long-since celebrated for her comic brilliance since appearing in the BBC’s hit sitcom…
Uncle Vanya with Rupert Everett
Chekhov plays, with or without a samovar, aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. Yet, if you…
Il Segreto di Susanna and Iolanta at Opera Holland Park
As the Opera Holland Park season comes to a close, the big tent in the…
War and Peace – Welsh National Opera at Covent Garden
Let’s face it, War and Peace is a pretty big book. Attempting to compress it into…
Jon Nicholson: Pausing for Breath
Photojournalist and Sports Photographer Jon Nicholson has as many stories to tell as he has…
Flying the Flag: BBC Proms 2019
As British as afternoon tea and cucumber sandwiches, the BBC Proms, celebrating their 125th season…
Amélie The Musical
The highly anticipated Amélie The Musical has reached Bristol Old Vic during a UK tour.…
Jesus Christ Superstar
Like many, my first experience of Jesus Christ Superstar was the 1973 film. As someone…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Regent’s Park
A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, one of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies, is back not once, not…
Present Laughter at The Old Vic
Noel Coward created the role of Garry Essendine in Present Laughter, partly as a self-caricature,…