The Provoked Wife at the RSC
In his excellent account of his time at the National Theatre, Balancing Acts, Nicholas Hytner…
Browsing: The Culturist
Manon Lescaut at Opera Holland Park
Last year, the weather was kind for Holland Park Opera’s summer season. This year, not…
Educating Rita
Educating Rita, immortalised by Michael Caine and Julie Walters in the 1983 film adaptation, Willy…
The Starry Messenger
Matthew Broderick makes his West End debut in a role written specifically for him by…
San Francisco Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
The San Francisco Ballet has returned to Sadler’s Wells for the first time since 2012.…
Jonathan Kent’s Tosca
It may have once been called Puccini’s “shabby little shocker” but Tosca is still pulling…
The Lehman Trilogy
Make no mistake, it’s epic. It’s a trilogy in its truest sense; three stories, three…
The Remains of the Day
Based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s 1989 Booker Prize winning novel of the same name, The Remains…
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
Devoted readers of Louis de Bernières’ acclaimed 1994 novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin might well wonder how…
Review: Don McCullin at Tate Britain
If you’re not familiar with Sir Don McCullin’s name, as the UK’s leading war photographer…
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Beauty and the Beast
With the appointment of ballet superstar Carlos Acosta announced as the new Director of Birmingham…
Sweet Charity
Despite her tragic bad luck, there is always something chipper about Charity Hope Valentine. She…