If Opera 2024 Preview
Held in the majestic grounds of Belcombe Court in the Wiltshire town of Bradford-Upon-Avon, If…
Browsing: The Culturist
Northern Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet
Was I hearing things as I approached Sadler’s Wells last night? Surely that was The…
The Grange Festival 2024
Nominated for ‘Festival of the Year’ at the prestigious 2023 International Opera Awards, the Hampshire-based…
A Spring Bloom at Strawberry Hill House
Two rare, privately-owned paintings, created as a pair in the eighteenth-century by the Dutch artist…
Clarkson’s Farm
What is the link between all these foodstuffs: black pudding; spam; mushy peas; liquorice; cabbage;…
Machinal
It’s almost 100 years since Sophie Treadwell’s expressionist play hit the stage, following the real-life…
Birmingham Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
It’s 40 years since Sir Peter Wright’s production of The Sleeping Beauty for the Birmingham Royal…
Oppenheimer: The Verdict
Struggling manfully to reach minute sixty of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”, as someone with the sensation…
Scoop
January 24th 1848 in Sutter’s Mill, Caloma, California, was the moment that one James W…
My First Ballet: Swan Lake with ENB
It’s surely never too early to introduce children to theatre and instil a love of…
Ripley
Director and photographer Paul Joyce, recalls his meetings with Patricia Highsmith and reviews Ripley on…
Sargent and Fashion at Tate Britain
If you’re after an art fix with period drama aplenty, the Tate Britain’s Sargent and…