A Room With a View
When a film adaptation of a novel becomes as renowned as Merchant Ivory’s A Room…
Browsing: The Culturist
The ENO’s Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni has always been a problematic character. Is he a vile seducer and a…
The Libertine
‘Allow me to be frank at the commencement’, Dominic Cooper’s Lord Rochester states at the…
Hell or High Water
Sicario was one of 2015’s most pleasant, nerve-shredding surprises, unforgivingly directed by Denis Villeneuve, and…
Good Canary
It’s a truism that understanding the provenance of anything, particularly works of art, greatly enhances…
No Man’s Land
The West End is buzzing following the star-studded press night of Ian McKellen and Patrick…
The Rivals at Bristol Old Vic
It seems apt that in the Bristol Old Vic’s landmark 250th year they have chosen…
RSC’s The Alchemist
London has been hit by the plague and those lucky or wealthy enough have fled…
RSC’s Doctor Faustus
Most theatre goers are familiar with walking through the auditorium doors and having anywhere between…
Wells Festival of Literature 2016
It might not be as high profile a literary festival as the one hosted by…
Kenneth Branagh’s The Entertainer
The last time we saw Sir Kenneth Branagh on stage at The Garrick, he was…
Bath Mozartfest
Bath Mozartfest is a 9-day, 16-concert feast of some of the finest classical music known…