Venus Reborn
I’m at the V&A museum, in London’s Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, to sample…
Browsing: The Culturist
Il Barbiere di Siviglia at Glyndebourne
As the 2016 Glyndebourne series begins with the usual delights – picnics, an audience dressed…
La traviata at Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Based on the 1852 play, La dame aux Camélias, adapted from the novel by Alexandre…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Play for the Nation
In this quattro-centenary year, there have been plenty of celebrations of Shakespeare with the much-vaunted…
Elegy
Nick Payne’s latest play is a tough watch. It doesn’t deliver a straightforward sucker punch…
Tannhäuser at the ROH
Wagner’s operas can feel a bit like watching a test match for the first time.…
Lawrence After Arabia
It’s always intriguing when faced with new appraisals of well-established figures as to what might…
Brideshead Revisited
I caught the world première of the English Touring Theatre and York Theatre Royal’s co-production…
Doctor Faustus
“Doctor Faustus” declare the billboards “by Christopher Marlowe and – Colin Teevan.” You can take…
Funny Girl
Are girls funny? Unfortunately it’s a debate that divides opinion. However, Sheridan Smith’s original portrayal…
Barceló Formentor Sunset Classics
For some, Mallorca is synonymous with Magaluf — the unlucky magnet for badly-behaving Brits abroad.…
Boy at The Almeida
We’ve known for some time that white British students, particularly white, working-class boys, are among…