Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne
Super-Infinite is a startlingly wonderful and quite unputdownable biography of John Donne. Katherine Rundell has…
Browsing: The Culturist
Duke Bluebeard’s Castle
Bartok’s nightmarish fairy-tale opera (the story is based on one written in 1697 by Charles…
The Magic Flute at the ENO
There can be little doubt as to how much London needs the ENO, surely the…
Guys and Dolls at The Bridge Theatre
In musical theatre, there is a phenomenon known as “the 11 o’clock number”. Some musicals…
The Academy Awards 2024
The closest I have come to holding an actual Oscar was when I was staying…
Past Lives
Past Lives is the astonishingly assured film debut by Korean playwright, and now director, Celine…
Prisoner: No Danish Pastry
Back in the day when films were rated ‘U’ (child) to ‘X’ (over 16), I…
Just for One Day
The Old Vic has a great track record in edgy musicals. Groundhog Day was an…
Anatomy of a Fall
Director turned film critic, Paul Joyce, casts his eyes over the BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated Anatomy…
Pina Bausch at Sadler’s Wells
In contemporary dance circles, Pina Bausch is iconic, her style quite unlike any other choreographer…
The Barber of Seville at ENO
When the curtain rose on Jonathan Miller’s Barber at the Coliseum this week, the lantern-lit…