The Academy Awards 2024
The closest I have come to holding an actual Oscar was when I was staying…
Browsing: The Culturist
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…
São Paulo Dance Company
It’s been a long time coming but the São Paulo Dance Company has finally made…
The Handmaid’s Tale at the ENO
You might imagine that the ENO’s opening production of the season, The Handmaid’s Tale, is…
Maestro
Paul Joyce, a filmmaker, photographer and artist, and The Arb’s very own arts & media…
Tess
The company Ockham’s Razor takes its name from a principle devised by the medieval philosopher,…
Hitler, Stalin Mum and Dad – A Memoir of Survival
Daniel Finkelstein, probably best known for his political and football journalism in The Times, has…