London Film Festival: Five of the Best
The last two weeks have seen the Pitts, Cumberbatches and Witherspoons of the world descend…
Browsing: The Culturist
Uncle Vanya at St James Theatre
It’s fair to say this modern update of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya by writer Anya…
The Golden Girl of the West
La fanciulla del West is not one of Puccini’s most popular or well-known operas, although…
Electra at the Old Vic
Electra is the first Greek play produced in the Old Vic’s newly reconfigured in-the-round setting,…
Speed the Plow
As I sat in the stalls of the Playhouse Theatre, waiting for the curtain to…
Teh Internet Is Serious Business
Colourful, chaotic, and cruel is the internet. At least that’s how Tim Price depicts it…
The ENO’s Otello
Adapting Shakespeare into different media is an artistic strategy that is nearly as old as…
In the Footsteps of Fermor
Many who have read Patrick Leigh Fermor’s seminal travelogue have dreamed of retracing his walk…
The Henley Literary Festival 2014
Now in its sixth year, the Henley Literary Festival opens this week, with attendance records…
The Play That Goes Wrong
The art of doing things badly is a fiendishly difficult one. If you want to…
Anna Nicole at the Royal Opera House
For the first time since its world premier in Covent Garden in 2011, Mark-Anthony Turnage‘s…
Xerxes at the ENO
There’s a moment in Nicholas Hytner’s production of Xerxes when, at the end of the…