The Way Back Home
My smugness disappeared rapidly as the box office chap tapped away fruitlessly at his computer.…
Browsing: The Culturist
Foxcatcher
It’s that glorious time of year when cape-led fare abates from the multiplex, to be…
2014 in Film
Here’s my wilfully subjective take on 2014, with honourable mentions going to such fine absentees…
Tiger Country
Tiger Country was the play that saved the Hampstead Theatre during the theatre’s “dark winter…
Henry IV, Parts I & II
For a pair of plays often described as Shakespeare’s single greatest achievement, the Henry IV…
Glyndebourne 2015 Preview
Glyndebourne are one of the rare opera companies who manage to produce a consistently high…
Interstellar
The ninth feature film from Christopher Nolan is so big that it’s hard to know…
Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote
It doesn’t really matter if you know what’s going on in Don Quixote or not;…
Twelfth Night
‘If music be the food of love, play on.’ Probably Shakespeare’s greatest comedy – and…
White Christmas
Christmas simply wouldn’t be Christmas without hearing the immortal song lyrics: “I’m dreaming of a…
Alun Armstrong: King of Stage and Screen
I caught up with Alun Armstrong during rehearsals for Ionesco’s Exit the King, opening at…