Fury
At the recent London Film Festival I watched Kung Fu Jungle, a balls-to-the-wall Hong Kong martial…
Browsing: The Culturist
The Tallis Scholars
Profound in a way perhaps no other music can be, artistic director and conductor Peter…
The Hypochondriac
Perhaps appropriately for a play revolving around bodily functions and enemas, The Hypochondriac hits a…
Beauty and the Beast
Ballet thrives on its fairytales. In some people’s minds, the two are synonymous. Although that…
London Film Festival: Five of the Best
The last two weeks have seen the Pitts, Cumberbatches and Witherspoons of the world descend…
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…