King Charles III
Occasionally, in my idler moments, I’m inclined to lament the state of British literature. Playwriting,…
Browsing: The Culturist
A Small Family Business
Alan Ayckbourn is one of the most prolific playwrights who’s ever lived – quite possibly…
Pygmalion
Taking its name from the Greek myth about a talented sculptor whose statue comes to…
The Grand Budapest Hotel
With the “Grand Budapest Hotel” director Wes Anderson has scored himself a niche as one…
Other Desert Cities
As anyone who has watched their fair share of the saccharine muck that Hollywood churns…
Under the Skin
Michael Faber’s 2000 novel, Under the Skin, concerned an alien called Isserley who roved Earth…
The Perfect Murder
I didn’t expect The Perfect Murder to be funny. The artwork was creepy and the…
La fille du régiment
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa performs for the last time at the Royal Opera House in Donizetti’s La fille du régiment…
La Bohème at the Royal Albert Hall
Giocomo Puccini’s La bohème makes a welcome return to the Royal Albert Hall in this magnificent Raymond Gubbay production, featuring some of the most talented rising stars from the opera world.
Vikings: Life and Legend
As the British Museum opens its Sainsbury Exhibitions gallery, what better way to inaugurate the new space than by filling it with the frame of a Viking longboat. Larry goes along to satisfy childhood dreams at the new Vikings: Life and Legend exhibition…
Being Shakespeare
Simon Callow gives a remarkable performance detailing Shakespeare’s life and works in seven ages, in a thrilling one-man show at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
Inside Llewyn Davis
Harry Chapman reviews the Coen brothers’ latest misfit epic, Inside Llewyn Davis…