Mozart Deconstructed: McBurney’s Magic Flute
Larry reviews the ENO’s latest production of The Magic Flute, by actor and theatre director, Simon McBurney…
Browsing: The Culturist
Mrs Lowry and Son
“I am a man who paints. Nothing more nothing less. I paint what I see. I paint how I feel.” Allana reviews the new stage production…
Gravity
There aren’t many things that are genuinely frightening in the cinema. Horror films? Forget it.…
Rambert Triple Bill at Sadler’s Wells
“Contemporary dance often has to fight a bad rep: too vague, rambling, and often pointless verging on the ridiculous. Rambert usually avoids this…”
From Here to Eternity
Those who love a good musical are being treated to one of the most exciting seasons for some years, as two of the greatest living legends of musical theatre, Sir Tim Rice and Lord Lloyd Webber, go head to head with new musicals opening within a matter of weeks of each other.
Chin-Chin
“First performed in 1959 to great acclaim, and translated into 19 languages, this Bill Kenwright revival is acted to perfection by Felicity Kendal and Simon Callow.”
The Artist: Live in Concert
The Royal Albert Hall will open its doors this New Year’s Eve for the first…
La Mamounia Literary Prize
Great hotels know that in order to retain their significance they need to constantly reinvent…
Atomos: McGregor’s Random Dance
“Wayne McGregor is not your average choreographer. A former research fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Experimental Psychology department, he’s as much immersed in science and technology as the world of dance.”
The London Jazz Festival
This November marks the 21st birthday of the London Jazz Festival – the capital’s biggest…
Filth
“Filth is a somewhat hysterical ride through the misdeeds and psychosis of Edinburgh detective sergeant Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a repellent policeman in the tradition of Bad Lieutenant.”
Die Fledermaus at the London Coliseum
“An operetta whose characters laugh in the face of convention and drink champagne in the hope of turning their fantasies into realities.”