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.”
Browsing: The Culturist
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.”
Peter Doig’s ‘No Foreign Lands’
“The end of painting has been much discussed over the past thirty years. On the strength of this exhibition I don’t believe we’re there yet. Far from it.” Harry Chapman takes in Peter Doig’s current show in Edinburgh…
Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage
“Nunn’s new production of Scenes from a Marriage packs a punch. A really hard punch. So hard was the punch that it packed, I had to have a stiff drink afterwards just to calm my nerves.”
The MacNab Challenge
“As interest gathers pace in the Royal Academy’s current ‘Australia’ show one observation seems to be that it confirms our preconceptions [about] Australian art.” Harry Lytton finds a surprising twist on art from down under in a forthcoming exhibition…
Australia at the Royal Academy of Arts
“Despite being the world’s sixth largest nation, the land Down Under has been curiously absent from art history’s hall of fame.” Estella visits the latest exhibition at the RA…
Witches & Wicked Bodies
Harry Chapman delves into the dark world of the National Galleries Scotland’s witchcraft exhibition in Edinburgh…
The Only Way is Wyndham’s
“There is nothing subtle about it, Barking in Essex is like being caught in a wind tunnel for two hours and being blasted with a tirade of swearing and abuse…”
Turandot at the Royal Opera House
Puccini’s final work kicks off the opera season at the Royal Opera House, which has called in the big guns for the occasion, taking us back to ancient China to witness the cruel games of Turandot.
Hysteria at Hampstead Theatre
Sigmund Freud meets Salvador Dali in a thought-provoking play at the Hampstead Theatre…
Inside Wagner’s Head
“Simon Callow examines Wagner’s history whilst delving into his psyche, attempting to understand what made him tick and how he came to produce such momentous, if divisive, works and opinions.”