Adventures in Kazakhstan, Part I
In this feature-length double bill, Tom Garton continues his (mis)adventures in ‘the ‘stans’. Having spent a…
Yearly Archives: 2019
The Hyde Bar Whisky Club
I’m standing in front of Roseate House and wondering why I’ve never heard of it…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Regent’s Park
A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, one of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies, is back not once, not…
Present Laughter at The Old Vic
Noel Coward created the role of Garry Essendine in Present Laughter, partly as a self-caricature,…
Stratford-upon-Avon: A New Look on an Old World
It was raining in Stratford-upon-Avon when we arrived, which always makes me think that a…
Plate
Good waiting staff are an irrepressible bunch. It’s a common perception in this country that…
Cool Enough For School: Alternative Sydney
While the Northern Hemisphere basks in record-breaking heat and the summer’s festival season, Sarah Tucker takes…
Handel’s Belshazzar at The Grange Festival
In an exciting new partnership, the legendary Harry Christophers and his choir The Sixteen who…
Piper-Heidsieck’s Champagne Garden
Aah, summer’s finally arrived. After a stuttering start with a two-day heat-wave a few weeks…
The Marriage of Figaro at the Royal Opera House
The Marriage of Figaro is set on the estate of the Count Almaviva, just outside Seville.…
The Turn of the Screw at Garsington Opera
Garsington Opera have not only just signed a lease for a further 50 years at…
Threadneedles Hotel
When arriving at one of the City’s smartest hotels, there are a number of ways…