Matt Hutchinson reviews the English National Opera’s production of Billy Budd, and Larry talks on film to Benedict Nelson about his leading role in this turbulent opera of good versus evil…

Summer is finally upon us. How can you tell? All around the UK festival goers are getting soaked, cricket matches are getting rained off and Wimbledon organisers are looking nervously at the Met Office website. What better time to attend an outdoor opera in a London park? First off, Opera [...]

As November draws near, so does National Novel Writing Month, an initiative to encourage would-be writers to complete a novel of 50,000 words in the space of a month. There are plenty who think it’s a bad idea. But why?