Relative Values
One might assume Noël Coward to be outdated by now: all those bright young things…
Browsing: The Culturist
The Raid 2
If I told you that The Raid 2 was probably one for the purists, would…
Handbagged
Following Peter Morgan’s The Audience last year starring HRH Helen Mirren, and the ‘future history’ production of King…
King Charles III
Occasionally, in my idler moments, I’m inclined to lament the state of British literature. Playwriting,…
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.