Sri Lanka: A Wander in Wild Country
From mist-covered tea plantations to wildlife-strewn national parks, Lizzie Pook gets to grips with Sri…
Yearly Archives: 2018
Isabeau at Opera Holland Park
It’s not often you get to see the UK premiere of an opera that was…
Home From Home: Bruern Cottages, Cotswolds
As her Cotswold escape continues, Jessica Baldwin finds a spot to reminisce on blissful childhood…
Ariadne auf Naxos at Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park has produced a triumph. Ariadne auf Naxos is the final offering of…
One & Only Royal Mirage, Dubai
Dubai’s ferociously air conditioned skyscraper hotels and turquoise pools can easily all blur into one…
An Ideal Husband
Classic Spring’s flawless production of Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy An Ideal Husband, directed by Jonathan Church…
New England: Journey Back to a Gilded Age of Travel
Arriving in Watch Hill in Rhode Island is like finding yourself in a Ralph Lauren…
Bellanger Islington
Anyone who enjoys elegant dining in London on a regular basis will surely have come…
Spa of the Month: GOCO SPA Daios Cove, Crete
Daios Cove delivers exactly what it says on the tin: this is a classic horseshoe-shaped…
Falstaff at ROH
Usually when I’m reviewing an opera I like to mull it over for a while,…
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
It is unlikely that you will see a bleaker, nastier or funnier play in the…