The Long Lane
In the absence of inspiration – or perhaps too much – filmmaker Simon Rumley simply…
Yearly Archives: 2022
Chasing Hares at the Young Vic
Sonali Bhattacharyya’s Chasing Hares is, make no bones about it, a political play. It won…
Double Bill: Stepping Out of Your Culture Zone
Much has been written in the last couple of years about authors’ appropriating the stories…
The Fat Badger, Richmond
When I visited the Gladwin brothers’ Sussex restaurant in Soho last year, I decided that…
Opera Holland Park Double Bill: Margot La Rouge & Le Villi
Every year, Opera Holland Park likes to surprise us during its summer season with something…
Summer in the Land of Midnight Sun
As the school holidays arrive, and swimming trunks and sunscreen are packed with vigour, Larry takes an…
A Lunch by the Lakes
It’s always a joy when two mutually exclusive pleasures come together in happy union. Food…
The Aubrey London
Ever since opening at the five-star Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in January this year, the…
The Proms Preview 2022
Things have been feeling normal for a while now it seems. Relatively, that is. Bar…
Peat Spade Inn, Stockbridge
While he goes in search of that elusive fish, Nick Harman finds bucolic bliss in one of…
Catch Of The Day
More of a Bob Mortimer than a Paul Whitehouse, Nick Harman tries his hand at…
The Bower House
So, there you are with your ticket for Longborough Opera – but where to stay?…