Mr Foote’s Other Leg
In 2012, the actor and biographer Ian Kelly published a brilliant account of the life…
Author Alex Larman
Manchester – The Rebirth
It was 2009 when the Cap’n and I last visited Manchester. He, a man with…
Our Country’s Good
It’s always a difficult decision for an artistic director as to how long he or…
Hungry Like the Wolf: Lobos
I’ve often had cause to lament restaurants being in obscure out-of-the-way locations; I still shudder…
Talking Heads
I’ll come straight to the point; this new touring production of a trio of Alan…
For Services Rendered
While the acknowledged master of the ‘well-made play’ Terence Rattigan has been having a deserved…
Three Days in the Country
It is a truth semi-universally acknowledged that Russian drama is tricky to stage for an…
Church Street Townhouse, Stratford-Upon-Avon
Whenever I arrive at Stratford-upon-Avon (invariably by train, as neither Mrs Larman nor I have…
The Rape of Lucretia
The fuss that greeted the Royal Opera House’s current production of William Tell has proved…
National Open Art Summer Party
On a pleasant Saturday evening, there are few nicer places to be than hob-nobbing with…
Beefeater & Hackett: The Ultimate Englishmen Abroad
I’m in Madrid. It’s 42 degrees. My linen suit being somewhat tired this summer, I’m…
The Red Lion
After cricket, there has been no sport about which there has been so much rubbish…