Henry IV, Parts I & II
For a pair of plays often described as Shakespeare’s single greatest achievement, the Henry IV…
Author Alex Larman
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The Hypochondriac
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Innside Oktoberfest
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As an unusually bright Tuesday lunchtime dawned, I was, in the words of Kate Bush,…
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I have a confession to make. At the not-so-tender age of 32, I have hitherto…
The Pig, near Bath
Something that the Empress of Blandings and I have often found – being non-drivers –…
Hawksmoor Knightsbridge
First, they came to Shoreditch, before it was the trendy place to be, back in…
Medea at the National Theatre
Staging Greek tragedy in the 21st century is often a difficult task. The formal aspects…
Tozi
I don’t know how the name of this restaurant is pronounced. Is it ‘to-zy’, to…