Facing the Music…and the Reviews
Do you remember when you had your exam results published at school or university? If…
Author Alex Larman
Béatrice et Bénédict at Glyndebourne
‘It’s the nicest day we’ve had this season’, sighed the press officer, and she certainly…
Ralph Fiennes as Richard III
‘Now is the winter of our discontent’, hisses one of Shakespeare’s most malevolent villains, Richard…
Le nozze di Figaro at Glyndebourne
The sun shone gloriously at Glyndebourne last Sunday, after a few weeks of unsettled weather,…
The Deep Blue Sea
I had thought that the Terence Rattigan revival, which seemed to begin around 2009 and…
The Threepenny Opera
Rufus Norris, director of the National Theatre, finds himself in an odd position. After a…
Il Barbiere di Siviglia at Glyndebourne
As the 2016 Glyndebourne series begins with the usual delights – picnics, an audience dressed…
Hawksmoor Knightsbridge Tasting Menu
Of all the many success stories in the past decade in the restaurant industry, that…
Dining at…Bonhams?
Lot 1 – lunch with two of the Arb’s most charming figures. What am I…
Liverpool – The New Dimension
In something a little different for the long weekend, Alex Larman and his travelling compeer,…
The Herbal Bed
The estimable English Touring Theatre normally produce revivals of plays that make for, if nothing…
Around the World in 80 Days
When the St James Theatre’s new production of Around the World in 80 Days was…