The Merry Widow at Opera Holland Park
With soaring temperatures and more colour than the Notting Hill Carnival, Opera Holland Park’s Merry…
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The 40 Elephants
It’s not often a bar has a real story to tell, but The 40 Elephants,…
Spa of the Month: La Majun
In this month’s spa column, Anna returns for another dose of the Dolomites. Well, summer in…
The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse
The time is the present and the place is Ancient Greece, we are told in…
Spa of the Month: Lefay Dolomiti
It’s not usual these days to get excited about travelling to your destination – the…
Jane Eyre at Sadler’s Wells
Northern Ballet’s Jane Eyre has come at last to Sadler’s Wells. Created nine years ago…
A Chelsea Bloom: Sloane Place
Spring is here and, for Londoners at least, nothing epitomises this more than the Chelsea…
New Zealand’s Natural Wonders, Part III: Marine Wildlife
When Captain Cook arrived in New Zealand in 1770, his botanist, John Banks, recorded in…
New Zealand’s Natural Wonders, Part II: Geothermal Action
It can be an eerie sight, watching steam rising from the earth in the morning…
New Zealand’s Natural Wonders, Part I: Maori Island Conservation
In a travel special for the Bank Holiday weekend, Anna Selby ventures to the far…
The Brightening Air at The Old Vic
Conor McPherson’s last show at the Old Vic, Girl from the North Country, was phenomenal.…
Penelope’s
Amano may not be a well-known hotel brand in the UK but it’s long established…