Honey Afternoon Tea at St Ermin’s Hotel
Tea, according to the Spectator, is having a bit of a moment. “Fine teas” are…
Author Anna Selby
Cruising the Baltic
Cruises come in many forms. There are these days ships that can carry over 6,000…
Giselle at Sadler’s Wells
It takes a brave choreographer to refashion the greatest of all Romantic ballets, but in…
Spa of the Month: Scarlet Hotel, Cornwall
The Scarlet is surely Cornwall’s coolest hotel. It has no check-in desk – you just…
A Very Expensive Poison
The poisoning in 2006 of the Russian secret agent, Alexander Litvinenko, with a rare radioactive…
Alvin Ailey: American Dance
The Alvin Ailey company surely has some of the most versatile dancers on the planet…
Spa of the Month: Budock Vean
Budock Vean has the feel of a country club – golf course (designed in the…
Il Segreto di Susanna and Iolanta at Opera Holland Park
As the Opera Holland Park season comes to a close, the big tent in the…
War and Peace – Welsh National Opera at Covent Garden
Let’s face it, War and Peace is a pretty big book. Attempting to compress it into…
Spa of the Month: Carbis Bay, Cornwall
What would tempt you to a staycation? Beautiful sandy beaches? (Tick.) Comfortable luxury hotels? (Tick.)…
Present Laughter at The Old Vic
Noel Coward created the role of Garry Essendine in Present Laughter, partly as a self-caricature,…
The Marriage of Figaro at the Royal Opera House
The Marriage of Figaro is set on the estate of the Count Almaviva, just outside Seville.…