Spa of the Month: Adler Thermae, Tuscany
It is autumn in Tuscany so you’ll be expecting mist and there seems to be…
Author Anna Selby
King Lear at the Old Vic
As I walked into the Old Vic for last night’s production of King Lear starring…
Spa of the Month: Soar Mill Cove
Getting to Soar Mill Cove is an adventure in itself. All Devon lanes tend to…
The ENO’s Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni has always been a problematic character. Is he a vile seducer and a…
Spa of the Month: Balneario de Lanjaron
I am sitting in the warm spring sunshine overlooking snow-topped mountains and listening to birdsong…
Shanghai Ballet: Echoes of Eternity
There are moments in Shanghai Ballet’s Echoes of Eternity which offer great visual drama. One…
Spa of the Month: Grand Hotel Tremezzo’s ‘T Spa’
OK, we’re in Italy overlooking Lake Como, so not much can really go wrong. Right?…
Yerma
“Yerma” means “barren” – and the agony of childlessness is given shocking and disturbing power…
The Queen of Spades
Opera Holland Park is London’s Glyndebourne and after 21 years of support from Kensington and…
Spa of the Month: SEAcotherapy
Everyone loves the sea. Being by water seems to make us more relaxed and no…
Spa of the Month: Ama Resort, Andalusia
There is a particular part of Andalusia on the eastern coastline of Spain, a stone’s…