The McOnie Company’s Jekyll & Hyde
When Daniel Collins appears on stage in his flower shop, he is gawky, bespectacled, the…
Author Anna Selby
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Play for the Nation
In this quattro-centenary year, there have been plenty of celebrations of Shakespeare with the much-vaunted…
Spa of the Month: Terma Smarjeske Toplice, Slovenia
There is a definite trend currently to pursue relentlessly the authentic health systems of the…
Doctor Faustus
“Doctor Faustus” declare the billboards “by Christopher Marlowe and – Colin Teevan.” You can take…
Andalusia’s Moorish Cities
Seville is one of those rare cities – Florence is another – where you can…
Spa of the Month: Thai Square
Thai Square Spa has moved from its old premises in Covent Garden to close to…
Spa of the Month: Asia Gardens, Alicante
Asia Gardens Hotel and Thai Spa does exactly what it says on the tin. The…
The Master Builder
Secrets are a recurring theme in Ibsen. And Solness, the ‘Master Builder’ of the title,…
Spa of the Month: Cavallino Bianco
This month’s spa is all about skiing. Or there again, it could equally be all…
Rhapsody & The Two Pigeons
Where to begin with Frederick Ashton? I have to admit a bias here. He’s my…
Spa of the Month: Lefay, Lake Garda
Every New Year, people make promises to themselves – give up smoking, join the gym,…