A Passion for Dürer
Any reason to visit Bath, one of England’s most beautiful cities, and I am booking…
Browsing: The Culturist
Hybrid Humans
Hybrid Humans is an unusual and illuminating examination of the growing interface between technology and…
Babylon at Battersea Power Station
There’s an old saying in Hollywood, that you’re only as good as your last film.…
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
With Dry January upon us and Valentine’s Day around the corner, the new Theatre Royal…
Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
With his latest novel, Act of Oblivion, Robert Harris has entered the turbulent world of…
A Century of Lucian Freud
In London at least three excellent exhibitions are currently running to celebrate and commemorate 100…
Double Bill: Contemporary Themes
In a twist on the gifting recommendations this time of year, crime author Anne Coates…
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty
Matthew Bourne’s production of Sleeping Beauty is subtitled “A Gothic Romance” and it certainly lives…
The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
The unprovoked Russian assault on Ukraine in pursuit of Putin’s vainglorious dream of reversing the…
A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic
Christmas is coming – it must be because the Old Vic has brought back its…
It’s A Wonderful Life at the ENO
Another week and another opening at the Coliseum for the beleaguered English National Opera. And…
The Wobble Club
In a Books feature with a difference this weekend, we’ve an extract from filmmaker and Arb…