Daffodils by Louise Beech
When I reviewed Louise Beech’s last book, This is How We are Human, I was…
Browsing: The Culturist
The Forsythe Evening with English National Ballet
These are bleak days – war in Europe, a cost of living crisis and on…
The World Garden and the Modern-Day Plant Hunter
When I first heard the term ‘plant hunter’, I have to admit to being puzzled.…
Dance Reflections: Loie Fuller – Research
Loie Fuller was a contemporary (and indeed supporter of Isadora Duncan) but as a “free…
Dance Reflections
There’s a new dance festival in town. Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels (to…
Off Target by Eve Smith
This is speculative thriller writing at is most beguiling with author Eve Smith creating in…
Moonlight and the Pearler’s Daughter
Picked as one of Stylist magazine’s ‘Fiction Books You Can’t Miss in 2022’, we’re delighted to introduce…
The Collaboration
Anthony McCarten’s new play at the Young Vic is called The Collaboration but its premise…
The Plant Hunter
‘A great Stevensonian adventure with a 21st-century spin’ says William Boyd, ‘…dripping with atmosphere and…
Exploring England’s Creative Coast
The South Eastern stretch of the UK’s extensive coastline has never had the best reputation.…
Women on the Case: A Double Bill
If January’s books’ double bill featured men under stress, February’s goes in the opposite direction,…
A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris
A Narrow Door is, quite simply, practically perfect. It is beautifully written with a plot…