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…
Browsing: The Culturist
Jon Nicholson: Pausing for Breath
Photojournalist and Sports Photographer Jon Nicholson has as many stories to tell as he has…
Flying the Flag: BBC Proms 2019
As British as afternoon tea and cucumber sandwiches, the BBC Proms, celebrating their 125th season…
Amélie The Musical
The highly anticipated Amélie The Musical has reached Bristol Old Vic during a UK tour.…
Jesus Christ Superstar
Like many, my first experience of Jesus Christ Superstar was the 1973 film. As someone…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Regent’s Park
A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, one of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies, is back not once, not…
Present Laughter at The Old Vic
Noel Coward created the role of Garry Essendine in Present Laughter, partly as a self-caricature,…
Handel’s Belshazzar at The Grange Festival
In an exciting new partnership, the legendary Harry Christophers and his choir The Sixteen who…
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.…
The Turn of the Screw at Garsington Opera
Garsington Opera have not only just signed a lease for a further 50 years at…
Un Ballo in Maschera at Opera Holland Park
Director Rodula Gaitanou’s production of Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera opened a couple of weeks ago…
Birmingham Royal Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
Last night at Sadler’s Wells, the Birmingham Royal Ballet was full of surprises. Their [Un]Leashed…