Fanny and Alexander
The Old Vic has done it again – achieved the seemingly impossible. They are currently…
Browsing: The Culturist
The Importance of Being Earnest
Written in 1894 in Worthing at the height of his fame, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance…
Dead Man Walking
‘One of the things about art,’ says singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tim O’Brien, ‘is you…
A Guide to UK Opera Festivals 2018
Summer in England just wouldn’t be the same without an opera or two in a…
God’s Own Country
Francis Lee’s brilliant portrayal of life on an English farm delivers a deeply-moving story, confronting…
English National Opera’s Iolanthe
Gilbert and Sullivan’s 1882 satire on aristocracy and parliament, Iolanthe, contains what is probably their…
The Divide
Mention the name Alan Ayckbourn and most people think first of small-scale, often achingly funny,…
Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet in Swan Lake
Returning to Theatre Royal Bath as part of an extensive UK tour, the hugely popular…
The Birthday Party
With blisteringly well crafted characters and dialogue, The Birthday Party was Hackney-born Harold Pinter’s 2nd…
The Case of the Frightened Lady
I caught The Agatha Christie Company’s latest touring thriller production, The Case of the Frightened…
Sunset Boulevard UK Tour
I am glad to have been born during the height of Andrew Lloyd-Weber’s popularity, when…
Joyce DiDonato at Wigmore Hall
Sometimes it’s impossible to find words to describe music. Often it’s about what we feel,…