Jane Eyre at Sadler’s Wells
Northern Ballet’s Jane Eyre has come at last to Sadler’s Wells. Created nine years ago…
Browsing: The Culturist
Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) is a masterful Japanese artist. Born in Edo (now Tokyo) into a…
Playhouse Creatures at Theatre Royal Bath
When I discovered that the majestic Anna Chancellor (Four Weddings and a Funeral) was to…
The Brightening Air at The Old Vic
Conor McPherson’s last show at the Old Vic, Girl from the North Country, was phenomenal.…
Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots
The artist Guiseppe Penone, born in 1947 in the village of Garessio, in northern Italy,…
Notes from the Sofa: The Nu Who
With the latest series of Doctor Who on our screens, the Arb’s on screen critic -…
The Forsythe Programme at the ENB
English National Ballet is, of course, best known for its classical ballet productions – Swan…
Grayson Perry’s Delusions of Grandeur
Grayson Perry’s latest show reinterprets the Wallace Collection. The Arb’s art writer, Rosalind Ormiston, went…
Precipice by Robert Harris
Robert Harris has the knack of finding interesting historical individuals or events around which to…
The Inaugural PLATFORM at The Design Museum
In 2009, the British designer Bethan Laura Wood took part in the Design Residency programme…
‘Siena: The Rise of Painting’ at The National Gallery
Transferring directly from the Metropolitan Museum in New York, where it has been ‘the hottest…
Making the Weather: Six Politicians Who Changed Modern Britain
As the Labour government seeks to establish its credentials, it is still far too early…