Rambert Triple Bill at Sadler’s Wells
“Contemporary dance often has to fight a bad rep: too vague, rambling, and often pointless verging on the ridiculous. Rambert usually avoids this…”
Browsing: The Culturist
From Here to Eternity
Those who love a good musical are being treated to one of the most exciting seasons for some years, as two of the greatest living legends of musical theatre, Sir Tim Rice and Lord Lloyd Webber, go head to head with new musicals opening within a matter of weeks of each other.
Chin-Chin
“First performed in 1959 to great acclaim, and translated into 19 languages, this Bill Kenwright revival is acted to perfection by Felicity Kendal and Simon Callow.”
The Artist: Live in Concert
The Royal Albert Hall will open its doors this New Year’s Eve for the first…
La Mamounia Literary Prize
Great hotels know that in order to retain their significance they need to constantly reinvent…
Atomos: McGregor’s Random Dance
“Wayne McGregor is not your average choreographer. A former research fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Experimental Psychology department, he’s as much immersed in science and technology as the world of dance.”
The London Jazz Festival
This November marks the 21st birthday of the London Jazz Festival – the capital’s biggest…
Filth
“Filth is a somewhat hysterical ride through the misdeeds and psychosis of Edinburgh detective sergeant Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a repellent policeman in the tradition of Bad Lieutenant.”
Die Fledermaus at the London Coliseum
“An operetta whose characters laugh in the face of convention and drink champagne in the hope of turning their fantasies into realities.”
Peter Doig’s ‘No Foreign Lands’
“The end of painting has been much discussed over the past thirty years. On the strength of this exhibition I don’t believe we’re there yet. Far from it.” Harry Chapman takes in Peter Doig’s current show in Edinburgh…
Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage
“Nunn’s new production of Scenes from a Marriage packs a punch. A really hard punch. So hard was the punch that it packed, I had to have a stiff drink afterwards just to calm my nerves.”
The MacNab Challenge
“As interest gathers pace in the Royal Academy’s current ‘Australia’ show one observation seems to be that it confirms our preconceptions [about] Australian art.” Harry Lytton finds a surprising twist on art from down under in a forthcoming exhibition…