Written in the Stars: Constellations
“From the mundane to the truly life-changing, the different paths our lives can or could have taken create a spaghetti junction of possible scenarios for the here and now (and future and past).”
Browsing: The Culturist
Handbags at Dawn: Carmen at the ENO
“Carmen, Bizet’s masterpiece, was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1875 where it initially received only limited success before catching the imagination of opera lovers everywhere.”
The Magistrate: You Be the Judge
The playwright Arthur Wing Pinero (and, yes, Wing really was his middle name, as opposed…
Great Scot! Jack Vettriano’s Exclusive Painting For Scottish Awards
Scottish artist and OBE Jack Vettriano, renowned for his iconic painting ‘The Singing Butler’ which…
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night needs no introduction, but the cast of this production might; there’s a chap called Stephen Fry you might have heard of, and another called Mark Rylance. It caused a frenzy at the Arts desk…
Uncle Vanya at the Vaudeville
In what appears to be a season of Chekhov fluttering through London’s West End, the latest production boasts an impressive cast on stage…and in the stalls, it would seem…
Uncut: A Season of Films at the BFI
It’s a curious facet of the human psychological condition that we actively seek to do…
Simon Callow on The Mystery of Charles Dickens
In an exclusive for Arb-TV, Larry and Al are invited into the dressing room of one Simon Callow for a chat about one of his life-long fascinations, Charles Dickens…
Hollywood Costume at the V&A
“The V&A’s major autumn exhibition, Hollywood Costume, is the equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame; displaying over 130 of the most memorable costumes in a century of movie history.”
The London Film Festival
With over 200 films from more than 90 countries, the 56th BFI London Film Festival…
Don Giovanni at the ENO
“I saw a man synonymous with the blackest of black arts. A charmer, of course, and charismatic with it, but a figure so mired in treachery and deceit that one’s blood runs cold to see this shameless exhibitionist let loose upon the world.”
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
I’m no fan of the 3D film. Something about having my eyes covered in any…