Puccini in the Park
Summer is finally upon us. How can you tell? All around the UK festival goers…
Browsing: The Culturist
The Great Gatsby at Wilton’s Music Hall
“I’m not cool enough for East London. I always get lost and the shabby-chic trademark of most establishments to the right of Liverpool Street troubles my neat-freak inclinations…”
Forever Crazy
The Parisian underworld is on its way to London’s Southbank. The Crazy Horse has been…
Vivaldi’s L’Olympiade at Garsington Opera
“The sweeping 2,500 acre estate means the opera can blast forth without causing disturbance to neighbours – apart from the odd fox.” Rebecca visits the glorious Garsington Opera…
James Joyce: All the Things That Hand Did
When an earnest, bookish young man travelled all the way to Zurich and met James Joyce, one of the greatest writers not only of his age but of all time, he asked: “May I kiss the hand that wrote Ulysses?”
Anthony Minghella’s Madam Butterfly
“Since premiering in 2005, this highly acclaimed English National Opera Madam Butterfly production went on to win Anthony Minghella an Olivier Award and remains the only opera ever directed by him…”
The Nabokov Arts Club: Fable
Rahnam Pachry – poet, scribe, journalist, painter, musician and cultural columnist for the Delhi Morning Post – is sent to review the Nabakov Arts Club. Oh dear. What were we thinking!?
Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950
Opening the British Design Season at the Victoria and Albert Museum and held in the…
Hampton Court Palace Festival
One of the most exciting and anticipated outdoor events of the season, Hampton Court Palace…
Abigail’s Party: Love to Love You Baby
“A play which relies entirely on a strong cast, Jill Halfpenny leads by example as the caricature-like Beverley; an aspirational department store beauty consultant with a passion for the music of Demis Roussos.”
Martini Movies at One Aldwych
Going to the cinema can be a stressful and overly-democratised experience these days; the queues,…
Hats Off to Top Hat
Based on the 1935 RKO film of the same name, this much anticipated ‘World Premiere’…