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OPERA REVIEW: Il trovatore, Royal Opera House
There was a great deal to cheer over: conductor Carlo Rizzi and Dmitri Hvorstovsky as villain Count di Luna both…
THEATRE REVIEW: Death and the Kings Horseman, National Theatre
Director Rufus Norris spent considerable time rehearsing in Oyo and he and choreographer Javier DeFrutos make full use of Yoruba…
THEATRE REVIEW: The Winters Tale, Royal Shakespeare Company
David Farr’s RSC production, currently at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon, is a play of two halves. Greg Hicks gives…
THEATRE REVIEW: Billy Twinkle, Requiem for a Golden Boy
Ronnie Burkett is a Canadian master marionettiste who writes, directs, builds all the puppets and sets for and does all…
THEATRE REVIEW: The Tempest, Royal Shakespeare Company
One of the reasons why Shakespeare’s plays have remained so attractive to modern audiences is the vast array of possibilities…
THEATRE REVIEW: Deep Cut, The Tricycle Theatre
A simple living room set and the confessional, conversational tone of the writing combine to achieve something that is beyond…
THEATRE REVIEW: Burnt by the Sun, National Theatre
Chekhov’s name is mentioned in the dialogue and serves to underpin a particularly Russian form of nostalgia that could be…
A small place for words: Urban Writers' Retreats in London
Founder of The Urban Writers Retreat, Charlie Haynes, says the idea for the retreats came from her abundance of ‘other…
VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Artist Rooms, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Despite the sign there are no paths, only grassed banks and ramps, so this interactive sculpture is only good until…
VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: The National Gallery of Scotland
The National Gallery complex on Edinburgh’s Mound is the capital’s top free visitor attraction. Walk through Playfair’s stripped classical, red…