Performing Arts
OPERA REVIEW: A Secret Marriage, Scottish Opera
I like Mozart and, as Cimarosa’s music has what Scottish Opera call a familiar Mozartian feel, I assumed that it…
Starting late but going great: how to get a new career in the arts
So you want to break into the creative arts? Maybe you’ve been working in another field, in another job, or…
THEATRE REVIEW: The Norman Conquests
The only problem with The Norman Conquests by Alan Ayckbourn at the Old Vic is deciding which to see first$$s$$…
THEATRE REVIEW: Oedipus
Ralph Fiennes’ excellent performance at the National Theatre, as Sophocles’ Oedipus, completely captures the growing horror of the worst happening…
Afrika Eye Film Festival 08
The Afrika Eye Film Festival 08 has started!! Running throughout Black History Month and beyond, the Afrika Eye Film Festival…
On Being Listed: achievement, awards and literary accolades
In the wake of this year’s Man Booker prize, won by first-time novelist, Aravind Adiga, we investigate what it is…
2008 London Film Festival- Part I
The London Film Festival, for all of its attributes, is a logistical nightmare. And this year it was harder than…
THEATRE REVIEW: The White Devil
Jonathan Munby’s production of Webster’s revenge tragedy is ambitious and effective. Strong characterisations and the relatively small playing area make…
DANCE REVIEW: Lunar Sea, MOMIX at Sadler's Wells
It was a perfect symbiosis of dance, visuals and music through which MOMIX managed to create a magical, ethereal atmosphere…
THEATRE REVIEW: The Walworth Farce
I cannot imagine in-flight entertainment on even the plushest of private planes coming close to Druid’s internationally renowned production of…