Sam Mendes’ Production of the Lehman Trilogy. The Lehman Trilogy started life at the National Theatre last summer and has justifiably made its way to the West End’s Piccadilly Theatre – where it is guaranteed to continue its enormous success. It’s not often I can engage in three and a half hours of narrative about […]
Hats Heels & Horses at The London Cabaret Club
A quintessentially British night out at the London Cabaret Club. With British Summertime in full bloom and the party season upon us, why not try something very special indeed… The London Cabaret Club is a unique entertainment concept, the creation of co-founders Evelina Girling and Doni Fierro, brilliantly combining fine dining and innovative live cabaret […]
Anna at the National Theatre
A Tech – Savvy Spy Thriller – Anna by Ella Hickson. The National Theatre has done it again, challenging theatrical expectations and conventions with the intelligent Cold War spy thriller, Anna – an innovative collaboration between writer Ella Hickson and talented sound-designers Ben and Max Ringham, slickly directed by Natalie Abrahami. Vicki Mortimer’s elegant modernist […]
The Townhouse Hotel – Manchester
A fine Townhouse hotel in a central Manchester location. With my daughter studying in Manchester, there’s a perfect excuse to explore this exciting northern city. I was delighted by a recent opportunity to go to Manchester with a friend, visit our respective children and stay at The Townhouse Hotel for a couple of nights. Perfectly […]
The Howard Arms, Ilmington – Review
A country break in a very English idyll Nestling at the foot of the Ilmington Downs, amongst the gentling rolling Cotswold Hills is the village of Ilmington – the highest in Warwickshire, just 3.5 miles north-west of Shipston on Stour and 8 miles south of Stratford. This picture postcard village embodies a very English idyll, […]
Fanny and Stella – At Above The Stag – Review
A Truly Shocking Tale Fanny & Stella is the latest show to open at Vauxhall’s Above the Stag, an Off-West End theatre on the Albert Embankment which focuses on producing LGBT-themed shows. It’s an intimate venue underneath the arches, with a remarkably capacious theatre, a friendly, comfortable bar and foyer area – and the authentic […]
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – Apollo Theatre
Here’s why Everybody’s Talking about Jamie. Jamie’s been on my radar for some time now, so I was delighted to finally get along and see for myself what Everybody’s Been Talking About! I took my daughter as I thought it might be rather up her street (she is completely consumed with watching Netflix’s ‘RuPaul’s Drag […]
The Bower House Shipston – Hotel review
Boutique Hotel and Dining Experience at The Bower House, Shipston. The Bower House Restaurant with Rooms is located in the heart of Shipston-On-Stour, a charming market town just 11 miles north of Stratford-Upon-Avon and 10 miles south of Chipping Norton. A great base for exploring the beautiful rolling hills of the Cotswolds, there are many […]
Small Island at the National Theatre – Review
Andrea Levy’s epic story, Small Island, comes to life on the Olivier stage. The Olivier’s sweeping stage is the perfect setting for Rufus Norris’s latest production at the National Theatre. Andrea Levy’s much-loved, award-winning 2004 novel about Jamaica’s Windrush generation has been brilliantly adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson. Tragically Levy died in February […]
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