A Taste of BAFTA – Preview of the Awards Ceremony: We’ve all heard of BAFTA, but I suspect most people, like me, have little understanding of everything that BAFTA does. Of course, there are various annual awards. Next Sunday, 10th February is the main award ceremony – the EE British Academy Film Awards. Hosted by Joanna […]
The Nutcracker at the Royal Albert Hall
Birmingham Royal Ballet Brings a Christmas Fairytale to Life: The Nutcracker has been with me almost all my life. Before I’d ever seen a ballet, I was given two picture books by my aunt. Coppelia and The Nutcracker were wrapped and put under the tree for an excited five-year-old girl to open on Christmas Day. […]
The Ivy Kensington Brasserie
The perfect place for a Pre-Proms dinner We’ve all heard the saying ‘’If music be the food of love, play on’’, and as an evening at the Proms has become one of our annual summer ‘’must-dos’’ over the years, we booked Prom 42 which promised a three-course musical feast of Arvo Part, Grieg and Sibelius. […]
Do you know the Coda to get in? The Albert Hall’s special secret restaurant
Coda, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington: Beloved home of the Proms, the Royal Albert Hall is famously known as a venue for music, from classical to jazz to rock, ballet, as well as for the odd comedy evening, and charity galas. It’s a building that was built to impress with all the self-assurance and swagger of […]
The Royal Albert Hall – Coda Fine Dining Restaurant
Fine dining at the Royal Albert Hall Coda Restaurant – and Elvis Costello: I didn’t actually expect elegance at the Royal Albert Hall. I suspect I am too used to promming – turning up during the summer months to sit on the floor and stare up at the orchestra (or just at the weirdly […]