Wahaca Southbank is highly recommended for the view alone, I was suitably impressed by the food, friendly service and pricing and will definitely be back.
Circa’s Duck Pond at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
There’s an extraordinary magic to contemporary circus which I love; the way it balances raw physicality with delicate artistry – and few do it with the audacious finesse of Circa.
The Other Place, after Antigone, at The National Theatre
With a brand-new name and a star-studded cast, The Other Place certainly has makings of success, but this new production strays too far from the original. Unable to be one thing or the other, the play relies on its cast to pull it out of total absurdity.
The House of Bernada Alba
Harriet Walter stars at Lyttelton Theatre ‘A daughter who disobeys is no longer a daughter, she becomes an enemy. That is her choice’. This chilling sentence sets the scene for The House of Bernada Alba, a tale of repression, oppression and rebellion. Written by Federico Garcia Lorca, The House of Bernada Alba is considered one […]
Hiroshi Sugimoto Hayward Gallery review
Sugimoto’s Time Machine is serene and sublime London and the Southbank Centre are a hub of activity at the beginning of October: the London Film Festival is in full swing at the BFI and Frieze London is rolling into town for the weekend. The Hayward Gallery’s new show Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine is therefore an […]
Dear Earth at the Hayward Gallery
A poetic image of hope at The Hayward Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis opens tomorrow at The Hayward Gallery, part of the Southbank Centre’s Planet Summer festival. Featuring fifteen artists from a wide range of backgrounds, some big names alongside artists that have not previously shown at a UK institution, […]
Capricci Deli and Restaurant – Review
Capricci on Bankside – Perfect Pre-Theatre Dining: Less than a minute’s walk from Tate Modern on London’s Bankside, Capricci is both a deli and a restaurant. At lunch and dinner time it is a restaurant in a deli. It is particularly chic in the evenings when the lights are low and the surrounding glass-fronted office […]
The Cut, Young Vic, Southwark
Pre-Theatre Dining at The Cut, Southwark. The Cut is an all-day bar-café-restaurant housed in the Young Vic theatre in Southwark. It is a relaxing and inviting space – brick walls, wood, metal, New York Style lighting – and is always packed in the evenings before the show begins. I have visited countless times over the […]
OXO Tower Restaurant – Riverside Fine Dining
Fine Dining with a view at OXO Tower Restaurant, London Southbank. London’s Southbank is one of my favourite places to spend a sunny afternoon or a balmy evening. Of course, there are plenty of bars and restaurants along the river but finding somewhere special can be tricky. There are plenty of pizza restaurants and all […]
Afternoon Tea with a View – Oxo Tower, London
Afternoon Tea on the South Bank at Oxo Tower Restaurant: There’s nothing better on a warm summer’s afternoon than wandering along The South Bank. It’s a vibrant part of London with street theatre, market stalls and plenty going on besides the stunning views back across the River Thames. Walking from Embankment bridge past the Festival […]