A legendary myth transforms into a vivid feminist tale. Headlong and the Lyric Hammersmith’s powerful co-production of Faustus: That Damned Woman turns the legendary myth into a vivid feminist tale. Chris Bush’s cleverly written retelling of Christopher Marlowe’s renaissance play gender swaps the iconic role of Faustus to dramatic effect. It takes you on a […]
Cinderella – Lyric Hammersmith
A thoroughly modern Pantomine – Cinderella The Lyric Hammersmith has been keeping up the festive tradition for the past 11 years now, arguably producing one of London’s edgiest pantomimes. Last year’s winning team, director Tinuke Craig and writer Jude Christian return with their bang up to date take on the age-old fairy tale Cinderella that […]
Solaris at the Lyric, Hammersmith – Review
Solaris – Out of This World at The Lyric, Hammersmith. As part of new artistic director Rachel O’Riordan’s first season and on the back of the critical success of their colonial Indian production of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, the Lyric is staging a version of Solaris, adapted from Stanislaw Lem’s cult sci-fi novel. It’s an […]
A Doll’s House – Lyric Theatre Hammersmith
A Doll’s House – Ibsen’s protofeminist classic As a resident West Londoner, the Lyric Hammersmith has long been on my radar, I even worked there as a barmaid whilst studying at drama school! New artistic director Rachel O’Riordan has given the theatre a new lease of life, opening her first season with an assured and […]
Banquet of Hoshena – Immersive Dining
An Illusionary Feast in West London Fancy something completely different? I’ve discovered just the thing…an exciting immersive dining experience that takes to you into a magical world without even leaving the table at the Banquet of Hoshena. Banquet of Hoshena has just launched their innovative dining concept at a pop-up venue in London’s Westfield in […]
The Bull – Westfield’s New Look Pub
The Bull, the perfect post shop stop: As you may already have discovered, Westfield, Shepherds Bush is no ordinary shopping centre, it’s absolutely massive, even more so now with the new wing, housing John Lewis and other major stores. It really can feel quite overwhelming, so I find that after a shopping spree – footsore […]
Villa di Geggiano, Italian Restaurant Chiswick – Review
A little bit of Tuscany by way of West London: Having booked dinner for 6pm when the restaurant starts evening service, and, as someone who generally errs on the side of caution, I managed to arrive before Villa di Geggiano in Chiswick opened. Peering through the iron gates, I could see a Tuscan style vine […]
Brook Green Hotel, Hammersmith, London
West London Boutique Hotel Staycation When I was a teenager in the 1970s the Shepherds Bush Road meant one thing – the Hammersmith Palais. It was a fantastic old dance hall that doubled up as a venue both for the old-school Mecca dance bands, and as a rock’n roll venue immortalised in the title of The […]
The Playground Theatre – New Fringe Theatre in West London
West London’s Latest Venue: An exciting new fringe theatre in West London is opening its doors to the public in October this year. The Playground Theatre is a converted bus depot right in the heart of a diverse community on Latimer Road, North Kensington, with neighbouring Ladbroke Grove on one side and Westfield and Shepherds Bush […]
Dining at Vicino, Chelsea
Bravissimo at Vicino: The prospect of sampling a 10-course tasting menu of home-cooked Italian Cuisine is one worth going hungry for. Yyou just know, without any semblance of doubt, that you will be travelling home sated…and this one certainly didn’t disappoint. Vicino Restaurant, opened in 1987, has had multiple plaudits bestowed on both food and […]