Hotel Paradiso at The Underbelly Festival After months of Covid misery and being starved of live performance I couldn’t wait to go along to the Underbelly Festival, which this year is centrally located in Cavendish Square just off Oxford Street. I was going to see Hotel Paradiso performed by Lost in Translation, one of the […]
Macbeth – The Lord Chamberlain’s Men at Chiswick House – Review
All The Chamberlain’s Men The Lord Chamberlain’s Men were founded in 2004 as an all-male theatre company presenting authentic productions of Shakespeare’s plays performed in wonderful settings across the country. The name is taken from the company that Shakespeare wrote most of his plays for, led by actor-manager Richard Burbage. The present iteration of the […]
Romeo and Juliet – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – Review
A new production opens at The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Press night for Romeo and Juliet at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre felt particularly emotional. Not because of the tragedy of the play’s ending, but due to it being my first time back at the theatre since March 2020. This is the longest […]
Van Gogh Alive – Review
Mesmerising multi-sensory experience in London – Van Gogh Alive: Summer in the City – it’s a chance to picnic in the park, visit the galleries and museums, explore some of London’s sights that you might have been meaning to get round to seeing for years. A silver lining of the pandemic is that London’s tourist […]
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – 2021 Season
What’s on at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre this summer Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has to be one of my favourite theatres in London. I have wonderful childhood memories of seeing a spectacular production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest whilst sitting under the stars with my mother, which I am sure was a defining moment in […]
The Vache Baroque Festival 2021 – Preview
Baroque music in the splendid surroundings of The Vache, Chalfont St Giles. Launching a music festival featuring baroque music is a brave undertaking at the best of times but doing so last summer deserves some kind of medal. We really enjoyed the performances at the inaugural Vache Baroque Festival, a two-day outdoor celebration of the […]
Renaissance – Outdoor theatre performance at Stephens House and Gardens
The world premiere of new comedy starring Haydn Gwynne and James Corrigan After months and months of being starved of going to the theatre, it was with huge delight that I went along to see the outdoor (COVID restriction adhering) performance of the premiere of Renaissance in the beautiful gardens of the Grade ll listed […]
Lightopia at Chiswick House
Lighting up West London – Lightopia. I’m a sucker for things that sparkle and light up the sky. Fireworks, sparklers (of course) and now lanterns are all on my list of guilty pleasures so I was pleased to be invited to the launch of Lightopia, a series of light-based installations set amongst the Palladian grandeur […]