Medea, Almeida Theatre, 2015
Completing the Almeida’s triptych of modernised Greek tragedies, Medea takes on the boldest reincarnation. In a new translation by controversial feminist writer Rachel Cusk, the drama is relocated to the […]
Duane Hanson: The Anti-Madame Tussauds
House of Wax meets contemporary art at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery this summer. The latest exhibition focuses on American artist Duane Hanson and his lifelike sculptures of ordinary citizens. Like […]
Photograph 51, Noel Coward Theatre, 2015
Marking her first return to the West End since 1998, Nicole Kidman’s latest role in Photograph 51 is a refreshingly unconventional one. In personal tribute to her biochemist father, she […]
Gypsy, Savoy Theatre, 2015
Widely regarded by critics as one of, if not the greatest American musical of all time, it seems remarkable that this is Gypsy’s first return to the West End since […]
Soaking Up Essaouira
Lesser known though it may be, the small fishing port of Essaouira provides a memorably stark contrast to the rest of Morocco. Far away from the fires of Marrakech, it’s […]
The Zest of Sorrento
Sorrento: the place where cliff tops soar over glistening seascapes, Mount Vesuvius looms elegantly in the distance and limoncello sparkles on every street corner. Nestled in the south-west coast of […]
Agatha Christie: Forever the Queen of Crime
My younger self wasn’t much of a reader. At the start of every summer holiday, I’d be forced by my Mum to the library, reluctant to take any books home […]
Temple, Donmar Warehouse, 2015
In October 2011, a group known as Occupy London camped outside St Paul’s Cathedral in protest against capitalism. Sparking outcry, the Dean of St. Paul’s announced the decision to close […]
Inside the Anthology Series
Once associated with the early glory days of television, the anthology drama has lately experienced a welcome revival. The genre, sometimes known as a ‘portmanteau’, refers to a television series […]
The Colours of Sonia Delaunay
For numerous decades, the most famous part of Sonia Delaunay was her surname. Traditionally overlooked alongside her more celebrated husband Robert, she has long found herself bracketed under the Delaunay […]
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