“What’s in a Name?” currently showing at Richmond Theatre by Matthieu Dalaporte and Alexandre De La Patelliere is a comedy. It’s a play for today which uses the dinner party as a way of bringing five people together. The hosts […]
For a unique insight into London during the war and a fascinating study of the psychology of survival, “The Night Watch” is a must. Currently showing at Richmond Theatre, “The Night Watch” is by Sarah Waters, adapted by Hattie Naylor […]
“Toast” is based on Nigel Slater’s autobiography “Toast : The Story of a Boy’s Hunger” at Richmond Theatre and it is by turns charming, chilling and challenging. Part pantomime, part musical, part suburban sit com, this is a funny, engaging […]
So proud to celebrate the publication of my friend’s new book, “The Little Island”, written by Smriti Prasadam-Halls and illustrated by Robert Starling. The launch event, in Kew Bookshop was packed as she did a reading of the story with […]
“Prism” first shown at the Hampstead Theatre in 2017, is a brilliant recreation of the life of Jack Cardiff and is currently showing at the Richmond Theatre. He was one of the most influential camera/lighting directors of 20th century film […]
I got to preview the new electric Mini on Zero Emissions Day. Not actually drive it, which is what I thought I was going to be able to do, but sit in it and stroke it. I imagine driving it […]
With a lavish Downton Abbey set and costumes and featuring a star-studded cast, including Roy Hudd, Liza Goddard, Isla Blair, Katy Stephens and Mark Meadows and with direction from the outstanding Dominic Dromgoole this production of Oscar Wilde’s social comedy […]
One of the advantages (and there were many) of my month long stay in the Dordogne this summer was that we managed to sample more than enough of the delicious local wine. Most of the restaurants and bars in the […]
A month in the Dordogne was just the tonic I needed to step away from my life for a minute and reboot. To be honest, it was more fill my boots than reboot - with rosè, coffee, figs, cheese, croissants, chocolatines, baguettes, tomatoes, tapenade and the rest.
Evita Peron (1919 – 1952) was known as the Queen of Hearts and died tragically of cervical cancer at the age of 33. A curious combination of Mrs Thatcher and the Virgin Mary, Evita Peron was adored by the Argentine […]
O.M.G. This is the most extraordinary piece of cinematography I have ever seen. I simply cannot imagine (until you sit through the endless rolling credits) just how huge the effort has been for Disney to produce a computer-generated, all animal […]
On Saturday morning, the first band we saw were The Proclaimers and when they sang “I’m Going To Be (500 miles)” it seemed a very fitting song for Glastonbury because everyone does almost have to walk 500 miles in total […]
