Così Fan Tutte, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at The Coliseum, reviewed by John O’Brien:- The best comic opera in the best opera house, what more could anyone want? The prospect of the architectural wonders of the Coliseum and Mozart’s comic […]
Richmond Theatre is currently hosting a very enjoyable hour and a half long play (with no interval) called “An Hour An A Half Late” with Griff Rhys Jones and Janie Dee. The set is a rather glamorous sitting room somewhere […]
Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child, at The Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre. Reviewed by John O’Brien:- Louise Bourgeois ought to be an inspiration to us all and it’s no wonder that Tracey Emin loves her. She didn’t start making art until […]
So having taken the wise decision not to stay with my son in his student house, I went for the opposite end of the scale and treated ourselves to a night at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in the centre of Manchester. […]
My friend John O’Brien, who’s done a lot of reviews for me over the years, is now on the press list at The Coliseum. Below is his wonderful La Bohème Review by Puccini at The Coliseum. It’s such an evocative […]
We went to see the global debut of the “One Love Experience” – the new immersive Bob Marley exhibition yesterday at The Saatchi Gallery that’s on until the 18th April. All the more poignant because it was his birthday and […]
I feel sorry for the Chinese this Chinese New Year because they’ve been restricted from seeing their families. Before the Coronavirus, China’s lunar New Year holiday was the largest annual movement of people on earth as the country’s nearly 300 […]
My brother took his children to review Cinderella, the pantomime currently showing at Richmond Theatre (they’re aged eight and ten year’s old):- When your kids are little there’s nothing quite like a good old fashioned panto to mark the start […]
What a joy it was to see the Stereophonics perform on Monday night in one of my favourite London venues. We couldn’t quite believe it when we heard they were playing at The Shepherd’s Bush Empire, a small, intimate space […]
After three years of closure, the wonderful Courtauld Gallery has reopened in London. Situated in the stunning Somerset House, on the North side of Waterloo Bridge, on The Strand – it’s a joy to behold. Their permanent collection contains a […]
Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers make a fabulous partnership in Coward’s dazzling comic masterpiece; Private Lives. This is the inaugural show for The Nigel Havers Theatre Company, which is currently touring the country with a wonderful line-up of theatrical gems, visiting […]
HMS Pinafore or The Lass That Loved A Sailor, by W. S. Gilbert & Sir Arthur Sullivan, Currently showing at the London Coliseum. Review by John O’Brien This comic opera has been reinvented by the director Cal McCrystal with one aim in […]
