My friend John O’Brien was invited to review “Mad Women In My Attic” on behalf of my blog. Below is his review:- The Zedel Brasserie, just off Piccadilly Circus is a really fun place to visit. It has lots to […]
Glastonbury made a triumphant 50th year return, after a three year hiatus and whilst (unsurprisingly) I’ve come back with Covid, it was all worth it. Last time I was there I came back with a tick buried in my back […]
Walter Sickert Review at The Tate Britain, Millbank, London, SW1P. Reviewed by John O’Brien I went to the Tate Britain to review the Walter Sickert exhibition. I am currently in the midst of a psycho geography obsession. Basically this involves […]
It was great to see Patrick Duffy live on stage at The Richmond Theatre, looking good and reminding us die-hard "Dallas" fans (think I spotted a few in the packed audience) and "Man From Atlantis" fans what a jolly nice guy he is.
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 […]
