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 […]
Getting excited… a crowd of us are off again this year and I just wanted to confirm that you’re never too old for Glastonbury. The age profile has changed over the years and it’s now a festival for all ages […]
We all know that Brighton, just an hour or so from London, is supremely cool with lots of eclectic gems to offer. But it’s the surrounding areas of Sussex that remain a little more undiscovered that I want to share […]
Thank you to the wonderful Hay Festival for yet another year of pure joy. We are just back from our 8th year there and it never disappoints. Here’s the team:- You waft around within a community of like minded people […]
John O’Brien has reviewed “Betrayal” by Harold Pinter currently showing at the Harold Pinter Theatre:- First off I should declare that Charlie Cox is my wife’s cousin. So caveat emptor or reader beware. This production of “Betrayal”, Harold Pinter’s 1978 […]
“Admissions” will be coming to Richmond Theatre from Monday 27th May – Saturday 1st June. Currently playing in the West End, it is reviewed below by John O’Brien:- “Admissions” appropriately for a play about white power is currently playing at […]
The Picture of Dorian Gray is currently on at Richmond Theatre, adapted and directed by Sean Aydon and reviewed below by John O’Brien:- Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) wrote his only novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” in 1891. It […]
Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet, directed by Sam Yates at The Richmond Theatre, review by John O’Brien. It may be ugly, it may be vulgar, it is certainly shocking, but this is a slice of American pie that is […]
