Susan’s Bookshelves: Nye by Tim Price
Of course plays should be seen rather than read. It’s what I used to tell my students and it still holds true....
Of course plays should be seen rather than read. It’s what I used to tell my students and it still holds true....
National Youth Choir BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Ilan Volkov Soloists: Jess Dandy and Ashley Riches Royal Albert Hall It was...
Patience WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Directed by John Savournin Charles Court Opera Company Wilton’s Music Hall Star rating: 5 I grew...
I devour detective fiction for characterisation and geography. Who could not fall for Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club quartet? On the page...
Act 4, Scene 1 of Julius Caesar is one of the most nonchalantly shocking interchanges Shakespeare ever wrote. It presents victorious Mark...
REVIEW: Don Giovanni, Grimeborn Festival at Arcola Theatre 26 – 30 August 2025 Susan Elkin • 31 August 2025 ‘Outstanding achievement’ ★★★★...
Grimeborn Opera Festival: Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner at Arcola Theatre Susan Elkin • 17 August 2025 ‘Intimate yearning, finely sung’...
It’s unusual to read a book which explores and celebrates male friendship with all its affectionate joshing, trust and respect. We’re so...