Patience (Susan Elkin reviews)
Patience WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Directed by John Savournin Charles Court Opera Company Wilton’s Music Hall Star rating: 5 I grew...
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’ ★★★★...
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It’s unusual to read a book which explores and celebrates male friendship with all its affectionate joshing, trust and respect. We’re so...
BBC PROMS: 22 August 2025 J.S Bach, orch. Ottorini Respighi: Three Chorales Thomas de Hartmann: Violin concerto Hemryk Górecki: Symphony no. 3...
Chris Power’s 2021, debut novel came to my attention because I recently interviewed Chris, in his 2025 Booker Prize judge capacity, for...