I braced Storm Dennis’s ferocious embrace on Saturday night for a dose of operatic drama in the company of the English National Opera’s Luisa Miller. This is the ENO’s first staging of Verdi’s fifteenth opera and…
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Things to do this week in London 17 to 23 February
The Europeans are taking over London this week with Dutch master Nicolaes Maes coming to the National Gallery and Belgian symbolist artist Léon Spilliaert over at the Royal Academy. You can also celebrate German-born cum Londoner…
Things to do this week in London 10 to 16 February
I’ve never been a fan of Cupid’s shenanigans in February, so I am going to skim over anything icky which might be happening in the capital this Friday. I do have a free concert on Thursday…
Alice’s Adventures Under Ground at the Royal Opera House
Alice’s Adventures Under Ground at the Royal Opera House is as mad as a box of frogs. The much-loved children’s tale of delicious nonsense has been condensed into a 55-minute rollercoaster of an opera, written by…
Northern Chords Ensemble at King’s Place
The Steinway piano was happily purring away on the King’s Place stage on Sunday night, with virtuoso Daniel Lebhardt on keys. He was in the musical company of his other Northern Chords Ensemble bedfellows, Benjamin Baker…
Things to do this week in London: 3 to 9 February
Things to do this week in London 3 to 9 February. It’s safe to say most of us will be happy to wave goodbye to January. It was dry for those doing the inevitable post-Christmas penance (I…
Must-see Art for Kids in London (and some objects too)
It’s all very well dragging the kids to London’s big-name museums, but which galleries and museums will your children actually like? And once you’re there, which painting, sculpture or object will they really appreciate? London is…
Things to do this week in London: 27 January to 2 February 2020
Things to do this week in London: 27 January to 2 February 2020 “Paris is a woman but London is an independent man puffing his pipe in a pub.” (Jack Kerouac) Monday 27 January I confess…
Things To Do In London This Week: 20-26 January 2020
Things To Do In London This Week: 20-26 January 2020 “London is enchanting. I step out upon a tawny coloured magic carpet, it seems, and get carried into beauty without raising a finger.” (Virginia Woolf) Tuesday 21 January…
Review: The Great Gatsby Immersive London
There was a beckoning green light when I arrived at Gatsby’s Mayfair mansion on Wednesday for The Great Gatsby Immersive London. The night was tender, the drinks flowed, the conversation was titillating, and there was just…