It’s time to hop into your winged slippers and take a trip round a magical London – one where childhood dreams never end. These London tales tell of a honey-loving bear from Harrods, an eccentric detective,…
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Londoness Loves May 2018
It may not look like May outside my window with the relentless grey tinge that accompanies that most uninvited of all types of weather: gusty winds and general sogginess. Even April’s tree blossom has resigned its…
In the Flesh – Erotic Art in London
As Cupid sharpens his arrow for London’s first Erotic Art Exhibition, it’s time for me to take you on another fleshy tour of saucy London. My Diary of a Londoness recently reached its two-year anniversary, and…
A Tour of JMW Turner’s House in London
You won’t see Joseph Mallord William Turner’s famous seascapes in Sandycombe Lodge in Twickenham, but you will be in the presence of the only three-dimensional work of art he left behind: the home he designed in…
Monet and Architecture at the National Gallery
Has there ever been a pilgrimage like it: Paris, London, Rouen and Venice seen through the eyes of Claude Monet? And what an impression it left: I swooned and swayed as I was transported back to…
Review – Quiz the Play
The first thing I will say about James Graham’s Quiz at the Noel Coward Theatre is that the stage looked a heck of a lot like the set of Network which has just had its final curtain…
Londoness Loves – April 2018
Forget the Beast from the East and get out in London this April. Here’s my guide to the best London theatre, classical music, opera, exhibitions, and yes, there might even be a couple of outdoor activities…
Oarsome Hammersmith
There’s so much more to Hammersmith than getting hammered during the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Here are 12 reasons why you should visit this London beauty spot, my London home for the last 5 years….
Caroline or Change | Hampstead Theatre
Last night was one of firsts. The Hampstead Theatre gave me a singing washing machine, a purring dryer, a trio of serenading radios and yes, a harmonising bus. And as I’m not much of a soap-opera…
Sex, Lies and Paint – Picasso 1932 at Tate Modern
Pablo Picasso’s output in 1932 was so prolific that Tate Modern was unable to list all of these in the seven-page chronology for its formidable new exhibition, Picasso 1932 – Love, Fame, Tragedy, which opened today….