Sicily is the triple distillation of Italy. The sun is fiercer, the wine stronger, the sweets sweeter, the shadows darker, the baroque more baroque. And, it has to be said, the dirt dirtier. Every writer comments on the island’s severe contrasts: great beauty and the smell of jasmine here, bloodstains and brutal poverty there. The … Read more
7 Events: From David Mitchell on stage to a British Baroque exhibition and the Leicester Comedy Festival, Event picks the top things to do this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 1 February 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 1 February 2020 The Play: Upstart Crow David Mitchell treads the … Read more
British Baroque: Power And Illusion at the Tate Britain is an insightful show but the greatest triumphs can’t be shown in a gallery By Alastair Smart Published: 22:01 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 15 February 2020 British Baroque: Power And Illusion Tate Britain, London … Read more