Madam Butterfly starring Natalya Romaniw looks beautiful, with colourful costumes and an authentic Japanese atmosphere By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:00 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 7 March 2020 Madam Butterfly London Coliseum … Read more
Military Wives Cert: 12A, 1hr 52mins Rating: The film year is not quite the same as the calendar … Read more
Bryan Ferry SEC Armadillo, Glasgow Touring until Friday Rating: Like Bob Dylan, whose songs he sings so well, Bryan Ferry has gone from being a bit of a … Read more
Pretty Woman: The Musical Piccadilly Theatre, London Until January 2, 2021, 2hrs 20mins Rating: If you’ve ever wondered how the 1990 movie Pretty Woman, which made a fairytale romcom out of a rich-man-meets-prostitute premise, would fare in the age of #MeToo – well, this production won’t help. … Read more
Great British Boltholes: Lose yourself in amazing luxury at The Kings Arms Hotel in London’s Hampton Court Kings Arms Hotel is sandwiched between Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace It champions the best of British throughout – from soft furnishings to produce James Mannion visited and said the hotel is ‘a jewel in the crown … Read more
Julia Ebner spent years undercover in every kind of extremist group but, Going Dark, her book charting those encounters fails to bring them to life By Julia Llewellyn Smith For Mail On Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 19:03 GMT, 9 March 2020 Going Dark Julia Ebner … Read more
Alanis Morissette Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London Touring September 28 to October 4 Rating: Mention 1996 to a music-lover and they will probably think of Oasis or the Spice Girls. But those bands, huge though they were, … Read more
Though the Aubrey Beardsley exhibition at Tate Britain is richly enjoyable, it’s best enjoyed in a comfortable chair with the catalogue By Philip Hensher for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 Aubrey Beardsley Tate Britain, London … Read more
There is no surer way of appreciating the full extent of Beethoven’s genius than hearing, acquiring or downloading Maurizio Pollini’s album By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 Maurizio Pollini … Read more
Shoe Lady Royal Court, London Until Saturday, 1hr 5mins Rating: What is it with women and shoes? Some deep female connection to footwear (not even a millipede could wear … Read more