A stylish production of The Master Builder, directed by Mehmet Ergen, melds strong performances with striking design. The Master Builder This was my first time seeing Henrik Ibsen’s The Master Builder. And I have to say, I think Desmond MacCarthy’s erstwhile summary of it as the tragedy of an “elderly architect who falls off his scaffold while trying […]
Darkly comedic, full of noughties hits, and instantly recognisable to anyone who’s ever had a customer service job, Sort Sol Theatre Company’s How Am I Doing Today? is a real treat. How Am I Doing Today? ‘Tis the season! Not quite that season yet. Halloween season. Having been to my first spooky theatre event of […]
I get my hands on one of the National Trust’s hottest tickets, for one of it’s most unusual properties: 575 Wandsworth Road. 575 Wandsworth Road Today’s post is but a little one. I would love to show you around 575 Wandsworth Road, but the National Trust (probably quite rightly) have a no photos policy inside, […]
October is the perfect time for the Lion & Unicorn Theatre to stage Uncle Monty’s Antique Shop, an anthology of psychological horror shorts, part of the theatre’s Here | For season. Uncle Monty’s Antique Shop I love a bit of spooky theatre around Halloween, and my favourite kind is in the uncanny/psychological horror. I’m not […]
Our final stop in France (this time around) is le Bioparc de Doué-la-Fontaine, a charming zoo in the unique setting of a former quarry. We’re Going to the Zoo Bioparc We’ve had a busy old time in France. Starting in Nantes, we rode an elephant (sort of) at les Machines de l’île, and did some […]
Europe’s largest Japanese garden is an unexpected discovery in this corner of France. Summer is not the best time to see it from a botanical point of view, but a cosplay-themed day is a great way to welcome new visitors to the park. A Japanese Garden in the Maine-et-Loire In recent days, you’ve come on […]
I continue my tour of the best French public art collections outside Paris with le Musée d’arts de Nantes. Art and the French Revolution So far in Nantes, you’ve followed along to get a taster of the 6th largest city in France, and then let your imagination carry you away with a visit to les Machines de […]
A visit to les Machines de l’île is a great starting point in Nantes. Genuinely fun, it’s also an insight into what makes the city special. An Excursion to Look Forward To In my last post, I wrote about a very quick trip to Nantes. Just a taster, in fact. Nantes wasn’t our ultimate destination. […]
Once a major port for transatlantic trade, Nantes is one of many cities reinventing itself as traditional industries and ways of living have declined. In barely 24 hours we saw history, art, and fantastical creations worthy of Jules Verne. A Short Visit to Nantes It’s becoming a habit of mine to do flying visits to […]
A masterful storytelling performance as Dov Citron takes on George Orwell’s classic in Animal Farm: As Witnessed by Moses the Raven. Animal Farm: As Witnessed by Moses the Raven “I’m exhausted”, said Dov Citron after the curtain call. I’m not surprised. Animal Farm: As Witnessed by Moses the Raven, which Citron writes and performs, is […]
