This latest offering from a pared-down Spymonkey team tackles Ancient Greek comedy, as well as some introspective soul-searching. Spymonkey Does The Frogs Wasn’t I just talking recently about the joys of very unexpected theatre? Oh yes, I was. So I don’t think it will surprise you to learn that I enjoyed my first Spymonkey production […]
A review of Ghost Walk, an experience from Poltergeist and New Diorama Theatre which does what it says on the tin! An entertaining way to explore central London and its history. Ghost Walk It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. I saw c-o-n-t-a-c-t last year which was a blend of app-based theatre […]
A review of a recent guided tour of the Globe. In which I can celebrate the Bard’s birthday by sharing this in-person experience with you! We are edging ever closer to live theatre performances, and in the meantime this tour is fun and informative. Back Inside A Theatre! I am such a proponent of booking […]
An illustrated walk around the nooks and crannies of St James’s, including Piccadilly and Green Park. If this doesn’t whet your appetite for seeking out London’s hidden sights, then nothing will! St James’s – Where Is That Again? St James’s is an area of London which many may pass through without a second thought. Unless […]
Lindos is a sleepy settlement dominated for millennia by its natural citadel. Or it would be sleepy, were it not for the hordes of tourists descending on it daily (myself included). An Introduction to Lindos Today’s post is very much in the same genre as this one on Cape Verde. It answers the question “what […]
Get ready for a bumper week of architectural treasures as we embark on Part II of 2024 Open House. Open House London 2024: Part II You know how I got so overexcited at Open House this year that I had to split my post in two (first part here)? Well buckle up everyone, this second […]
The latest installment of the annual architecture festival Open House London sees the Salterton Arts Review and the Urban Geographer combine their interests and visit a range of interesting spots across the city. Open House London 2024 Well that’s it, I’ve finally done it. I’ve got so overexcited at Open House London that I have […]
Of the museums I visited recently in Stockholm the Vasa Museum was the one I was most looking forward to. But why? And did it live up to the hype? Find out below. What is the Vasa Museum? When you’re in a new place and figuring out what to see and do, some tourist spots […]
A lot of pre-Roman and Roman history to explore at Verulamium Museum, including some of the best mosaics outside the Mediterranean. The museum is just one part of a Roman day out in modern St Albans. A Short History of Verulamium The Roman city of Verulamium lies almost, but not quite, under the modern city […]
Chekhov’s tale of love and yearning updated to 1920s Britain, The Lady With a Dog introduces some successful new elements while others are best left to the original short story. The Lady With A Dog The last Chekhov adaptation I saw took the action from the Russian countryside to a South Asian space age. Why […]