Dealing with loss is one of the great plot devices of drama. People’s reactions to a death can be extreme and also sometimes extremely funny. Fleabag runs wild through London, picking up and dropping partners with mad abandon, while actors in Hollywood as portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio try to act out their past fictional exploits […]
In many great productions, it’s the part players that end up stealing the show. This might be intentional as in the Lion King,where the hero is constantly upstaged by a warthog and meerkat. On the other hand, it might be the fact that the main stars want to take it easy and let the lesser […]
A quick question to all the smartphone-wielding gig-goers out there. Does a blurred image of Robbie Williams’s left shoulder tattoo represent the highlight of your night? Also, is using Florence (not to mention her Machine) as a backdrop for a selfie really going to boost your social profile? By all means treat gigs as an […]
It’s amazing what a bit of colour and dash can do for a career that is based on more prosaic foundations. Blues pianist Reg Dwight put on some outrageous glasses and became Elton John. Gloria Estefan took Latin American dance music into the charts via a series of glittering costumes. Even boring old cricket gets […]
They say that crossroads are places filled with mysterious significance that involve fate and decision. Football teams, pop groups and superhero franchises all reach a point where they adapt or die and London is a place where careers and creativity can be tested to the limit. Actors, musicians and sportspeople may come and go but […]
Dealing with the past can be a strange undertaking, especially when that past has been shared and interpreted to the point of cliché. Fifties Britain meant different things to different people. To some it was a time of recovery and upward-mobility, to others it was a grim slog through prejudices and pressure to conform. Humour […]
Remembering great artistes can sometimes be a tricky balance as too much reverence can easily turn into pastiche. It’s better to imagine how a great singer would have handled new material and old standards which is why Lioness is such an effective tribute to Amy Winehouse. Dolly Parton, however, is fully in charge of her […]
In London, if you were interested in oddball eating experiences, you could always count on powerful women. Queen Anne made everyone in her court eat pineapples, while famous ballerinas through the years have had strange desserts named after them. Punk poet, Patti Smith would probably throw the whole lot in the chef’s face before performing […]
December’s crowded social calendar gives plenty of opportunities for young talent to break through and this applies in both the arts and other spheres of entertainment. Youth choirs, ballet dancers and emerging football talent all get their chance to shine at Christmas because of the sheer number of events happening in the Capital. So, if […]
Perfection can be as much about the how as about the what and London offers plenty of both. Top restaurants in the Capital provide an experience that seems effortless and plenty of art exhibitions highlight work of staggering intricacy. First place, however goes to an energy source lying just a mere 93 million miles away […]
