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Looking to show your teenagers a totally different cultural experience? A holiday in Tokyo and Kyoto will prove very rewarding. I have 14 and 12 year old girls and, despite panicking about their imminent year end exams, they loved the trip over May half-term. A 12 hour flight sounds like a deterrent for a week’s trip but it’s just two hours longer than going to Florida. Also, British Airways has...
Privacy by James Graham The Donmar Warehouse - until 31st May 2014 Are you really who you think you are? The power of technology and its ultimately sinister and intrusive consequences are revealed in James Graham’s new play. The story is both engaging and alarming as the inventive cast take on multiple roles and interact with the audience. Please ensure your mobile devices are switched on in order to...
The Wolf of Wall Street Martin Scorsese It is all about excess. There is no safeword - and even if there were, as Leonardo DiCaprio discovers in the candle wax scene, it wouldn't work. Scorsese mixes up a lethal cocktail, of money, sex and drugs, to deliver an almighty adrenalin rush that is The Wolf of Wall Street. But this is no quick fix; for nearly three hours DiCaprio...
Therese Raquin by Emile Zola Music by Craig Adams Book and Lyrics by Nona Shepphard Finborough Theatre - playing until 19th April 2014 The audience is immediately hit by the intensity created by Craig Adams and Nona Shepphard in their musical adaptation of Zola's novel depicting love and despair. 12 actors, some in multiple roles, form an intricate physical puzzle in a space so tiny that the viewer is...
Mojo by Jez Butterworth Harold Pinter Theatre The revival of Jez Butterworth's first play, Mojo, was anticipated as a must see for London theatregoers. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Ben Whislaw and Rupert Grint, combined with a script from the writer of Jerusalem fame, this had all the ingredients for a strong piece of drama. The play, set in a 1950s Soho nightclub, details the events of...