New Caterers Get DPG Buzzing

New Caterers Get DPG Buzzing

Michael HollandSep 25, 2021

The Dulwich Picture Gallery has a new exhibition and new caterers. Bovingdons Catering’s Flotsam & Jetsam brand has already created a name for itself…

The End and Beginning of Love

The End and Beginning of Love

Michael HollandSep 24, 2021

Jason Robert Brown’s award-winning musical, The Last Five Years, is a journey that takes us through Cathy and Jamie’s five year relationship as seen…

Dial S for Superb

Dial S for Superb

Michael HollandSep 23, 2021

Indulge your inner sleuth with this contemporary version of Frederick Knott’s psychological thriller, Dial M for Murder, writes Carolyn Hart Taylor. Situating the entirety of…

The Spirit Has Returned

The Spirit Has Returned

Michael HollandSep 22, 2021

Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit is being revived for the umpteenth time, and quite rightly so, writes Michael Holland.Novelist Charles Condomine invites the local clairvoyant…

Little Change From Gill Epic

Little Change From Gill Epic

Michael HollandSep 20, 2021

1950s’ Cardiff was pretty tough for the working class Mrs Harte (Sioned Jones), her son Gerard (Andy Rush), and their neighbours, Mrs Driscoll (Tameka…

The Radical Beauty of Helen Frankenthaler

The Radical Beauty of Helen Frankenthaler

Michael HollandSep 19, 2021

As you walk into the final room of the Helen Frankenthaler exhibition at The Dulwich Picture Gallery, you are met by three versions of…

An Indecent Rise From The Ashes

An Indecent Rise From The Ashes

Michael HollandSep 16, 2021

The ten-man troupe literally rose from the ashes to open Paula Vogel’s Indecent, a play that covers all the major shames and taboos of…

What Larks in Rotherhithe

What Larks in Rotherhithe

Michael HollandSep 9, 2021

In a small Rotherhithe graveyard connected to the mortuary where mist off the Thames crept between the tilting gravestones, a ship’s bell tolled and…

The Dead and Dying Brought to Life

The Dead and Dying Brought to Life

Michael HollandSep 4, 2021

Winsome Pinnock’s Rockets and Blue Lights is a phenomenal piece of work that comes at the right time, writes Michael Holland.The title is from…

Will Emo Cinderella and Prince Charmless Be Happy Ever After

Will Emo Cinderella and Prince Charmless Be Happy Ever After

Michael HollandAug 30, 2021

At the opening of Lloyd Webber’s new musical Cinderella the bar area was replete with a troupe of unmasked celebs ranging from a Loose…

Operation Mincemeat Shows Absurdity of British Elite

Operation Mincemeat Shows Absurdity of British Elite

Michael HollandAug 23, 2021

There is a moment around Operation Mincemeat’s halfway mark when a hitherto rather sour matron sings a ballad about letter writing so unexpectedly moving…

Antillean Is Open For Caribbean Delights

Antillean Is Open For Caribbean Delights

Michael HollandAug 22, 2021

There’s a new restaurant in town and it let the town know it was here with a big, brash, brunch bash with all the…