Dreams Dashed in Laboured Drama One of America’s greatest and most popular novelists, John Steinbeck has had many of his works adapted for film,…

Rough Magic Raves On Mystical magic forces were at work in the post-work rush to transport young reviewer Woody from his end of Year…

Many visitors to Soho will be aware of its historical connection to the Jazz music scene. On Dean Street, the Pizza Express has for…

The Aroma of French Bread in the Chocolate Factory  What a ‘bouffée d’air provençale’ the music and lyrics in Stephen Schwartz’s The Baker’s Wife…

A deep-fried drama seasoned with real life I entered the Dorfman auditorium to see a set comprising a lounge where sports on TV would…

The balance of tomato, cheese and meat couldn’t be faulted. The weather on the day of my visit to Hackney Bridge, East London’s street…

The Magic of Wilton’s Ben Hart, a young man already elevated to the higher echelons of the mystical Magic Circle, brought his best bits…

Colour Explosions There is a good chance that Stella Cardew R.A. is, at 96, the oldest working artist in Southwark. What is without doubt…

Moving, beautiful and refreshingly emotional On a multi-level stage framed by cherry blossoms and beautifully clouded in the floating pinks, blues and violets of…

Iron Fist or Helping Hand? Joe Penhall’s The Constituent is an excellent piece of theatre. It isn’t dragged out for the sake of adding…

I was very excited to be invited over to the newly refurbished Brown Cow in Fulham Road to check out their seasonal menu and…

I bought Eric Burdon Declares War 54 years ago and it is still one of my favourite albums, so when I heard War had…