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then we take berlin

“What changed things forever, and most certainly for better, was the cunt.”

The pathetic epithet, malevolently and monstrously misogynist, is the catalyst for Aircraftman John Holderness to bypass basic training and be fast tracked into the secret service.

It’s just …

Theatre

proof

David Auburn’s PROOF takes us into a young woman’s world as she reaches a significant milestone in her life, turning a quarter of a century. Joining Catherine (Matilda Ridgway) in her birthday celebrations is her estranged stocks analyst sister, …

Cinema

mandela: long walk to freedom

Just a short time after the great man’s passing, MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM was released. The much awaited film of Mandela’s autobiography has been adapted for the big screen by William Nicholson, is directed by Justin Chadwick and stars …

Opera

carmen

George Bizet’s CARMEN has been wowing opera-goers for over 140 years now with its alluring mixture of the unpredictable and dangerous, love and loathing, and, as the program notes state, “the ultimate femme fatale is back to stamp her feet, …

Literature

as luck would have it

AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT

Derek Jacobi is a versatile British actor best known for his numerous classical performances and in particular, Claudius in “I Claudius”. He has acted in productions from the West End to Broadway.

In Jacobi’s autobiography he talks about being gay, …

Cinema

the book thief

THE BOOK THIEF is a Brian Percival film from a screenplay by Michael Petroni based on the best selling novel by author Marcus Zuzsak.  The story is  set in Germany during World War 11.

The young female lead character – …

Cinema

last vegas

John Turtletaub helmer of the National Treasure series and Dan Fogelman who wrote Crazy Stupid Love have teamed to present a comedy of the aged

Four academy award winning actors make a silk purse out of a sows ear in …

Cinema

the past

The past, present and future collide in a confluence of conflict in THE PAST, a mature and assured multi layered story of former expat Parisian Persian by director of A SEPERATION, Asghar Farhadi.

Nominated for a Golden Globe but somehow …

Ballet

the perfect partnership

THE PERFECT PARTNERSHIP, starring Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, is an outstanding documentary that features never before seen footage, interviews and dance selections between two of the greatest classical dancers to ever grace the world’s stages – many critics …

Cinema

BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR

Having attended the Cannes Film Festival in May 2013 (15th to 26th May),  I actually got to experience the superb Palm d’Or winner, BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR.

Originally a graphic novel written by Julie Maroh, BLUE IS THE …

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