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I love the idea of an artistic work being shaped and formed continuously — this is much more Shakespeare or 18th century music style. It’s only now that everything must be ‘authentic’ and take one form. In the smaller theatre of the Royal Opera House (which is really hard to find…
No chance of forty winks here. Gone is the passive and dormant slumbering Princess — instead she zings with zest, life and energy. Matthew Bourne has done it again! And it works on a regional tour too. We firstly encounter Aurora as a magicked baby Princess. She’s portrayed as a…
This is Cultural Capital, a newsletter about my adventures in the arts and culture, including films, theatre, dance, ballet, cultural analysis, concerts and gigs, reflections on faith, all things modern and more…
Compressing the dramatic lives of the Pankhursts was always going to be challenging (like the Brontes)— even at two and a half hours, there are so many achievements and adventures left out. Such as Christobel’s preaching career (and political panelist/commentator in America), or…

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Sherlocked ? Then prepare for a farce about friendship (and how we try to get rid of them!) Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat have collaborated with a…
This is an educationalist’s dream — for at the end of the movie *spoiler alert* students are actively engaged in learning!!! However, Dangerous Minds or…
Again I’m not sure there is an expressive enough vocabulary to give justice to the power, emotion and senses of Women Talking - but let’s give it a go…
Tom Cruise meets War of the Worlds, with a time travel twist. What a genius movie this is. Tom Cruise is at the top of his game in an alien invaded…
There aren’t really words to describe this film, but I’m going to give it a go. Definitely worth watching and definitely deserves its awards. It’s a…
Alexander The Great: The Making of a Myth, British Library London
The Royal Collection has many marvels in it — including the royal fascination with collecting beautiful art objects from Japan (or being gifted them or…
Yes it’s true — with Alamire at St Martin’s in the Fields, London, Anne Boleyn’s songbook (or music collection) can be experienced. Songs, lutes, harps…
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