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BOOK REVIEW: ‘A New Man’ by Charlie Kiss

BOOK REVIEW: ‘A New Man’ by Charlie Kiss

This personal narrative is an enlightening and interesting read, and the throb of political engagement, fairness and the conviction of being able to change and build a better word is a fiery undercurrent to what can be a tender vulnerable tale, honest and soul baring.

BOOK REVIEW: Natalie and Romaine by Diana Souhami

BOOK REVIEW: Natalie and Romaine by Diana Souhami

Souhami’s eye for detail and her enormously kind and generous emotional insight gives us not just the facts of their existence, but the feeling, yearning, passions and desires of two perfectly fascinating and indomitable women with the world at their feet. It’s a hugely positive and fun depiction of

FILM REVIEW: The Ice King by JAMES ERSKINE

FILM REVIEW: The Ice King by JAMES ERSKINE

Uncompromising, a little waspish, funny and charming, utterly vulnerable, stronger than an Ox, fast, lithe and inspiring, camp, sensual and a rejecter of butch ways of sport and skating John Curry is one of the LGBTQ heroes who should be held up and venerated and this film goes a long way to resto

BOOK REVIEW: The Trial of Roger Casement by Fionnuala Doran

BOOK REVIEW: The Trial of Roger Casement by Fionnuala Doran

Based on his true life story; condemned as a revolutionary, imprisoned in the Tower of London ( This was the 20th century!!) his sexuality exposed by the circulation of his private journals, and on his final day in the courtroom, he delivered a brave, impassioned speech that still resonates.

OPERA REVIEW: Iolanthe @ENO

OPERA REVIEW: Iolanthe @ENO

Iolanthe English National Opera This all new production of Iolanthe has a different director Cal McCrystal from the ENO G&S smash hit Pirates of Penzance, but looks like being as huge a success as that was. McCrystal – who is newish to opera – plays it straight, proper Gilbert and Sullivan and this

THEATRE REVIEW: Spamalot @Eastbourne

THEATRE REVIEW: Spamalot @Eastbourne

Spamalot Devonshire Park Theatre Eastbourne Funnier than the Black Death & lovingly ripped off from the hugely successful 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, this spammier than ever production is full of misfit knights, killer rabbits, dancing nuns and ferocious Frenchmen. This is a gleefully

OPERA REVIEW: Satyagraha @ENO

OPERA REVIEW: Satyagraha @ENO

Visually it’s astonishing, blending and weaving itself with an endless sense of movement, representing the public support for Gandhi in the printed press. I was transfixed as the second part rose to its crescendo and with the projections, movement of actors, changing lighting effects and full of for

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