He Said, She Said

19 June 2014 London The First Stone, Helen Garner’s analysis of a 1992 sexual harassment case at an Australian university, … More

O Mother, Wherefore Art Thou?

5 May 2014 London Colm Tóibín’s electrifying novella The Testament of Mary reimagines the Gospels from Mary’s point of view. The stage version, … More

The Unilluminated

28 April 2014 London Eleanor Catton’s Booker Prize winning novel The Luminaries is an impressive achievement. But despite elegant writing … More

Anne Frank Remembered

20 April 2014 Amsterdam, The Netherlands A visit to the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam is an unforgettable experience – … More

My Big Fat Gay Buddhist Passover

15 April 2014 London A night at an unconventional Passover Seder dinner involving Egyptian Buddhists, chicken soup and more matzo … More

Salò Revisited

9 April 2014 London Nearly forty years since its release, Pasolini’s film Salò, based on Sade’s novel The 120 Days of Sodom, … More

O Blue Come Forth

8 April 2014 London Derek Jarman’s final film, the exquisite Blue, gets a glorious re-screening in London’s IMAX cinema. I first … More

Rhapsody in Blue

7 April 2014 London Passionate, heart-breaking and occasionally ridiculous, Abdellatif Kechiche’s wonderful film Blue Is the Warmest Colour explodes onto … More