It’s Been So Long, Marianne

7 June 2013 London The return of the great British actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste in a fine revival of James Baldwin’s play … More

A Little Party Never Killed Nobody

6 June 2013 London Ozzie ringmaster Baz Lurhmann’s bombastic film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby explodes off … More

25 April 2013 London ANZAC Day: a celebration of New Zealand’s national identity, or a reminder of a pointless bloody … More

9 April 2013 London Some thoughts on the life and legacy of Margaret Thatcher – the scourge of the liberal … More

3 April 2013 London Gaybros, a new online gay community group for gays who like “guy stuff”, has raised eyebrows … More

17 March 2013 London A screening of the Met Opera’s wonderful production of Parsifal leaves me pondering whether too much … More

26 January 2013 London Stephen Sondheim’s musical Merrily We Roll Along and an encore screening of Trainspotting remind me of the irresistible … More

16 January 2013 London I add my two cents worth to Jodie Foster’s not-quite-a-coming-out speech at the Golden Globes. Sunday … More

6 January 2013 London The Pre-Raphaelite show at the Tate reveals nothing new or interesting about these one-time artistic and … More

5 January 2013 London Complicite’s dazzling production of Bulgakov’s novel The Master & Margarita was one of my top two … More