Excavating the Closet

11 August 2011 London I sympathised with my friend Alan Clark having his debut novel Rory’s Boys launched in the same … More

The Children’s Hour

17 February 2011 London Lillian Hellman’s once-controversial play The Children’s Hour gets a big West End revival – but has it … More

24 April 2010 London Ever since I was first a budding thespian, I’ve been drawn to the work of Alan … More

30 May 2010 Sissinghurst, Kent One of my greatest pleasures of living in England – greater even than the plentiful … More

September 2009 London The National Portrait Gallery is one of my favourite galleries in London, and, like Westminster Abbey, a … More

Dungeness, Kent 15 August 2009 A day trip to Derek Jarman’s beachfront cottage in Dungeness and Henry James’ elegant townhouse … More

11 July 2009 Charleston, Lewes, Sussex A trip to Charleston, the home of Bloomsbury Group artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan … More