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…

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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