Shoe Lady Royal Court, London Until Saturday, 1hr 5mins Rating: What is it with women and shoes? Some deep female connection to footwear (not even a millipede could wear … Read more
Though the Aubrey Beardsley exhibition at Tate Britain is richly enjoyable, it’s best enjoyed in a comfortable chair with the catalogue By Philip Hensher for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 14 March 2020 Aubrey Beardsley Tate Britain, London … Read more
Alanis Morissette Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London Touring September 28 to October 4 Rating: Mention 1996 to a music-lover and they will probably think of Oasis or the Spice Girls. But those bands, huge though they were, … Read more
POPULAR By Wendy Holden for the Daily Mail Published: 22:04 BST, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 23:37 BST, 13 March 2020 THIS LOVELY CITY by Louise Hare (HQ £12.99, 400 pp) THIS LOVELY CITY by Louise Hare (HQ £12.99, 400 pp) It’s fifties South London, among the Windrush generation. Twentysomething Lawrie is getting to grips … Read more
Julia Ebner spent years undercover in every kind of extremist group but, Going Dark, her book charting those encounters fails to bring them to life By Julia Llewellyn Smith For Mail On Sunday Published: 22:02 BST, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 19:03 BST, 9 March 2020 Going Dark Julia Ebner … Read more
Paradise 61 Rupert Street, London Rating: It’s a bold move, naming a restaurant Paradise. What with all those images of eternal bliss, celestial perfection and heavenly libations whisked from the tears of an angel. Not, of course, as dumb as calling it Flavour Bastard. That Soho place went the way of all flesh. Closed down … Read more
Madam Butterfly starring Natalya Romaniw looks beautiful, with colourful costumes and an authentic Japanese atmosphere By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:00 BST, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 7 March 2020 Madam Butterfly London Coliseum … Read more
Mick Fleetwood And Friends London Palladium Rating: From George Harrison in 2002 to Ginger Baker the other day, we’re used to finding a rock star’s death followed by a tribute gig. On Tuesday, the idea came with a twist: the honoree was still with us. Peter Green, the guitarist who co-founded Fleetwood Mac in 1967, … Read more
The Prince Of Egypt Dominion Theatre, London Until October 31, 2hrs 45mins Rating: Half a century ago Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz had a hit with Godspell. Then, in 1991, he begat an Old Testament stinker called Children Of Eden. Now there’s this … Read more
Sola 64 Dean Street, Soho, London Rating: (and a half!) California. The Golden State, the promised land, last stop on the American Dream. Go West, young man, follow the gold, to the place where the days are longer, and the nights are stronger, and you’d be safe and warm. If you were in LA. For … Read more