Looking back at the extraordinary life of Josephine Baker in 1986
by When she arrived in Paris in 1925, Josephine Baker was “just a principal dancer with a knack for comedy,” according to the statement observer explained …
Category: Travel
Your guide to… Carvalhal, Portugal’s answer to St. Tropez
You’ve heard a lot about Comporta – Portugal’s answer to the Hamptons – but just beyond the outskirts there’s a buzz around Carvalhal that’s only …
We rehearsed a difficult dance move – and I caught her head before she hit the floor
I was a young dancer from Queensland when I got my first international gig with the Leipzig Ballet in Germany in 2012 and a year …
Boy whose mousetrap show at school led to a legal threat joins the West End cast
The curtain falls on every performance The mousetrapthe longest-running play in the world, applauding audience members are asked not to reveal the secret solution to …
a lost possible inspiration for Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway
Clarissa Dalloway, the heroine of one of Virginia Woolf’s most popular novels, “always throws parties to fill the silence.” the story, Mrs. Dallowayclosely follows a …
Symphony of Sad Songs – Review
“Father of the atomic bomb” is enough of a boast to get a person’s attention, or as J. Robert Oppenheimer himself put it, citing the …
why we should all go out into the forest
There are two seasons when I especially love being among the trees. The first is at the height of spring, when new leaves and forest …
Paul O’Grady’s widower sells country villa despite winning planning dispute
Paul O’Grady’s widower has put his country home up for sale despite winning a planning battle with his neighbors earlier this year. Andre Portasio, who …
Obituary for Clare Jarvis
My niece Clare Jarvis, who has died of cancer aged 51, was a great actress and a talented singer and musician. After graduating from Manchester …