Magical Lantern Festival

Last night I headed to southwest London to visit the annual Magical Lantern Festival to mark the end of Chinese New Year. …

THE RED SHOES

Last month I attended the press night of Matthew Bourne's world premiere adaptation of  The Red Shoes at Sadler's…

LA SOIREE

We recently attended the opening night of the new show from the acclaimed  La Soirée  cabaret theatre group at the pop-up s…

TOSCA

A few weeks ago I attended a performance of the English National Opera 's Tosca at the Coliseum as part of their series…

COSI FAN TUTTE

Last week I attended a performance of Mozart's comic opera Cosi fan tutte at the beautiful Royal Opera House in Coven…

UNDRESSED

The Undressed exhibition at the Victoria & Albert explores the history of lingerie from the 18th century to the prese…

PROMS IN THE PARK

Two weeks ago my bestie and I headed over to Hyde Park to attend the UK's largest outdoor classical music concert for t…

SWAN LAKE IN-THE-ROUND

Last month I saw the English National Ballet's  Swan Lake in-the-round  at the Royal Albert Hall, which was one of the …

DINER EN BLANC

One of my favourite evenings last year was Diner en Blanc .  Over 1,200 guests were taken to a secret location (which for …

PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN: MONET TO MATISSE

The  Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse exhibition at the Royal Academy is beautiful, uplifting and perfect for …

LE CORSAIRE

In 2013  English National Ballet became the first British company to perform the complete work of Le Corsaire , which they…

THE NUTCRACKER

Christmas isn't Christmas without the Nutcracker .  Last month I went to see the English National Ballet's producti…

MOULIN ROUGE

Last week in Paris I made my way up to Montmartre to visit the most famous cabaret in the world. The legendary Moulin Rouge…

CARMEN

Last week I attended the opening night of Georges Bizet's much-loved opera Carmen at the Royal Opera House. This reviv…

HEPBURN

It's the final week to see the  Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon  exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery , a s…

THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS

I was lucky enough to spend last Saturday evening in the Royal Albert Hall at the joyous Last Night of the Proms , the fina…

BAILA BRAZIL

Two weeks ago I headed to the Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank for an evening fusing dance, Afro-Brazilian culture and …

SCOTCH & SODA

Last week my mama was visiting over her birthday for a few days of nice dinners and exhibitions, so I took her to see the f…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: LATITUDE

I'm heading back to Latitude Festival in Suffolk for the third time today and I can't wait: lots of live music, d…

CINDERELLA

Earlier this week I attended the opening night of Christopher Wheeldon's modern production of Cinderella, performed…