A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash – a remake of the 1969 film La Piscine – is a psychodrama set on an island off the Sicilian coast, with the action centred on four…
Guys and Dolls
Image courtesy of Oliver Buchanan. Guys and Dolls The Church Hill Theatre Run Ended Guys and Dolls is celebrated as one of the world’s best-loved musicals, and it is conceivably…
One day at a time: how to succeed in your long-distance love
Whether you have been together for five years or for five months, going separate ways is undeniably hard. You probably thought about it for a long time, and, after talking…
Improved Scotland vanquished by rampant Wales
After the Calcutta Cup, Scotland fans were in despair. “We’ve regressed”, they cried, and the prospect of facing Wales this week did not exactly fill them with exuberant joy. Wales…
Your fitness fix: spice up your life and reinvigorate your workout
It’s February. Fitness motivation is waning. Pancake Day was a glorious time of over-eating a plethora of sweet, and savoury carby-goodness; it was a day when you thought ‘this is…
Diagnosing Dyspraxia: when clumsiness becomes a condition
By the time my driving instructor asked me to ‘pull the car over in a safe place’, I was crying. After months of lessons and three failed driving tests, he…
William’s Everyday Dishes: how to make a mind-blowing fish pie
Fish pie, I think it is fair to say, has a certain ‘marmite’ quality to it. I’ve had some fish pies which have delighted me with just cooked fish, a…