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Imagine the darkest Christopher Nolan housed in Crimson Peaks (a literal Bat Cave) and some grainy Edward Hopper cinemaphotography (only...

What a time to be teaching Cold War history! I find myself with unique ethical dilemmas - reputable people have shared links to fund the...

Twitter can be a wonderful thing - I discovered the History Teachers Book Club and got to Zoom with historians Professor Suzannah...

As ever I'm amazed by the creativity of the Guildford Shakespeare Company. This time they've created The Merry Wives of Windsor as a...

In which I discover that the Laughing Cavalier is neither laughing nor Cavalier…. But more of a shy, painted speed dater. Fascinatingly,...

The Pandemic… I wonder if many Christians are betraying our focus on our own comfort and privilege, and indeed entitlement, at the way we...

Online gig of the year - a reschedule from last year. With a new drummer, Go Go Penguin are sounding tight and bright. Beautifully shot...

Tremendous fun! Another Christmas cancellation switched to on demand. Wonderfully filmed in the round at the Orange Tree Theatre,...

Was so looking forward to watching this James Graham play and David Harewood; but it got COVID cancelled over Christmas. Therefore my...

Some reflections on how Christians and churches are responding to the ongoing Pandemic, inspired by this article:...

I was fortunate enough to join the livestream of The Tragedy of MacBeth with Saoirse Ronan and James McArdle. Directed by Yael Farber,...

I watched it for Dev Patel! Was hoping for lots of Excalibur style dry ice and knights on horseback and mythicness. What I got was not...

Again women’s movement, or imposition of it, is in the headlines, and I wish it wasn’t. I want it to stop. However, there is a change —...

What a treat — not only have I heard an interview with David Suchet, but participated in a how to speak and act Shakespeare class and...

Feeling proper London after scrambling up the hill to Ally Pally for the first time (what a view! how windy! random dart fans!) I very...

I haven’t really explored Spitalfields or East London before; thoroughly recommend a tour with the Gentle Author. Be prepared for...

People often debate whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie, but I would like to propose WonderWoman as a Christmas movie contender.... 1)...

Some may be panic buying incase the UK sees another Lockdown; I am panic culturing and getting in all the movies, plays and art galleries...

The infantalisation of certain sectors and traditions of the UK Church really concerns me. I cannot believe, if society is really as...

To avoid negative news, another Boris speech and potential lockdowning news, I rushed to the cinema to see West Side Story. Loved it -...