Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyGuau! Carmen @ Royal Opera House, LondonEveryone keeps moving all the time in this production, no-one is background scenery. Aigul Akhmetshina is full throttle, literally giving…4 min read·2 days ago----
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyFinally, Sam Amidon… Outlanders: Scotland Unwrapped: Sam Amidon, Robyn Stapleton and the Aurora…I’ve been trying to see Sam Amidon in real life since post-Lockdowns and have finally succeeded. In a unique collaboration, Sam Amidon…3 min read·Apr 28, 2024----
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyChristopher Nolan’s Bond Moment? InceptionWatching Inception at the Prince Charles Cinema, I’m reflecting on how Bondian it is, but also the sheer genius of the creativity and…4 min read·Apr 28, 2024----
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyPerfect DaysIs perfect…and my first Wim Wenders watch. Beautifully cinematographic, often wordless, it’s episodic and character-led, with wonderful…3 min read·Apr 25, 2024----
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyUncle Vanya @ Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, LondonTrevor Nunn’s wonderfully humane version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, in which all the characters count and are treated kindly; we could see…3 min read·Apr 23, 2024----
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyWhose Richard? Which Richard? Richard My Richard @ Theatre Royal Bury St EdmundsRichard III (a terrific Kyle Rowe) is back — alive and kicking, though he can’t feel his feet or remember everything. Emerging from the…5 min read·Apr 23, 2024----
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyCivil WarDisorientating, less a nightmarish Independence Day, and more a reflective Don McCullen-esque movie, this Alex Garland written and directed…6 min read·Apr 22, 2024----
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyWatching A Star Is Born (2018) @ Cabinet Rooms, WinchesterHappily to the secret cinema room of the delightful Cabinet Rooms in Winchester — this time to watch A Star Is Born with Lady Gaga and…5 min read·Apr 15, 2024----
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyThe Hills of California @ Harold Pinter Theatre, LondonI wasn’t intending to watch this play until I started to hear good and powerful things about it from Little London Whispers and Mickey-Jo…6 min read·Apr 14, 2024----
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyHarold Pinter Can Be Fun(ny): The Lover/The Collection @ Theatre Royal BathTerrrific pairing of Harold Pinter plays with an equally terrific cast — David Morrissey, Matthew Horne, Claudie Blakley and Elliot…3 min read·Apr 13, 2024----