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Mixology masters Bourne & Hollingsworth did it again on Saturday night, with A Grimm Halloween Party at The Grand Hall St Pancras. Ghoulish, outrageous and booze-fuelled, it was a night of creepy cocktails, daring fancy dress and [read more]

In March 2015, a much-loved work from the National Gallery Collection – Canaletto’s A Regatta on the Grand Canal – is going on the road and travelling the UK as the second painting in the three-year Masterpiece Tour. The three host [read more]

The November Man is a spy thriller with Pierce Brosnan, who obviously wants to try out his own darker version of Bond without getting sued. The film is based on the seventh instalment of a novel series by Bill Granger and there is [read more]

Hammersmith loves Hackett. Hackett loves Hammersmith. This was the return of the formidable Genesis guitarist to a stage that he performed at a year earlier showcasing his Genesis Revisited project. It was so successful that it was deemed [read more]

An expertly executed character study, The Skeleton Twins is an exploration of grief and disappointment, of self worth and broken relationships, and of the bewildering task of navigating through the moral greys of life that threaten to [read more]

It’s an enthusiastic and warm audience that greets Asaf Avidan on this equally warm Halloween evening, as the Israeli singer/songwriter continues his solo surge forwards since disbanding his band The Mojos back in 2012.  The stage [read more]

Setting itself apart from the crowded genre of clichéd teen dramas, Palo Alto is tastefully delivered by the immense talent of first-time director Gia Coppola, granddaughter of Francis, who has succeeded in crafting an absorbing take on [read more]

A seemingly impossible dream realised by a determined man, Kon-Tiki tells the story of noted explorer Thor Heyerdal’s epic journey across the pacific on a Balsa wood raft. Both the performances and pace of this film make for an exciting [read more]

Umbria, Toscany, Piedmont, Lombardi: names rich with history and tradition, the birthplaces of many a culinary love affair. Italy’s magnificent reputation for wine is one that is both nuanced and well-deserved, representing one of the [read more]

Thursday afternoon at BluesFest was reserved for the showcasing of newborn discoveries and unearthing their blues motivations Elgar Room First up in the Elgar Room were cheeky Essex rockers Dr Feelgood, and they wasted no time getting into [read more]