1. Review: Measure for Measure

    Review: Measure for Measure  

    LESLEY FINLAY enjoyed a stripped down version of Measure for Measure at the Rose Theatre, Bankside...

  2. Review: Journey’s End

     

    JULIE PIRIE enjoys the ever-popular Journey's End and finds it continues to resonate with young audiences...

  3. Review: The Man with the Luggage

    Review: The Man with the Luggage  

    There is still time to catch the wonderful The Man with the Luggage, Trestle's current production. Lesley Finlay explains why you should get a date in your diary...

  4. Degas: life through a lens

    Degas: life through a lens  

    The delightful images of ballet dancers became the trademark of painter Edgar Degas. But there is more to the images than meets the eye as LESLEY FINLAY discovered...

  5. The Big Interview: Shiori Kase

    The Big Interview: Shiori Kase  

    Shiori Kase is making a name for herself as one of the darlings of the ballet world. She spoke to LESLEY FINLAY during a break in the tour of Strictly Gershwin in which she dances an acclaimed pas de deux...

  6. Keith Gaines: Buy Two, Get one school free!

     

    Our Keith Gaines has spotted a new 'revenue stream' in the shape of free schools. Join him for the ride...

  7. Telling it like it is

    Telling it like it is  

    The fairytale is still alive, relevant and kicking with much to teach all of us about our common humanity. LESLEY FINLAY spoke to director Melly Still on how she is bringing stories alive in her Christmas revival of Beasts and Beauties...

  8. Eyre we go again

    Eyre we go again  

    LESLEY FINLAY took her cinema seat to see the latest adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre...

  9. A life with Dickens

    A life with Dickens  

    Sometimes it takes time to understand the brilliance of Charles Dickens. This happened to PAUL WADEY, the Head of English at Gad’s Hill Place, the school which was once the writer’s final home. Here, he shares his Dickens journey…

  10. Bringing the past to life

    Bringing the past to life  

    LESLEY FINLAY spoke to playwright Rupert Wickham about his approach to writing plays inspired by history...