The oil paintings in this intriguing exhibition, by one of Barcelona’s young established artists, display intricate urban landscapes impregnated with human presence, but absent of any figures. Fragments of the city viewed from the sky are repeated over and over to the point of abstraction, yet, these bits of rich form and colour are still [...]
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Rosanna Casano
April 22, 2009The Great Man
March 7, 2009David Williamson’s new comedy revisits the political arena for a perceptive look at the nature of truth. Jack Barclay, a towering figure in the Labor (sic) Party, has died and a group of his nearest and not-so-dearest gather to plan the order of service. As they jockey for position, the reputation of the great man [...]
Cyrene mosaic
January 28, 2009The Capulets and the Montagues
November 14, 2008This all-new operatic production of Vincenzo Bellini’s ‘The Capulets and the Montagues’, based on Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’, features mezzo sensation Susanne Mentzer as the male lead and soprano Laura Claycomb as Giuletta. Sweeping melodies and romantic songs accompany the star-crossed love story.
Midnight Berlin
October 5, 2008Although Berlin has grabbed more headlines in the world’s press than most other capitals in the last decade, German photographer Klaus Schiedt maintains that there are vast tracts of the city which are largely unknown. So he spent the past two decades snapping those quiet corners in the witching hour, revealing both the eerie sobriety [...]
Vicar Street
September 30, 2008As a music venue, Vicar Street is well known, but don’t let a lack of tickets to the next big gig stop you from popping in for a drink. The gorgeously designed main bar is big and bright, with windows on the world it seems – the most coveted seating areas are somewhere between the [...]
Cheaper in bulk
July 8, 2008My route in Croatia took me Split – Hvar – Korcula – Split, all by Jadrolinija, and cost 62 Kuna deck class. Apparently the more tickets you buy together, the cheaper it becomes. The Croatian Tourist office in London sells 10, 20 and 30 day Jadrolinija tickets that can be used on all domestic routes. [...]
