The Not So Ugly Duckling
The Guardian 18 August 2022 I’m no fan of seagulls – only the other day, one of them snatched a sandwich out of my hand – but I’ve never thought…
Life Is a Dream
The Guardian 3 November 2021 Segismundo has just woken up in a palace, having spent his life holed up in a tower. In Pedro Calderón’s extraordinary Spanish golden age drama,…
The Covid Requiem
The Guardian 17 September 2021 We’ve read about it in the papers. We’ve seen it analysed on TV. We’ve chatted about it in Zoom meetings. But it’s only now, after…