When audiences enter the Nuremberg State Theatre four years later, they will find themselves in a cuboid that seats 800 and is covered in lush vegetation. To get there, they must pass through a giant horseshoe-shaped building known as the “Nazi Coliseum,” one of the largest structures left from the party’s massive construction spree of… Read More »
A few weeks ago I took my eight-year-old son Elliott to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. It was Elliott’s second play after my adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Now, before I accuse you of being an egotist who only takes your child to see his own work, I want to say that we… Read More »
Ask a visitor to name a building or monument that defines London and a short list will come up that includes Nelson’s Column, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge… and the Tower of London, which gives it its name. This symbol of our city is remarkable for many reasons, not least because it is the largest physical… Read More »
Manchester Airport is the third busiest airport in the UK after Heathrow and Gatwick. In 2023, more than 28 million passengers passed through its three terminals, and this number is expected to rise. That’s why it’s important to plan your route to the airport in advance. Here we explain the easiest ways to get there,… Read More »
The golden age of aviation is back—at least for a few wealthy travelers. This June, a Pan Am-branded commemorative flight will ferry 50 lucky souls in style between New York, Bermuda, Lisbon, Marseille, London and Ireland by private jet, with stays in first-class hotels. Tickets for the 12-day trip start from around £45,500 and organiser… Read More »
With its spa town heritage, unspoilt rural surrounds and well-kept Victorian streets, it’s easy to see why Ilkley has gained a reputation as a miniature Harrogate, a lesser-known sibling to Yorkshire’s most famous spa town – perhaps even a “deadly rival”, as one local newspaper rather suggestively put it. But I disagree. To me, this… Read More »
Nothing beats Italy in the summer months. Millions of people, including British legions, are drawn to its beaches, cypress-lined streets, Roman ruins and Renaissance monuments. But there are a few pitfalls to avoid this summer. From the intense storms in the north to the scorching heat in the south, from the congestion in Rome to… Read More »
What to see We have been visiting the beautiful town of Castine for the last 30 years. Located on a picturesque peninsula near Penobscot Bay, the town is close to the popular destinations of Blue Hill and Bar Harbor and has a charming, unique serenity. The wide, central ‘Main Street’ leads to the town pier,… Read More »
‘Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are,’ wrote philosopher-gourmet Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in 1825, and this is particularly true of today’s Marseille: food is the key to understanding the city. Kesra The pita bread grilled by grandmothers from the Algerian diaspora in Noailles. The pizzas that young people and… Read More »
It has been called the “heartbeat” of the National Theatre. Housed in a brutalist building in London’s South End, the Studio was founded in 1984 as a five-year experiment to develop new work away from the public eye. “Until we set up the Studio,” says its founding director, Peter Gill, “there was a sense that… Read More »