Deborah Heath takes a trip back in time to the age of the great Roman dramatists… It was my absolute pleasure to attend a special one-off event at the Roman Theatre Festival on Sunday. Professor Tim Botswain, academic and trustee of OVO, presented an illuminating hour of entertainment, exploring the nature...
James Cameron visits Samuel Ryder’s seed hall on Holywell Hill to discover what’s on offer from its latest tenant… There are some locations that stay empty for years and years when a restaurant closes down, and others that spring back up very quickly. I am glad that Moka falls into the...
Deborah Heath is at the Roman Theatre Festival as Shakespeare meets the Summer of Love...
Act4 productions are back at the Roman Theatre Festival and Deborah Heath is there to see their take on a less well-known Sondheim musical… I was pleased to see the return of Act4 to the Roman Theatre Festival – I loved their production of ‘Into The Woods’ in 2024, admiring their...
Matt Adams hides away from the heatwave to enjoy the seasonal delights on offer at the St Albans brasserie… Less than five minutes after sitting down and we are already being relocated to another table because the six-year-old sent her drink flying across plates, menus, cutlery, chairs and a large portion...
James Cameron is at The Maltings Arts Theatre for a chilled evening of music...
James Cameron dons his gladrags for a night of indulgence at the luxury hotel… Sopwell House recently threw open its doors to the great and good of St Albans (or at least those who are members of the Chamber of Commerce) to help them celebrate the 40th anniversary of the hotel...
Deborah Heath is at Chiswell Green United Reformed Church for Breakaway Theatre’s take on the Bard’s comedy classic...
Hillary Childs returns to the Westminster Lodge facility for the first time in six years - but how much has changed? The last time I enjoyed a relaxing afternoon in the oasis of calm that is Westminster Lodge’s Verulamium Spa, I was heavily pregnant with my second daughter, and took full...
Lesley Cowland is cast away in the Abbey Theatre Studio for Company of Ten’s latest… What was meant to be a team building exercise for four women working at the Pennine Mineral Water Company turns out to be something very different when, accidentally, they end up on a small island in...
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