Tapping in to tapestry weaving
The impending loan of the Bayeaux Tapestry to the UK from its home in France got me thinking about tapestry, one of the oldest forms of woven textiles. However, many experts will tell you that the Bay ...
LIFESTYLE
The world premiere of an American gay play is taking place in London
Robert Tanitch reviews The Inheritance at Young Vic, London SE1 American playwright Matthew Lopez’s epic play is about gay men living in New York today and their inheritance is AIDS. Lopez has been qu ...
An ethnographic film becomes a horror movie in this riveting documentary
Joyce Glasser reviews The Islands and the Whales (March 29, 2018) Cert. 12A, 81 min. A recent local newspaper photo depicting 150 whales beached at Hamelin Bay, Australia was meant to be distressing: ...
What are little girls made of?
Robert Tanitch reviews Ruthless! The Musical at Arts Theatre, London WC2 Ruthless! The Musical premiered Off-Broadway in 1992. The book and lyrics are by Jack Paley. The music is by Marvin Laird. The ...