JT Rogers’s engrossing and spirited Oslo charts how Rod-Larsen developed a new model for negotiations without the presence of a moderator and, assisted by his wife, persuaded the two bitter enemies to put it into practice. After a year of top secret meetings, characterised by bluffs and counterbluffs, ploys and […]
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Akram Khan is a talented choreographer, so what on earth is behind his version of Giselle, one of the most dearly loved works in the classical repertory? The only the word appropriate here is “marketing”. The new version of the story is unremittingly grim, the lighting dim and the characters […]
With more than 100 members of the London Symphony Chorus crammed onto the platform along with a full-size orchestra that fielded among other instruments four harps, two tubas, and six basses, it was suddenly clear that Rattle’s argument for a new supersize concert hall in the City has something going […]
Speaking of his appointment beforehand as a “homecoming”, Rattle said how lucky he felt to be at the beginning of a journey with the orchestra at “this very strange time in the 21st century” and pledged himself to encourage new music by present day composers. The inaugural concert kicked off […]
Mary Berry’s Complete Cookbook by Mary Berry (DK, £30) Originally published in 1995, this updated tome contains more than 650 recipes and tells you all you need to know about getting food on the table. Mary teaches you to fillet a flatfish, spatchcock a bird, and bone and butterfly a […]
The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes (Sphere, £12.99) To this day, the crime remains unsolved. But Fellowes, author of the Downton Abbey companion books, has taken the bones of this real-life mystery and fashioned her own solution. Louisa Cannon, 18, escapes the clutches of her abusive uncle by securing a […]
How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson (The Borough Press, £14.99) Her husband Rich is in the throes of a full-blown midlife crisis, training as a counsellor and preoccupied by his newfound passion for cycling. Their daughter Emily is having a tough time at school, their son Ben can […]
The Break by Marian Keyes (Michael Joseph, £20) Although he assures her he will come back, there will be no contact between them while he is away. Amy is devastated but has no choice but to carry on as usual. She has a large and chaotic family: she is the […]