In just over a month’s time the Chichester Festival Theatre is reopening after a enormous £20million revamp. We included Chichester Festival Theatre last year in our round up of the UK’s top theatres, but as the main Festival Theatre is about to reopen we thought we should report back on the accessibility and this year’s programme. We…
Opera is typically seen as a form of entertainment to be enjoyed by a select few, rather than something that everyone can share. Most people find that the chances to see an opera performance are limited by many things, not least the fact that most of us don’t happen to have an opera house on…
Last week was very busy as it seems it’s exhibition season. First I went to the Hotelympia exhibition of the best in the hotel & restaurant trade and I went specifically to see the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) and a talk by Sir Terence Conran. I succeeded on both counts: First, by accosting the SRA and…
My Gimpy Life is a hit online comedy series about less able people, by less able people and for less able people (although able bodied people will equally enjoy it). It’s been going for a while but we’ve only just come across it and want to share it because we really like its message and…
The Wolf of Wall Street is Martin Scorsese‘s latest film and what a brilliant one it is! Starring the brilliant Leonardo DiCaprio and the hilarious Jonah Hill – what could have gone wrong? Fiona and I went to see this extremely long film a few weeks ago and since then I’ve had many different discussions with…
American Hustle, one of the biggest films of the year, has been entertaining UK audiences for weeks now. With an impressive ten nominations it’s currently leading the Oscar race alongside Gravity and one nomination ahead of 12 Years A Slave. Thanks to its amazing all star cast, incredible Seventies style and Christian Bale’s truly awful…
Lieutenant No 2 has insisted I give SAID in Soho a mention and having tasted their chocolate with Himalayan Salt, I can only agree to his request. This new branch of a Rome chocolate shop (SAID est c.1920) is in Broadwick St., Soho. The hot chocolate is displayed in little cauldrons behind the glass counter…
If you’re someone who doesn’t go to the cinema too much but, after yesterday’s nominations, are looking for a nice cinema to watch an Oscar contender in, then we’d strongly advise going to an independent cinema. Don’t fall into the trap of going to your nearest chain – if you don’t go to the cinema…
With the Oscar nominations taking place today we thought it would be a good time to look into how easy it is to access the UK box office’s finest films. As many as 12% of cinema goers are disabled and cinemas are a more positive collection of venues, in terms of accessibility, than many others.…