Hyde Park, in central London, is the largest of the eight parks managed by the Royal Parks agency under an Act of Parliament dating back to 1851. Along with the adjacent Kensington Gardens and St. James's Park, Green Park and Regent's Park it provides a veritable 'green lung' for residents of and visitors ton the UK capital. The Bushy, Greenwich an...

Bat Out of Hell, the rock musical by Jim Steinman is the, originally aborted, predecessor of (rather than a spin off from) the multi-million selling Meat Loaf album. It brings together a 'greatest hits' collection of Steinman songs from his collaboration with Meat Loaf, with a couple of 'bridging' arias specially written to support plot progression...

​ Chicago, the longest-running American musical in Broadway history has returned to the London West End stage and is playing to packed houses at the Phoenix Theatre. Doesn't time fly I was fortunate enough to be there when Chicago first opened in London back in 1979 - and blew audiences away. The then 'hard-hitting', Bob Fosse musical that took the...

Every summer, thousands of Battle Prommers head to the grounds of five stately home venues for afternoon and evening of entertainment. Each of the Battle Proms offer a full programme of classical music from the 60-piece New English Concert Orchestra complemented by : a spitfire display to Elgar's Nimrodfreefall demonstration by The Red Devils parac...

The Santikos Collection has completed major refurbishment of its Marpunta Resort on the Greek island of Alonnisos, which re-opens on 9 May 2018. Originally an old fisherman's village, Marpunta Resort is located on Alonnisos, the most Easterly island of the Sporades. With a population of under 1,000 and because of its more isolated position, the isl...

​ Specialist Scandinavia, Nordics and Canada tour operator Magnetic North Travel has launched short-break packages to the new The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland. Set on a private inlet at the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa between Reykjavik and Keflavik's international airport, The Retreat at Blue Lagoon has 62 contemporary suites, each with floor-to-c...