Feature: He was one of our greatest painters, a charismatic man who danced with Greta Garbo, sired at least 12 children, cared nothing for money, was fêted by high society but put his art before all else... more
Felicity Jones stars in Luise Miller as the wholesome daughter of a modest violinist and is straightforwardly effective, an innocent with a vein of steel running through her... more
After spending his mornings sitting for Lucian Freud, his assistant of 20 years,
David Dawson, goes home to prepare for
an exhibition of his own work. Freud's studio is an inspirational place, he tells Ben Luke... more
The English National Ballet occasionally looked under-prepared during their mixed bill at the Festival Hall, although Elena Glurdjidze was all radiance as the lead ballerina.... more
A vigorous production of Nicholas Nickleby is a feast of comic amusement in part one which declines into a session of extended dullness in part two.... more