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★★★★★ Review: Before the Millennium, Written by Karim Khan, director by Adam Karim. At the Old Fire Station until 21 December. Book tickets here . Before the Millennium is one of the best Christmas theatre productions I’ve seen in the past ten years. As a blogger, I see a great many Christmas shows. Most are retellings of familiar Christmas stories – comfortable, reliable and commercially safe. There’s nothing wrong with that – I love a Christmas Carol adaptation. Many thea

I was fortunate enough to be awarded a scholarship to Oxford University’s Cultural Leadership Programme, held at Saïd Business School over six days in November, December, and January. I've just finished the first two days - which were an intense blend of practical workshops, discussions, and lectures. This is has been a rare chance to step back, think deeply, and challenge some of the assumptions that shape cultural leadership today. Day two focused on entrepreneurship, led

[Unless otherwise stated, all items have been bought by Quaere Ltd and gifted to people in exchange for honest feedback over the life of the product.] Commuting has quietly become one of the biggest quality-of-life factors in our week. The pandemic reshaped our habits: although many of us travel to work less often, those journeys have, in the UK at least, become significantly longer. The number of “super commuters”—people travelling 90 minutes or more each way—has doubled sin

★★★★★ Exhibition Review: Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate Modern, Open until 11 January 2026. Book tickets here . In my view, the Tate Modern’s exhibition of Emily Kam Kngwarray is among the most significant, moving and beautiful shows the gallery has presented in the last decade. It stands as a compelling example of what can be achieved when all parties engage from a spirit of genuine collaboration and mutual respect. Born in the Alhalker Country in Central Australia, Kngwarray (c.