QUAERE LIVING

★★ Review: The Dance of Death, a co-production of Arcola Theatre, Cambridge Arts Theatre, Royal & Derngate, Northampton, Oxford Playhouse...

★★★★ Review: Persuasion at the Oxford Playhouse until 14 May. Tickets from £10. Book here. [Disclosure: The Oxford Playhouse provided me...

★★★★★ Book Review: All The Lovers In The Night by Mieko Kawakami, translated by Sam Bett, David Boyd. To be published on 12 May 2022 in...

★★★★★ Book Review: Timeless Paris by Marin Montagut. Published on 7 October 2021 by Flammarion. Between £22 - £30, depending on...

Once the nights start to close in, there’s no substitute for finding a warmly lit corner and curling up comfortably with a thrilling...

As the leaves turn and the nights close in here in the UK, I find that reading makes my dark evenings exciting and fun rather than cold...

★★★★★ Book Review: The Storm of Echoes by Christelle Dabos, translated by Hildegarde Serle Published on 16 September 2021 by Europa...

Creation Theatre, The Wind in the Willows, 24 July - 8 August. Book Creation Theatre tickets here. Outdoors and socially distanced....

★★★ Review: At the Oxford Playhouse until 24 July, in the West End and on tour around the country until mid October. Booking details...

There’s not going to be too much holiday travel outside of our own borders this summer. One of my favourite ways to travel, aside from...

★★★★★ Review: Dream, The RSC, live streamed until 20 March. Tickets (both free and paid for) available here . [Disclosure: The RSC...

★★★★ Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray, co-produced by The Oxford Playhouse, streaming from Tuesday 16 March until Wednesday 31 March...

★★★★★ Review: Creation Theatre, via live Zoom call, 28 January – 14 February 2021, book here. [Disclosure of Interest: I am thrilled to...

In England this year, we have needed magic as never before. Until I moved to Oxford, I didn’t believe in magic. As a rational person who...

There is a perception among a certain brand of gentility in England that swearing is not the done thing, particularly for women, whether...

For about 3 months of each year, I become obsessed by reading British spy thrillers. Nothing else will do. During this time, I don’t...

Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil) by Charles Pierre Baudelaire is considered one of the greatest examples of modern poetry in any...

Baudelaire's Les Fleurs Du Mal has been Dr Rana Traboulsi's favourite book since she was a teenager....should our favourite books change?