10 JUNE 2006, page 58

Gardens

Pursuit of excellence Ursula Buchan T here was an unexpected outbreak of common sense at Chelsea Flower Show this year. I looked hard for the usual silliness to laugh at, but I......

Dance

Theatrical magic Giannandrea Poesio Kabuki Sadler’s Wells Theatre I t is difficult for the lay Western European theatreand dance-goer to approach kabuki without a slanted......

Opera

Marital mayhem Michael Tanner Duke Bluebeard’s Castle; Erwartung Royal Opera Don Giovanni Welsh National Opera B artók’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle is proving to be one of the......