A small Degas show, “Drawn in Colour,” at the National Gallery until 7 May, comprises a splendid group of pictures, chiefly on loan from the Burrell Collection, near Glasgow, complemented by some from the National’s own horde. It’s a little difficult to find, as it’s not in the Sainsbury wing, but in the main-floor galleries, and the National Gallery’s disability-challenging signage doesn’t … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2017
Upstairs & Downstairs at the Royal National Theatre
photograph Johan Persson It’s said (by Michael Coveney, in his superb new book, London Theatres, Frances Lincoln, £30) that the auditorium of the 1,100-seat Olivier Theatre (upstairs at the Royal National Theatre) is modelled on the amphitheatre at Epidaurus. This makes it an especially poignant venue for a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, which depicts a reunion of the chorus … [Read more...]