Last month we were able to visit the Dorfman Theatre for the first time, one of the National Theatre venues on London's Southbank, following its recent reopening after a temporary closure for maintenance. We were going to see David Lan's new play, The Land of the Living,  starring Juliet Stevenson and Tom Wlaschiha, whom we remember as the Many-Faced God from Game of Thrones.

Mr Fox from Jewellery Quarter decided to join us on our walks through Birmingham city centre during GutBer Travels.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that on September 24, 1995, the BBC began broadcasting a six-part miniseries based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. And since then, in the minds of many, Mr Darcy has a specific identity and wears a damp white shirt when he emerges from the lake.

The Globe's open-air stage is dressed in shades of green and yellow to welcome this screwball comedy, which, despite not being one of Shakespeare's most highly regarded plays, still has a special freshness, The Merry Wives of Windsor

Based on Michael Holroyd's biography of this talented family, A Strange Eventful History: The Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and Their Remarkable Families, David Hare presented his latest play, Grace Pervades, at the Theatre Royal Bath from June 27 to July 19, 2025, before moving on to London's West End in 2026.

In Spain it is known as Día de los Inocentes, but celebrated on the first day of April in most other countries and known as April Fool's Day