This we would fly across the world for. The Academy Award-winning 1982 film, AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN is now a brand new musical, staging its world premiere in Sydney from 20 May 2012. The pre-sale on now!

To those of us who will forever worship Richard Gere, working class hero Zack Mayo doing press-ups is [...]

Images Courtesy of VA
London’s V&A keeps churning out the blockbusters, the latest of which - opened with a live performance by Annie Lennox (blimey, those vocal pipes are strong) - is Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990 which starts with the poster; Grace Jonesas fantastically imagined by Jean Paul Goude and takes you through from the [...]

Photos by Artur Swistak
London by Night is a totally different animal. It flirts with dizzying heights in the glamour of the West end and the energy of the club of the hour. It also, however, is awash with a peacefulness more apt for a seaside town than a metropolitan hub. Take a stroll down [...]

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Obviously there are thousands of restaurants in London. Surprisingly few that are sensational though. One of my absolute favourites is The Ivy. A London institution; The Ivy’s great for its timelessness; it’s never in or out of fashion, it just IS. The food’s sensational – a chic [...]

Photo Courtesy of Rules
On my last trip to London we tried out another London classic: Rules. Established in 1798, Rules is London’s oldest and most eminent restaurant. Its famous diners include Thackeray, Dickens, H. G Wells, Lord Olivier, Clark Gable and Charlie Chaplin and it’s appeared in the works of Evelyn Waugh, John le [...]

Photo Courtesy of The Wolseley
If you have a little more time and feel like some old school cool in the West End go to The Wolseley. Very English. Very chic. Very establishment. Its gilded, marbled splendour a perfect back-drop to its wonderful menu. It’s a favourite at any time of day or night but [...]

It is a well-known fact that the British love tea. Point in-fact America rebelled against us by throwing crates of tea into Boston Harbour in 1773. So you could say, tea is our pride and joy. It stands to reason then that ‘Afternoon Tea’ is the thing to do when visiting London.
There are hundreds of [...]

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The challenge with loving the work of Andy Goldsworthy is that his monumental site specific art is hard to visit; on an ice flow; in the middle of a forest. Goldsworthy is one of the foremost artists working in the landscape. So you have to hike through a fair bit of [...]

My favourite place for a quick lunch in the West End is Rose Bakery on the top floor of Dover Street Market. Tiny and squished-in, the food’s sensational with the focus being on little meals and petite indulgences. The effortlessly cool and comfortable vibe makes it’s a super easy and always reliable stop. [...]

Queen Elizabeth I (’The Ditchley portrait’) by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger Courtesy of The National Portrait Gallery
There are far too many great sights to do justice to in a short time but as far as galleries go my absolute favourites in London are The National Portrait Gallery and The National Gallery, both on Trafalgar [...]