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Review: Baila Brazil
Country Life's dance critic reviews a high-energy celebration of the Brazilian spirit at the Southbank Centre.
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Review: Life in Progress
Barbara Newman views both great and good dancers on the ballet stage.
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Book review: Taming the Flood
John Gummer applauds an updated edition of this environmental classic, which is both a lyrical natural history and a campaigning tract.
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Review: Shubbak Festival
Barbara Newman finds fascinating choreography in a current London festival.
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Journey to Britannia
Ross Leckie finds much to entertain in this travelogue of a 2nd-century journey from Rome to Hadrian's Wall.
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Book review: Arts & Crafts Stained Glass
Michael Hall applauds a new book on the much-neglected art of stained glass, which underwent a flowering under the influence of the Arts-and-Crafts movement.
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Book review: Renishaw Hall
John Martin Robinson welcomes this tales of a most colourful English family and its home.
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Book review: Field Notes From The Edge
Ideas and knowledge abound in this new work of literary nature writing, says Tim Dee.
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Review: Coup Fatal at Sadler's Wells
Our dance critic reviews an unusual new work at Sadler’s Wells.
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6 of the best portraits of British writers
Our recent sensational discovery of Shakespeare’s likeness has got us thinking about how other legendary wordsmiths are depicted.
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Bring back Oak Apple Day
A 17th-century holiday to mark the restoration of the monarchy might no longer be widely celebrated, but it should be, urges Geoff Heath-Taylor.
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Help save Shakespeare’s first theatre
Funding of £7 million is required to excavate the eastern side and create a visitor centre for the Rose Playhouse.
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Review: d’avant and Betrayal
Country Life's dance critic reviews two new contemporary dance productions: d’avant and Betrayal.
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Ballet review: Woolf Works
Barbara Newman reviews Wayne McGregor's new ballet triptych inspired by the works of Virginia Woolf.
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Book tickets to our lecture: Country Life and the English Country House
Our Architectural Editor will be giving an illustrated talk on Thursday October 8th, 2015.
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Britain's best literary festivals
Clive Aslet, an experienced literary festival attendee, points to the best.
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Review: The Murmuring
Country Life's dance critic reviews The Murmuring and Roméo et Juliette.
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Review: Candoco Dance Company in Jérôme Bel’s The Show Must Go On
Country Life's dance critic finds much to enjoy in Jérôme Bel’s exhilarating production.
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6 of the best mothers in literature
Mum’s the word: Here’s our pick of six of the best—and worst—mothers in literature.
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Review: What The Body Does Not Remember
Barbara Newman applauds a revived work by revered Belgian choreographer-filmmaker Wim Vandekeybus.
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6 spectacular castle ruins by the sea
Here’s our pick of six of the best castle ruins by the beautiful briny sea.
