British Airways has unveiled a new limited-edition range of amenity kits in its Club World (long-haul business class) cabin, launching exclusively for London Gatwick flights. Featuring four limited-edition designs, the travel pouch showcases artwork by British artists powered by art platform Rise Art. The range includes bespoke products from anatomē, a luxury British wellness brand […]
Top Tips for Summer in Berlin
July 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Canoe through Berlin’s industrial charm, dance barefoot on an airstrip, or sip cool island drinks – a few insider tips reveal a different side of the city this summer. Gather your favourite people, pack your swimwear, dancing shoes and let the adventure begin – see you in Berlin! Lost-place vibes with canoeing at Funkhaus Nalepastraße […]
Film Review: Berlinale 2025 – a 75th Festival Jubilee
March 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Berliners, Sabine ‘Bee’ Koch writes, were very much looking forward to this year’s Berlinale 2025. After five years the not-so-dynamic duo of Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian who, in my opinion, never connected with the festival, the city, and foremost its people, have handed over the reins to London Film Festival alumni Tricia Tuttle. While the […]
Film: The Damned – a Chilling Icelandic Thriller
December 17, 2024 by
Vertical has announced that Thordur Palsson’s ominous and chilling thriller The Damned will be released in UK and Irish cinemas from 10th January 2025. Facing an impossible choice when a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing outpost during the middle of an especially cruel winter and with provisions running low, Eva and her close-knit community must […]
Dance Review: Staatsballett Berlin
November 18, 2024 by
Berlin is a very lucky city for its vast, colourful and accessible cultural landscape. One pillar of this is the Staatsballett Berlin. New artistic director Christian Spuck started the season 2023/2024 with his work, the fabulous BOVARY, based on Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. With his prima ballerina Weronika Frodyma as his muse and collaborateur […]
Some Things to Eat and Do in New York
October 7, 2024 by
Eating out was pretty ‘meh’ in New York, but there’s plenty to do and see. If theatre’s your thing then read my latest New York Broadway reviews here. Junior’s near to Times Square had inedible French Toast – think deep fried cardboard with some wood chips on top with a side of sweet snot. Pointless […]
Theatre Review: Top 6 Broadway Shows – Fall 2024
October 2, 2024 by
OH, MARY! www.ohmaryplay.com Oh, Mary! Oh, yes! This show deserves the exclamation along with a chorus of madcap melodies for this cha-cha showgirl. This is drag farce played at top pelt, physical comedy, recurring gags and a twist in the tale of the banal life of the unhinged Mary Todd Lincoln and the looming assassination […]
Review: Tanz im August – Dance in Berlin
September 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Summer in Berlin means the chance to see top notch dance. The festival Tanz im August (Dance in August) is a showcase for established companies and newcomers and for collaborations between international and local artists in all forms of dance. TOP TIP: It also a great way to dive into Berlin’s culture and event locations […]
“Let’s get together” Berlinale 2023
March 21, 2023 by
Bee takes another bite of the Berlinale – her informed and inimitable take on the 73rd annual Berlin International Film Festival in 2023. After being very successful last year, this year’s Berlinale upped the ante and went to 100% capacity. The audiences lapped it up with most screenings selling out and people congregating just like […]
Film Review: Berlinale 2022 Bees Pick of the Best
February 23, 2022 by
So this year’s Berlinale Bear dared to roar again! As the first major film fest to go full “in person” in these pandemic times, the festival directors Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek took a risk and it paid off. At 50% capacity most screenings were sold out and the film buzz, while subdued, entered the […]
