Tag Henry Bell

A relaxed week in the South of France at Sète

Last week, I got back from seven days in the delightful Mediterranean town of Sète in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Southern France where I rented an apartment over-looking the Marina in this small port town which is punctuated with canals…

Scarborough’s pioneering theatre picks a winning team.

Charlotte Harwood and Christopher Harper in Slipping  I was in Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre this weekend to see Slipping, a new play by the young writer Claudine Toutoungi – directed by my son Henry Bell.   Henry Bell in Scarborough…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream in May

The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1846) by Sir Joseph Paton Hoping that you enjoy looking at this painting by Sir Joseph Paton, I’m rushing for a London train. The picture is a glorified theatrical crowd scene,  somewhat over-crowded perhaps,…