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The best open air cinema this summer
Watch some of your favourite films at open air cinema screenings this summer in amazing locations, from Blickling Hall to Blenheim and Lulworth Castle
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Book of the week: Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited
A new addition to the shelf of Waugh biographies is crisp, diligent and sympathetic, says James Fergusson.
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Henley Festival Review
The Henley Festival is the only UK festival with a black tie dress code.
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Books of the week: Celebrating Capability Brown
George Plumptre considers the array of new books brought out this year to celebrate the tercentenary of the great landscape gardener.
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Book of the week: Napoleon’s Last Island
John Ure enjoys a fictional account of a young girl’s friendship with the former emperor in his final years.
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Book of the week: Foxes Unearthed
Rupert Uloth delves into a well-balanced exploration of our tempestous relationship with the rust-haired Reynard.
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Winnie-the-Pooh and the Royal Birthday
A new Winnie-the-Pooh book has been published to celebrate the joint 90th birthday of the much-loved bear and The Queen
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Book of the week: The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House Between the Wars
Giles Waterfield finds this new history of the English country house to be brimming with both architectural detail and social insight.
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Book of the week: Woburn Abbey: The Park & Gardens
John Martin Robinson delves into an account of a garden and finds it to be the best country-house history published in years.
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Book of the week: The Last Royal Rebel
David Gelber is gripped by a new biography that redefines the reputation of Charles II’s amoral but courageous illegitimate son.
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Frankenstein review: 'sometimes lightning strikes twice'
Our dance critic reviews The Royal Ballet's interpretation of Mary Shelley’s neo-gothic novel.
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Book of the week: The Fight for Beauty
A campaigner’s first book is a provocative read, says Kate Green.
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BalletBoyz: Life Review
These young men are terrific dancers and compelling performers, and their impeccable teamwork gives their repertory its distinctive edge, says our reviewer
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Book of the week: A natural history of the hedgerow
John Lewis-Stempel enjoys this fascinating new guide to the hedgerows of Britain
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Shakespeare exhibitions and plays 2016
Celebrate this year's Shakespeare anniversary by indulging in some culture from plays and talks to exhibitions and walks all over the country
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7 heritage sites in need of rescue
Historic England publishes an annual Register of Heritage at Risk. Here are seven sites added to the list this year.
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Akhnaten at the London Coliseum
Akhnaten has been revived at English National Opera after more than 30 years.
