The Old Vic

One of the many extraordinary benefits of working in a school that is located on the South Bank is our close proximity to so many arts institutions. This evening I attended a performance of “Noises Off” at the Old Vic with a colleague and 20 boys. Nice....

Seven Dials

There’s something about this part of town – named after the monument that has six sundials on it (and is one itself) and the seven roads that intersect at this point – that I really love. This day I went to the gym, for a swim in a heated outdoor...

Winter on the Common

Coming from New Zealand’s Southern Alps, as I do, I often find it difficult to connect with the English version of the ‘outdoors’ as it all seems to be to be so genteel compared to the visceral landscapes with which I am familiar – nonetheless...