What’s in an ampersand? Turns out to be plenty. The “&” transforms the Bach family from simple squabblers into a thriving musical business; a core plot element playwright Nina Raine spotlights in her latest work, Bach & Sons, currently showing at the wonderful Bridge Theatre, hunched in the shadow of Tower Bridge.

A voyage up the Amazon charms at the Met
Florencia en el Amazonas proved a visual treat and the English National Opera was on manoeuvres in Manhattan.