‘I was the third best guitarist at Ellis’

Women’s work

Grave new world in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

The Parkway restaurant that’s one of a kind

Review: A Song of Songs, at Park200

Review: People, Places and Things, at Trafalgar Theatre

Michael White’s classical news: Opera Holland Park; BBC Symphony; Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective; Antonio Pappano

The lure of Lehrer

Sea urchin

In Flames: grief encounter in a male-dominated society

The shape-shifter

Grooves: The Other Songs Live; Forest Claudette; Desertfest; The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

Review: The Government Inspector, at Marylebone Theatre

Review: Between Riverside and Crazy, at Hampstead Theatre

Review: Spirited Away, at London Coliseum

Michael White’s classical news: Kirill Karabits; Crouch End Festival Chorus; Heath Quartet; Power of Love

Keir aura

Siege mentality

How diners are served up a taste of big-name acts at Cafe Koko

Solitary shopkeeper’s awakening in Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry