Bon Vivant

Dominic Selwood (Corax, October 2016)
Paperback 384pp ISBN 978-0992633271  

This is the second in a trilogy of well-researched, historical, religious thrillers featuring heroine Dr Ava Curzon, ex-secret service turned museum curator, a sort of cross between Harry Palmer and Lara Croft 

The foolish re-introduction of an already silly idea  

Like a film noire ... I remembered strange wraith-like creatures, resembling my colleagues, entering a Crown court robing room at 4.30pm announcing they were there to start ‘the evening shift’ – Shareca Cole,Carpel Tunnel 

Counsel’s wine critics Seán Jones QC and Dominic Regan with their pick of the summer season 

by Nina Raine at the National Theatre 

Co-production with Out of Joint (28 March to 17 May 2017) 

Tate Britain until 1 October 2017 

BBC Studios, directed by Fergus O’Brien 

Claire Fox studies the events leading to the enactment of this historic piece of legislation 

CONCERT Young Artist Series: Aurèle Marthan (piano) and Charles Hervet (cello)  

The art of writing a good reference  

‘A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without making any reference to the personality of the author.’ – Oscar Wilde 

Inspired by Chaucer’s great poem and calling for an end to indefinite detention, this year’s Refugee Tales embarks from Runnymede. Join all or part of an uplifting journey, writes Josephine Henderson  

The Chairman’s Column on indefinite immigration detention in the March issue of Counsel  sparked huge interest, and readers may also be interested to know about a walk from Runnymede to Westminster from 1 to 5 July 2017.