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A Single Man at the Royal Ballet & Opera review: fitfully inspired Isherwood adaptation

3/5 The duets, are bright with detail, seamed with feeling and give life to this adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel

Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2025

A Single Man review – homoerotic tennis enlivens ballet version of Isherwood’s classic

Riven in two by grief – with musician John Grant playing the mind and former Royal Ballet principal Ed Watson the body – lead character George takes a finely danced journey back toward life’s flow in Jonathan Watkins’ inventive ballet

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025

‘No one is immune to grief’: the team turning A Single Man into a sexy, grimy, heartbreaking ballet

Musician John Grant was blown away by Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, finding deep resonances in its tale of gay love and loss. Now, he’s put songs to choreographer Jonathan Watkins’s new dance adaptation

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025

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London’s queer creatives: ‘We feel unsupported by the bastions of creativity like the National Theatre'

With a summer full of LGBTQIA+ projects in our theatres, venues and dance institutions, it’s time to reclaim the narrative, says Joe Bromley

Evening Standard · May 31, 2024

Owl and Pussycat author Edward Lear’s no-nonsense talent for capturing the moment in drawings

An exhibition of sketches by the English author and illustrator reveals his artistic skills and life as ‘something of a sad clown’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

How the city's Ikon Gallery has become an icon

As he prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Ikon Gallery director Jonathan Watkins talks about Justin Bieber, Benefits Street, and plans for a new city museum.

Birmingham Post · Feb 7, 2014

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