21 NOVEMBER 1981, page 30

Art

Richly woven John McEwen T t is Dr Roy Strong's conviction that in times of economic depression, like the present, people need luxurious exhibitions to cheer them up, hence his......

Cinema

Monroe doctrine Peter Ackroyd Marilyn: The Untold Story ('A', selected cinemas) Er or the Rank Organisation to make a film about Marilyn Monroe is rather like the National......

Opera

Self-defeating Rodney Milnes La forza del destino (WNO, Cardiff) T thought Joachim Herz's new production 1 of Forza was really rather good until I started reading the programme.......