Corinna Tomrley

From Skylon to skaters | Why I love the Southbank Centre, London

From Skylon to skaters | Why I love the Southbank Centre, London

by Corinna Tomrley

"One thing that I try and lay my eyes on every time I visit the Southbank is the old NFT sign. It is such a thing of beauty it’s all I can do not to clamber up and unscrew the thing and take it home"

Why I wish I’d gone home with Terry Gilliam

Why I wish I’d gone home with Terry Gilliam

by Corinna Tomrley

Corinna Tomrley on why the maverick filmmaker means so much to her

Why I love the feral parakeets of London

Why I love the feral parakeets of London

by Corinna Tomrley

"This is like seeing a unicorn on a rubbish heap." London is synonymous with its grey pigeons. But there's a more colourful bird that fills the capital's skies too

Barber Streisand

Barber Streisand

by Corinna Tomrley

It might be the hair salon pun to end them all, and Corinna Tomrley, a fan of all things Yentl, loves it. Take a seat and have your splits end sorted at Barber Streisand in London’s Exmouth Market

Third wave Joe | The Black Lab Coffee House, London

Third wave Joe | The Black Lab Coffee House, London

by Corinna Tomrley

"A great cup of coffee does something to you. It’s a dance between your taste buds and that part of the brain that processes pleasure"

Doris Day | Designing <em>Pillow Talk</em>

Doris Day | Designing Pillow Talk

by Corinna Tomrley

"It’s the texture and the colour of the things: a 50s hue of salmon pink meets dusky rose that’s bloody beautiful. I want to rub my face on those shiny, Bakelite-looking kitchen tops"

<em>Miss Dietrich Regrets</em> | The Icons Season at St James Theatre, London

Miss Dietrich Regrets | The Icons Season at St James Theatre, London

by Corinna Tomrley

Dietrich, peanut butter cheesecake and Esther Rantzen. Corinna Tomrley visits the new St James Theatre, London’s first newly built theatre complex for over 30 years

Glam, bam, thank you ma’am | A century and more of nights out at London’s Hippodrome

Glam, bam, thank you ma’am | A century and more of nights out at London’s Hippodrome

by Corinna Tomrley

A deranged Dusty Springfield, a weird surf and turf and a whole lot of feathers

“Rooms like this” | Bar Américain, Brasserie Zédel & Lorna Luft at The Crazy Coqs

“Rooms like this” | Bar Américain, Brasserie Zédel & Lorna Luft at The Crazy Coqs

by Corinna Tomrley

"Luxury, luscious food, topped off with Garland DNA: the cabaret act that evening was Judy’s daughter, Miss Lorna Luft"

Judy and Liza and Quentin – oh my!

Judy and Liza and Quentin – oh my!

by Corinna Tomrley

Camp icon altert - Corinna Tomrley reviews Judy and Liza, starring Lucy Williamson and Emma Dears and Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, a one-man show with Mark Farrelly