Dr Diana Carroll

Dr Diana Carroll is a writer, speaker, and reviewer currently based in Adelaide and London. Her work has been published in newspapers and magazines including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Woman's Day and B&T. Writing about the arts is one of her great passions.

Dr Diana Carroll's Latest Articles

Two panels. On the left is of author Vivian Gornick, who has short grey hair. On the right is the cover of her book, 'The Old Woman and the city' which features an illustration of a pair of legs shod in pinstripe pants and wearing short black heels.
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Book review: The Odd Woman and the City, Vivian Gornick

Take a slow stroll through the streets of Manhattan in this entrancing memoir.

A woman, Tamara Radjenovic, wearing a white ruffly gown. She is singing. There is a team of violinists behind her.
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Music review: Timeless Stories from Classic to Hollywood, Cadogan Hall

A sparkling performance of greatest hits from opera to the movies.

Under a giant golden coin, there are four women on stage. Two in yellow, dressed like the Queen, two in blue, dressed like the PM.
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Theatre review: Handbagged, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch

Moira Buffini’s insightful comedy peeks inside those confidential weekly audiences between the Queen and the PM. 

Dancers on stage throwing buckets of water at each other in 'Vollmond'.
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Dance review: Vollmond, Sadler’s Wells

Fasten your seatbelts for a stormy night with Pina Bausch. 

The cast of 'The Years': four women wearing glasses and dressed in black and white.
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Theatre review: The Years, Harold Pinter Theatre

A brave and intelligent play brought to life by an astonishingly good ensemble.

Against a stark white wall, four actors from 'The Marriage of Figaro': Cody Quattlebaum, Hanna Hipp, Hubert Francis and Mary Bevan are huddled up close together.
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Opera review: The Marriage of Figaro, London Coliseum

The English National Opera sets Mozart’s classic opera buffa in a stark white box.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. A man and a woman sit together looking offstage and smiling
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Ambassadors Theatre

F Scott Fitzgerald’s fantastic fable is indeed ‘an unordinary musical’.

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Music review: Mitsuko Uchida & Mahler Chamber Orchestra: Mozart, Royal Festival Hall

Mozart shines under the gentle touch of Dame Mitsuko Uchida.

Features

Don’t miss in February – your monthly guide to the brightest and best arts in London

It's a month of unmissable visual arts exhibitions in London, plus an enticement to head to the Midlands to sample…

Ballerinas in white tutus, with white veils over their heads, with a single dancer in the middle.
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Ballet review: Mary Skeaping’s Giselle, English National Ballet, London Coliseum

A delightfully traditional retelling of this beloved ballet tale.

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