Dr Diana Carroll, Author at ArtsHub UK

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

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra. A grey-haired man, arms outstretched dramatically at shoulder height to either side, stands at a podium conducting an orchestra. His face is lined and he is dressed in black; the audience is visible behind him.

London Symphony Orchestra review: American symphonic masterpieces delight at Season Opening Concert

Two American masterpieces filled the Barbican Hall with stern beauty and a sombre tone.

Dr Diana Carroll

Sep 19, 2025

Dette Allmark is one of two artists selected for the first residency at The King’s Gallery in the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Image supplied.

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Best new awards & arts prize winners: September 2025

From witty women’s writing to self-portraits and a Residency at the Palace, this is your guide to the latest awards…

Dr Diana Carroll

Sep 15, 2025

Paten Hughes and Robert Sean Leonard - Interview (Riverside Studios). Image: Helen Murray.

Interview review: a slick two-hander at Riverside Studios

Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard stars as Pierre alongside Paten Hughes in this world-premiere production of Interview.

Dr Diana Carroll

Sep 1, 2025

At London Airport (with Brian Epstein, Mal Evans, and Neil Aspinall) for Pan Am flight 101 to New York City, 7 February 1964. Image: Paul McCartney, courtesy of Gagosian.

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London arts & culture guide September 2025: best shows, events, exhibitions

From Queen Victoria to Paul McCartney, there’s plenty to see and do in London in September 2025.

Dr Diana Carroll

Aug 30, 2025

Seven cast members in formal attire in As You Like It.

As You Like It: Ralph Fiennes shows a steady hand with Shakespeare’s classic pastoral comedy

Take a gentle stroll through the Forest of Arden in this production of As You Like It.

Dr Diana Carroll

Aug 25, 2025

A man with a white shirt, black jacket and an orange dressing gown against a turquoise backdrop. Adrian Lukis in Being Mr Wickham.

Being Mr Wickham review: a masterclass in understated, intelligent theatre

Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday year with Being Mr Wickham, a wonderful one-man show in the West End.

Dr Diana Carroll

Aug 19, 2025

Society of Authors (SOA) Awards. Ashani Lewis was the big winner taking home both the Betty Trask Prize and one of the four Somerset Maugham Awards for her novel Winter Animals. Image: Adrian Pope. Awards and art prize winners.

Latest awards and arts prize winners: August 2025

From the 2025 Summer Exhibition to The ADCI Literary Prize – your guide to the latest awards and art prize…

Dr Diana Carroll

Aug 18, 2025

A black man in a tux holding a gun in a drawing room. There's also another man and a woman there in this production of A Role to Die for.

A Role to Die For review: a sparkling comedy about casting a new 007

Leading lady Tanya Franks is outstanding in this A Role to Die for: behind the scenes of the James Bond…

Dr Diana Carroll

Aug 11, 2025

A group of drag queens on stage in a production of The Diana Mixtape.

The Diana Mixtape review: a campy love letter to Princess Diana at the West End

It takes five fabulous drag queens to play one princess in this new jukebox biopic: The Diana Mixtape.

Dr Diana Carroll

Aug 4, 2025

'Dont Rock the Boat' is one of our 'Don't miss in August' recommendations. The photo show cast members from the play aboard the production's houseboat set.

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

From high fashion to beach bodies and book fairs, there’s a lot to see this summer.

Dr Diana Carroll

Jul 31, 2025

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