Brecht's Mother Courage and her Children begins at the Lowry in Salford tonight, which also plays host this weekend to the charming musical double bill Some Small Love Story and Beulah.
In that film, her sweet face contrasted with that raw, chopped 'do to great effect: the vision of a "good girl" gone hipster, charming and double-crossing her wannabe gangster boyfriend.
Charming, charming, charming" by NPR.
For a last-minute rate of $106 ,single occupancy (the regular price is $119), I moved into a charming air-conditioned double with wood floors, ample bathroom, a desk and French doors looking onto a quiet street at the Hôtel du Palais Bourbon in the Seventh Arrondissement near the Musée d'Orsay.
Bucharest is short on decent guesthouses, but the charming Flowers B&B (doubles £35, flowersbb.ro) is an exception.
In Senterada, charming Casa Leonardo (doubles from €74 B&B, dinner €15pp) is the perfect base for heading south to the Mont-rebei gorge or north into the Pyrenees.
STAYING THERE On a smart sidestreet in fashionable Prenzlauerberg, Ackselhaus (00 49 30 44 33 76 33; ackselhaus.de) is a charming old townhouse with doubles, including breakfast, from €150 (£118) per night.
Where to stay Underleigh House (01433 621372) is an award-winning, cycle-friendly B&B in a charming Victorian cottage offering doubles from £90.
SÃO SEBASTIÃO Pousada Ana Doce, Rua Expedicionário Brasileiro, 196, 3892-1615, www.com.braanadoce.com.br, is charming and well located; doubles are 90 to 120 reais.
Here that position is occupied by an auctioneer named Simon de Pury, the chairman of an auction house known for its contemporary-art sales, and a charming presence in a double-breasted suit who comports himself as if a very well-liked maître d'hôtel.
