SALLY HUGHES is the managing and artistic director of The Mill at Sonning. It was founded by her parents, Tim and Eileen Richards, who bought the Mill in 1978. She was educated at Silchester House in Taplow and Windsor College followed by the Webber Douglas Drama School. Her son Adam, who went to the Reading Blue Coat School in Sonning, is a film producer. Sally lives in Chiswick with her second husband, Alvin Rakoff, a Canadian film director. Describe your business Situated on the banks of the River Thames in Sonning, The Mill is a beautiful small theatre with an auditorium seating 217 people in the semi-round and an elegant restaurant and riverside bar with a spinning waterwheel. It is the only dinner theatre in the UK. Directors, designers, actors and musicians of the highest quality help maintain our exceptional reputation and we premiere many new plays from both established and up-and-coming writers. Our restaurant provides outstanding food prepared by our new executive chef … [Read more...] about Let’s Get Down to Business: Sally Hughes, The Mill at Sonning
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Premier League new kits 2018/19: ranked
The Premier League, as it tends to, is returning for another season. Along with all of the goals, soap opera storylines and unmissable live clashes between Huddersfield and Southampton, we also have new home and away kits for every team taking part in the competition. There was a time when a club would hang onto a kit for a couple of years, occasionally more. That tradition has fallen by the wayside like teams running out of the tunnel ahead of kick-off instead of filing out politely in the world's least-useful jackets to share the sort of non-commital handshakes that would immediately disqualify you from Dragon's Den funding. The slate of entirely new outfits is great news for annual kit ranking articles but, as is becoming increasingly clear, bad news for the quality of designs on show. A new kit every year inevitably means tinkering for the sake of it, an increasingly frantic cycle through arbitrary flourishes which give the appearance of renewal but often look more like … [Read more...] about Premier League new kits 2018/19: ranked
Manchester City Sizes Up Its Toughest Premier League Opponent: Complacency
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Sports Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today's Paper Advertisement Supported by On Soccer ByRory Smith Aug. 6, 2018 It was not a goal that clinched a title, or secured a trophy, and it was not a victory that was needed, not a win that changed very much at all. On the surface, when Gabriel Jesus scored in injury time against Southampton on the final day of last season, it was just another goal, just another win. Manchester City had scored 106 times over the previous 10 months; on the way to the Premier League title, Pep Guardiola’s team had won 32 of 38 games. The championship had been wrapped up weeks earlier, and the route for the next day’s open-top bus parade around Manchester had already been planned. English soccer’s attentions were focused elsewhere that day: on Arsène Wenger’s final match in charge of Arsenal, on Swansea City’s doomed … [Read more...] about Manchester City Sizes Up Its Toughest Premier League Opponent: Complacency
Reports: Everton in Pole Position to Sign Premier League Striker
Rumors 382 // 02 Aug 2018, 22:57 IST SHARE What's the rumour?Everton have been very busy in the transfer market as they have done a lot of work to secure the two signings they have made this summer. They have signed Richarlison for £35.28 million and Lucas Digne from Barcelona for £18.18 million. By the looks of recent reports, they are in no mood to stop.Early reports today from Sport Witness have claimed that Everton boss, MarcoSilva, is very intent on bringing in a new striker and Leicester City forward, Islam Slimani has been touted as the man to lead their line in the coming new season.In case you didn't know...Everton sold their marquee striker, Romelu Lukaku, last summer for a whopping £75 million. Everton's ex-boss, Ronald Koeman, splashed the cash generated from Lukaku's sale on six new players, but none of them impressed last season.Most importantly, they did not buy a good striker to replace the Belgian forward. They always … [Read more...] about Reports: Everton in Pole Position to Sign Premier League Striker
1 Realistic Signing Each Premier League Club Should Target
0 of 20 AFP Contributor/Getty Images Usually, once the World Cup has finished, football clubs can take a deep breath, assess their options in the market and start the serious work of reshaping their squads. Sure, some of the work goes on during the event, but with so much time left after it, plenty is put on ice too. That changes this season. New rules dictate that the Premier League transfer window shuts on August 9—more than 20 days sooner than usual—to fall in line with the start of the new campaign. Clubs have until then to tie up their intended deals. It's safe to say some of them need to get a move on. Chelsea and Everton, under new management, have signed just one first-team player; Tottenham and Burnley haven't signed any! Here, we've selected one realistic signing each Premier League side could make between now and the end of the window. 1 of 20 Gualter Fatia/Getty Images No one can accuse Arsenal of resting on their laurels. Their new … [Read more...] about 1 Realistic Signing Each Premier League Club Should Target