Author Heather Doughty

Heather Doughty

Glass Magazine Online arts and culture writer

Glass dines at Orasay in Notting Hill, the latest offering from Jackson Boxer & Andrew Clarke

May 7, 2019

THE team behind the acclaimed St Leonards & Brunswick House, Jackson Boxer and Andrew Clarke have opened their latest venture in the heart of, and Glass was lucky enough to try out the menu during its first...

Glass enjoys fine dining at TĪNG, Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard

Heather Doughty

April 8, 2019

Dining, Feature, Food & Drink, Restaurants

STEP out onto Level 35 of the iconic Shangri-La Hotel at the Shard and you’re greeted by a combination of elegance and warmth, from the minimalist architecture to the relaxed vibe of the lounge and the incredib...

Living the Alpine dream in Lech: Glass visits Severin*s in Austria

Heather Doughty

January 21, 2019

Europe, Feature, Switzerland, Travel

LOCATED on a breath-taking mountain slope in the Stubenbach quarter of Lech, Severin*s – The Alpine Retreat is the epitome of understated Alpine luxury. The five-star hotel, nestled in an idyllic Austrian setti...

Glass speaks to She Shirts founders Sally Patterson and Ceini Bowen

Heather Doughty

January 10, 2019

Fashion, Feature

GLASS recently spoke with Sally Patterson and Ceini Bowen, the founders behind the business with a cause, She Shirts. She Shirts is Patterson’s brainchild who saw a gap in the market for an ethical, feminist t-...

Living the Spanish high life: Glass visits Puente Romano, Marbella

Heather Doughty

November 26, 2018

Feature, Travel

THIS OCTOBER, Glass was lucky enough to escape the autumnal chill of London and discover the delights of Puente Romano for three days of uninterrupted bliss. Perfectly situated on the Golden Mile, between Marbe...

Paradise unfiltered: Glass visits Jumby Bay Island

Heather Doughty

April 9, 2018

Caribbean, Feature, Travel

GLASS was lucky enough to experience a jewel of the Caribbean when we visited Jumby Bay Island and enjoyed pure, uninterrupted bliss at the private island’s only resort. Jumby Bay Island is one of the Caribbean...

Glass sits down for dinner at Tapas Revolution, West London

Heather Doughty

April 4, 2018

Dining, Feature, Food & Drink

SPANISH chef and founder of Tapas Revolution, Omar Allibhoy has certainly created a buzz amongst the UK food scene. As well as opening his first restaurant in 2010 in Westfield, he has also published a hugely s...

Carey Mulligan in Girls and Boys at the Royal Court, London

Glass reviews Girls and Boys at the Royal Court, London

Heather Doughty

March 5, 2018

Culture, Feature

DENNIS Kelly’s latest play for the Royal Court is Girls and Boys, a one-woman ninety minute narrative starring the affable and captivating Carey Mulligan. Thirteen years ago, Mulligan made her Royal Court debut...

Glass sits down for dinner at El Pirata of Mayfair

Heather Doughty

December 1, 2017

Dining, Feature

LOCATED in the heart of Mayfair, El Pirata, has been serving informal and traditional Spanish tapas since 1994. Glass was intrigued to see what this restaurant had to offer from its dinner menu on a chilly wint...

Glass meets Caleb Femi – the Young People’s Laureate for London

Heather Doughty

September 21, 2017

Culture, Feature

PECKHAM-born Caleb Femi is a poet, photographer, filmmaker and English teacher. The first and current titleholder of Young People’s Laureate for London, Femi entered the world of poetry with the aim of highligh...

Glass reviews Road at the Royal Court, London

Heather Doughty

August 23, 2017

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

“Why’s the world so tough? It’s like walking through meat in high heels.” IT’S been 31 years since Jim Cartwright’s seminal play, Road, was first staged by Simon Curtis as a promenade production, inviti...

Glass reviews Lead Suspect at the Kings Head Theatre, London

Heather Doughty

July 19, 2017

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

OFF The Middle’s last piece of theatre earlier this year, In Other Words, tackled issues around dementia and the power of music to help sufferers remember. Stephanie Wither’s latest venture, Lead Suspect, is a ...

Glass enjoys the new brunch menu at The Piano Works, Farringdon, London

Heather Doughty

May 23, 2017

Dining, Feature

THERE'S no denying it, the bottomless brunch’trend continues to grow in the bustling capital and the latest establishment to use its credentials and fanbase to take advantage of the Londoner’s love of day-time ...

Glass reviews The Ferryman at the Royal Court Theatre, London

Heather Doughty

May 9, 2017

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

“Vanishing. It’s a powerful word that.” JEZ Butterworth has fast become one of the most influential and ground-breaking British playwrights of the last 20 years and it’s easy to see why. His commentary on ru...

Glass sits down for dinner at Treves & Hyde restaurant in Aldgate East

Heather Doughty

April 3, 2017

Dining, Feature

ALDGATE East is a funny little spot, just on the edge of the hustle and bustle of Liverpool Street and the City but not part of the community of Whitechapel and Stepney. However, nestled down on Leman Street is...

Pay With A Poem on World Poetry Day

Heather Doughty

March 21, 2017

Culture, News

WITH World Poetry Day taking place today, Viennese coffee roasters Julius Meinl are encouraging poetry as a form of expression – and currency – in venues worldwide. The Austrian coffee roasters saw nearly 100,0...

Glass reviews … Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Harold Pinter Theatre

Heather Doughty

March 17, 2017

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

EDWARD Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf is a play that takes no prisoners. Making an absolute racket is the very point of Albee’s piece. Whether you’ve heard about its iconic characters, studied it at sc...

Glass reviews In Other Words at The Hope Theatre, Islington, London

Heather Doughty

March 7, 2017

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

THE power of music, or one particular song in this case, to transport someone back to a different time, alleviate their anxiety and trigger memories that their nearest and dearest thought they had completely fo...

Glass reviews The Glass Menagerie at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London

Heather Doughty

February 27, 2017

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

IT is always so delightful when a script from over 50 years ago still stands up incredibly well in today’s fast-moving and ever changing culture and climate. Tennessee Williams’ 1944 play, The Glass Menagerie i...

Glass reviews Saint Joan at the Donmar Warehouse

Heather Doughty

January 10, 2017

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

OLIVIER award-winning director Josie Rourke certainly has a job on her hands bringing George Bernard Shaw’s 1923 tragedy, Saint Joan into not only the contemporary theatre space but also the current cultural an...

Glass reviews Hedda Gabler at National Theatre

Glass reviews Hedda Gabler at the National Theatre

Heather Doughty

December 21, 2016

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

HENRIK Ibsen’s 1891 play, Hedda Gabler is without doubt one of the greatest and potentially the first portrayals of a female neurotic lead in the history of theatre. The highly-acclaimed Ruth Wilson certainly l...