The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro marks the third time actress Fiona Shaw has directed for the ENO, but this is the first time she has taken the helm for one of opera’s real crowd pleasers, and with interesting results…
Browsing: The Culturist
The Spanish Prisoner
Steve Martin? In a serious role? It works, says Steve Thompson, revisiting David Mamet’s 1997 film The Spanish Prisoner. Expect twists, turns, twisty-turns and smarty-pants dialogue, and be sure to pay rapt attention.
The Strawberry Thief
The Fine Art Society, as its name suggests, would not you would think welcome, let…
Red, White & Blue
Sitting in a darkened room with 15 people, my toes were so curled I could almost kick my kneecaps. Across the room I saw winces, hands across eyes and heads fully turned from the screen. “Oh my…” breathed the woman behind me.
Pavilion of Art & Design
Evidently October in London is Art Fair month. The parks are soon to be bustling…
Postmodernism: Style and Subversion
In the wake of London Fashion Week, Adjoa Wiredu previews the V&A’s latest exhibition, Postmodernism: Style and Subversion, and asks, what exactly is postmodernism?
A Pair of Pinter Plays
“One for the road” is such a flippant, jovial expression, isn’t it? Something dads say at the pub. But I’ll never hear the expression in quite the same way again, having seen The Print Room and Young Vic’s co-production of Pinter’s brutal short play.
The Dance of Cleopatra
Cleopatra. The most ruthless of rulers, with a booming empire and beauty beyond our imagination, is the subject of the Northern Ballet’s touring production. Rachel Fellows is bewitched…
The Conspirators
In a leafy corner of south west London lives a theatre that has been revered…
Mendes and Cheung: A Podcast Interview
In our second podcast interview, art curator and film director, Simon Rumley, talks to artists Hugh Mendes and Gordon Cheung about their forthcoming exhibitions this month.
Punch & Suttie: The Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe offers rich pickings for printers. One chap, clad beak to braces in gaudy plumes, touted ‘underground rebel bingo’ complete with giveaways of glitter balls, tents and sleeping bag suits. Douglas Blyde investigates…
Wilderness Festival: Oxfordshire Dreamin’
Wilderness was my friend Vinnie’s idea. Less music, more rounded arts experience. It seemed a new kind of festival. It felt as if a little piece of the folkloric California after which our fathers hankered, might still exist.