My recent trip to Hull allowed me to visit one of the UK’s best regional art collections at the Ferens Art Gallery. Join me to learn more about this institution, its origins, and what you can see and do there today. A Little Background First: Thomas Ferens and the Ferens Art Gallery On my recent […]
Hull, the UK’s 2017 City of Culture, has many points of interest for culture lovers. Check out recommendations below on how to spend a day in Yorkshire’s fourth-largest city. Hull: A Brief History and Orientation Let’s start with names, shall we? Hull, a city of a bit under 300,000 inhabitants, hasn’t always been called Hull. […]
Sonali Bhattacharyya’s King Troll (The Fawn) is a dark and suspenseful allegorical horror. Get ready for some jump scares, an unearthly creature and, worst of all, the spectre of the Home Office. King Troll (The Fawn) What a privilege to see something of this calibre in so intimate a setting as the New Diorama Theatre. […]
I defy anyone not to have fun at Släpstick: Schërzo, a raucous, clever and very skillful show where nothing in classical music is sacred. Släpstick: Schërzo I would be hard pressed to think of a better show to stage in Wilton’s Music Hall than Släpstick’s Schërzo. Or indeed a better venue for this show. Släpstick’s […]
Lindos is a sleepy settlement dominated for millennia by its natural citadel. Or it would be sleepy, were it not for the hordes of tourists descending on it daily (myself included). An Introduction to Lindos Today’s post is very much in the same genre as this one on Cape Verde. It answers the question “what […]
The Hope Theatre reopens with Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller’s noir thriller Port City Signature. Port City Signature Let it be a warning to us all not to miss an evening train in a strange place, you never know what you’ll get mixed up in! At least if you fall into the noir world of Port City Signature, […]
Sambourne House is like a delightful time capsule, transporting visitors back to Victorian London and a family aspiring to be part of the Holland Park Circle of artists. The Holland Park Circle (Almost) If you recall, when I visited Leighton House last year, I saw an exhibition about the Holland Park Circle. This name refers […]
Get ready for a bumper week of architectural treasures as we embark on Part II of 2024 Open House. Open House London 2024: Part II You know how I got so overexcited at Open House this year that I had to split my post in two (first part here)? Well buckle up everyone, this second […]
A world premiere of Ostan by Arzhang Pezhman, a play in which big themes and ideas play out against a backdrop of £5 car washes. Ostan One of the shameful things about modern society, in my opinion, is the way that the worst aspects of it can hide in plain sight. We know certain places […]
Broken Gods take over The Drayton Arms Theatre with The Cherry Orchid, a fun spoof of spy thrillers that I would describe as light-hearted if it weren’t for the body count. The Cherry Orchid The Cherry Orchid (not, you will notice, The Cherry Orchard), is a likeable comedy three-hander by Calum McArthur (who also directs) […]
