The Tate exhibition Frida: The Making of an Icon examines how Frida Kahlo came to be such a phenomenon, looking at her art and image in the context of her contemporaries, and the impact she has had on subsequent generations of artists. Mixed Reviews for Frida Before I jump in, I think the moral of […]
Tristan Simpson’s debut play Speech, Speech is a funny, well-written addition to SE Fest. Speech, Speech Late summer is a great time of year for festivals local to me. Yesterday I saw CHAIR! at the tail end of the Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, and today it is the turn of SE Fest. This lovely […]
Geraldine Pilgrim encourages us to rebel against increasingly hostile urban planning in CHAIR!, on as part of this year’s Greenwich + Docklands International Festival. CHAIR! As one of my more local arts festivals, I very much enjoy going to the Greenwich + Docklands International Festival (GDIF) each year. I’ve been able to experience programming as […]
A remarkable version of Beckett’s most autobiographical work, Krapp’s Last Tape, is currently on at The Cockpit. To what extent does our memory of past selves constitute our identity? Krapp’s Last Tape Yes, remarkable really is the word I would use to describe this production. Actor Peter Marinker, recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, brings decades of […]
The silver lining of only making to Egypt for the first time in 2026 is that I had the opportunity to see the impressive and long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest museum in the world for a single civilisation. A Long-Awaited Museum on a Long-Awaited Trip What a first day on my tour of Egypt. […]
A childhood dream fulfilled as I visit the Pyramids and the Sphinx. And thanks to extensive reimagining of the visitor experience, it’s a smooth and simple journey. You Mean I Really Get To See the Pyramids of Giza? Some of you know already (either because you know me in real life or because I often […]
If you don’t have much time to spare in Cairo, a little excursion to al-Mu’izz Street gives an insight into one of the city’s many historic faces. A Hare-Brained Scheme, But A Good One In The End I explained in my last post that, on my very first trip to Egypt, the Urban Geographer and […]
Ahead of a visit to the shiny new Grand Egyptian Museum, I decide to check out where it all began – the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. A Long-Awaited Trip Today on the blog, we are embarking on a series of posts about Egypt.* I’ve mentioned before that the young Salterton Arts Review wanted to be […]
A third and final selection from the Camden Fringe, The Bride (蚕女) is a meditative and visually impressive work. Physical theatre and moving image combine to explore female identity and generational inheritance. The Bride (蚕女) My third and final pick from this year’s Camden Fringe, and it’s very different from the others. Firstly, I was […]
Dr. David Craggs provides a guest post on the Architekturzentrum Wien, including (now concluded) temporary exhibition Abundance Not Capital: the lively architecture of Anupama Kundoo. Urban explorations What is the purpose of architecture? For those of us with more than a passing interest in the urban, pondering such questions can be a keenly held occupation […]
