A review of the Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret, tucked between London Bridge Station and Borough Market. A cosy, grandmother’s attic sort of a museum with a long and interesting history. What’s This Museum About, Then? It’s been years since I was last at the Old Operating Theatre & Herb Garret. I came […]
A review of Surrealism Beyond Borders, an expansive exhibition on now at Tate Modern. The broad definition of Surrealism is both a point of interest and a source of confusion. Surrealism Beyond Borders What is Surrealism? I’m perhaps less clear on this than I was before I saw Surrealism Beyond Borders recently at Tate Modern. […]
A review of Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms at Tate Modern. You may have heard the hype – is the mirror room experience worth the trouble of procuring tickets? A Hot Ticket Maybe you’ve seen the Infinity Mirror Rooms at Tate Modern already. Maybe you have tickets. Or maybe you’ve tried multiple times to get […]
A review of Small is Beautiful, on now in South Kensington and brought to you by experience specialists Fever. Is it commercial? Sure. Is it fun looking at all the tiny things? Definitely! Small is Beautiful Let me begin today’s post with a disclaimer. I was on the fence about whether I would go to […]
A review of Straight Line Crazy, a David Hare play starring Ralph Fiennes, on now at the Bridge Theatre. An interesting subject with some fine performances. But if the subject requires this much education of its audience, is it right for this format? Straight Line Crazy I hadn’t quite appreciated how much David Hare and […]
A review of Hidden Masterpieces, an exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum which gives visitors a glimpse into Soane’s own collection of architectural drawings. Hidden Masterpieces This isn’t my first visit to Sir John Soane’s Museum so just in case you are an avid reader I won’t bore you with all the background again (but […]
A review of Wagner’s chivalric opera Lohengrin, as seen at the Royal Opera House in London. A very entertaining few hours, supported by incredible design. Lohengrin Imagine the scene: you make plans with a friend to go to the opera. Something by Wagner. “Great,” you think, “I haven’t seen any Wagner before.” You know Wagner’s […]
A review of Postwar Modern at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. An exciting exhibition, its narrative about the impact of war, death and disruption is as relevant as ever. Postwar Modern Now this is an exciting exhibition from the Barbican. Maybe you recall this from a previous post, maybe you’re new here, but I […]
A review of Whistler’s Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan, on now at the Royal Academy. An attempt to recentre Whister’s model, muse and mistress suffers a little from a lack of first-hand insight into the lady herself. Whistler’s Woman In White I was really prepared to like this exhibition. I like Whistler, as a painter, […]
A description of the brand new tour at the Houses of Parliament. The tours take in the historic Speaker’s House and we learn much about the office of Speaker along the way. Speaker’s House I must credit one of my favourite blogs, ianvisits.co.uk, with tipping me off about this opportunity to see a historic London […]
