The Royal Academy exhibition Impressionists on Paper assembles a great selection of artists, media and subject matter. Does it do as well in making the argument that the Impressionists elevated works on paper to the same status as paintings on canvas? Impressionists on Paper We are all familiar with the work of the Impressionists. Even […]
A beautiful work of visual theatre, Last Rites is at Shoreditch Town Hall as part of new curatorial project MimeLondon. Last Rites Grief is a complex process. In this new theatrical work, award winning and diverse-led theatre company Ad Infinitum explore grief, death, complicated familes, and parenthood. The result is something universal yet unique, tender […]
A lot of pre-Roman and Roman history to explore at Verulamium Museum, including some of the best mosaics outside the Mediterranean. The museum is just one part of a Roman day out in modern St Albans. A Short History of Verulamium The Roman city of Verulamium lies almost, but not quite, under the modern city […]
A family tale takes on epic proportions in The Mother of Kamal, spanning multiple decades, countries, and themes of family, love, and difficult choices. Mother of Kamal It’s rare for a play to be so personal and yet so broad in the historic events and themes surveyed. And yet Mother of Kamal, on now at […]
A wintery day is perfect to explore work by Ewrin Wurm both indoors and outdoors at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. A Little History of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, to Begin With For those who are here to read about Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP)’s latest exhibition, never fear – it’s coming very soon. But as many of my […]
Daido Moriyama’s first UK retrospective is a revelation, taking over the Photographers’ Gallery with hundreds of his trademark atmospheric images. Daido Moriyama This is the second exhibition of work by a Japanese photographer I’ve seen in London in recent weeks, and both are interesting for how the artists challenge the potential and limits of the […]
The heartwarming tale of the Kim family goes back to its theatrical roots for a European debut of Kim’s Convenience at North London’s Park Theatre. Kim’s Convenience The mark of many a good play is its longevity. Is it topical, speaking to audiences at a moment in time but only revived as a curiosity? Or […]
The Last Show Before We Die is an intense, overwhelming, unique, vulnerable, tribute to endings in all their mess, beauty and inevitability. The Last Show Before We Die I’m going to start today by quoting myself: “I really liked that. I don’t quite know what I saw, but I liked it.” Me, when leaving The […]
Awkward Branch Productions make a first foray from film to theatre with One Year Itch, the story of Tania and her apparently cursed love life. One Year Itch Things could be better for Tania on a few fronts. It’s not that long since she had a bad breakup. She knows what her dream job is, […]
A modest exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, Rubens & Women aims to reassess the idea that Rubens painted only ‘Rubenesque’ beauties. Rubens & Women The Salterton Arts Review is currently in a flurry of post-festive art enjoyment, fitting in exhibitions it wasn’t possible to see when they first opened in 2023. This means that […]
