Sergio Blanco’s latest play When You Pass Over My Tomb is a wild ride through London, Paris, Switzerland, taboo topics and erudite allusions. Content warning: mentions of assisted suicide and necrophilia. When You Pass Over My Tomb My beloved Like the wind When you pass over my tomb From within my grave Desirous of you […]
Samuel Takes a Break… is a challenging, funny, thoughtful, ambiguous new work on now at Hackney Wick’s Yard Theatre. Samuel Takes a Break… I have a feeling it is a good year for the Yard Theatre. The last two things I’ve seen there (this and this) have been fab. And now Samuel Takes a Break… […]
Young V&A is the latest incarnation of the V&A’s East London branch dedicated to childhood. After a three-year renovation project, this new version is very much a museum for children rather than about them. A History Of Young V&A Young V&A is the latest incarnation of a museum which goes back to the Great Exhibition […]
My final MimeLondon outing for 2024 is to Entrañas, an exploration of the human body in all its fragility and wonder. Back to an Old Question: What is Mime, Anyway? If you’re just catching up, this is the third event I’ve been to at MimeLondon (first two here and here). MimeLondon is the successor to […]
A story about embracing life against the odds, Wilko is a feelgood story featuring Dr. Feelgood’s distinctive guitarist. Wilko “A Christmas Carol with guitars and cancer.” As one of London’s biggest fans of A Christmas Carol (probably), it’s a line that jumped out at me. But although there are parallels (ghosts, enlightenment and so on) […]
A response to the Royal Academy retrospective of Marina Abramović’s work. How does something as ephemeral as performance art transform into a museum exhibit? Content warning: references to violence and sexual acts. Marina Abramović at the Royal Academy In a burst of post-Christmas activity I managed to squeeze in a visit to Marina Abramović, a […]
Ephemeral Ensemble come to New Diorama Theatre with REWIND, a tribute to South America’s desaparecidos and those who have fought to tell their stories. First Some Background: Argentina’s Desaparecidos Where to start with REWIND? It is a desperately sad, visually impressive work of theatre by Ephemeral Ensemble, based on real events. Ephemeral Ensemble are a […]
French duo Stereoptik return to bring more worlds to life in front of an eager MimeLondon crowd with Antechamber. The Return of an Old Favourite When I first came across the London International Mime Festival in 2022 (several decades behind the curve), a performance by Stereoptik was one of the events I saw. 2023 was […]
