A well-structured exhibition at the British Library, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words brings to life the evidence for women’s contributions to the private, public and religious spheres of medieval life. At the British Library Once More After an absence of a couple of years, I have visited the British Library twice in recent months […]
Alexander Raptotasios’s new adaptation Antigone [on strike] brings this classic tale forward into the age of social media, globalised geopolitics, and real time democracy. Antigone [on strike] As I’m sure I’ve said on the blog before, the classics are classics for a reason. It’s astounding the way that certain stories from the ancient world continue […]
Blending artefacts and contemporary art, Hew Locke interrogates the archives and stores of the British Museum in order to ask timely and important questions about museums and their relationship to power, history-telling and colonialism. Hew Locke: what have we here? The Salterton Arts Review has been a little preoccupied in January, and so it was […]
Talawa have the perfect antidote to winter blues with the infectiously vibrant and exuberant Play On!, gracing London on the final stop on tour. Play On! Two nights at the theatre, for two such different shows! Yesterday we had an evening of juggling and magic at The Place, as we were treated to Gandini Juggling’s […]
A clever and eye-catching multidisciplinary performance, Heka is at the rich intersection between juggling and magic. Juggling, Magic and Ancient Egypt And just like that, MimeLondon comes to a close for another year. Or does for me, at least: there are a few final shows on tonight and tomorrow (including Heka). Heka is the third […]
One of the fastest tea clippers in the world, the Cutty Sark is one of Greenwich’s key tourist attractions, with hundreds of thousands of annual visitors. Find out more about why this ship is so important, and what there is to see and do on board today. A Short History of the Cutty Sark I […]
Italian company Dewey Dell take on Stravinsky’s famous work The Rite of Spring in a production that takes direct inspiration from the animal kingdom. The Rite of Spring Today’s post is the second of three from the 2025 edition of MimeLondon. Moby Dick was the first production we saw from this ever-interesting curatorial project: although […]
MimeLondon is back! And first up is Moby Dick at the Barbican, a wonderfully creative production which pushes us to consider where the boundaries of mime may be. Back to That Old Question: What Is Mime, Anyway? We’ve been here before, dear readers. I first came across the London International Mime Festival in 2022, and […]
A visit to Sandycombe Lodge, the only surviving house Turner lived in, is a story of how sometimes it only takes one or two passionate individuals to preserve important bits of history. Turner in Twickenham A sunny day last summer felt like the perfect time for a trip out to West London to discover a […]
I get familiar with a new genre of music and plenty of Spanish history at the surprisingly intimate yet educational Copla: A Spanish Cabaret. Copla: A Spanish Cabaret If you’re looking for a show that’s a little different, look no further than Copla: A Spanish Cabaret at The Other Palace. It offers an experience that’s part performance, […]
