A sharp, darkly funny solo show about illness, ego and what it means to be alive, Outpatient is unexpectedly life-affirming. Outpatient It’s not quite “theme of the week,” a game we sometimes play here at the Salterton Arts Review, but it is interesting to have seen two shows in quick succession about young women navigating […]
José María Velasco: A View of Mexico offers a quietly powerful window into 19th-century Mexico through the eyes of one of its most careful observers. José María Velasco: A View of Mexico I saw José María Velasco: A View of Mexico on the same day as Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350. It made for […]
A sharp, unsettling and darkly funny look at online extremism and male loneliness, The Last Incel brings the dark spaces of the internet to the stage. The Last Incel A Brief Glossary of Incel Terminology greets me on the familiar Pleasance Theatre cabaret-style table. What will the next hour have in store? The Last Incel, […]
Goya to Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection brings a rare and revealing group of works to the Courtauld, offering an insight into one man’s singular vision as a collector A Collector’s Eye: The Oscar Reinhart Collection It was about time I was back at the Courtauld! After becoming one of the many who […]
A powerful and playful piece of autobiographical theatre, Dear Annie, I Hate You explores what happens when your own brain turns against you. Dear Annie, I Hate You It’s remarkable how one moment, one conversation, or one test result can change the course of a life. In Dear Annie, I Hate You, Samantha Ipema shares […]
The National Gallery uses its art world influence to bring together an astonishing array of works in Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350. Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 Phew, I’ve finally managed to stop rushing around exhibitions that are closing, and get to a few that you might still have a chance of seeing, […]
SWING! SWING! ADMIRAL BYNG! at the Playground Theatre is a thoughtful look at legacy and justice, with strong performances and clever design, though uneven pacing holds it back. SWING! SWING! ADMIRAL BYNG! I like serendipitous moments. One happened to me recently when I heard that a play was going to be on at the Playground […]
Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo is worth seeing not so much for the art itself, but for the way it rounds out Hugo as much more than just a famous author. Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo How much did I know about Victor Hugo before coming to this exhibition at the […]
Something a little different today as I share an upcoming event rather than review one I’ve been to: don’t miss a landmark celebration of performance in Covent Garden this Sunday 11 May! Image credit: David Bennett. Covent Garden’s Street Performers Celebrate 50 Years – Will There Be 50 More? Covent Garden’s never been perfect. A […]
In Showdown, Upswing turns the TV talent-show format on its head, mixing circus spectacle with sharp reflections on ambition, risk, and control. Showdown This is it: the final of the competition to decide the new face of circus arts. Six contenders remain, battling it out in a series of challenges to determine the champion. Sound […]
