An early morning trip to the Philae Temple complex near Aswan is a real treat, from the first boat ride to the last known Ancient Egyptian heiroglyph. A Journey to Philae In my last post, I described how the itinerary on our tour of Egypt required a choice early on. To explore Aswan, including Philae, […]
As part of our Egyptian adventure we travel all the way South to Abu Simbel, home to the temples famously rescued from Lake Nasser. A Mammoth Excursion – Would It Be Worth It? So far in Egypt, I’ve posted about places in Cairo and Giza. Egyptian museums old and new, Islamic Cairo, and of course […]
A smaller batch of Open House visits than usual is a good opportunity to focus on spaces closer to home. Open House London 2026 In hindsight, I don’t think I’ll ever have another Open House haul like I had in 2024. If you’re a long-time reader, you might remember that I took a week off […]
Darren Raymond translates Molière’s theatrical classic to modern-day London and a Nigerian-Jamaican family in Tartuffe (Remixed). Tartuffe (Remixed) I’ve had the privilege of seeing Darren Raymond’s way with classics before. As Artistic Director of Intermission Youth Theatre, Raymond works with a cohort of underserved young people each year to transform and perform a work by […]
The gig economy is under investigaton in Max Wilkinson’s new play Night City, on now at the Southwark Playhouse Borough. Night City The gig economy. Freedom! Flexibility! Be your own boss! But also: Exploitation! Insecurity! No safety net! It’s one of those things many of us increasingly choose to look away from, I think. If […]
The Tate exhibition Frida: The Making of an Icon examines how Frida Kahlo came to be such a phenomenon, looking at her art and image in the context of her contemporaries, and the impact she has had on subsequent generations of artists. Mixed Reviews for Frida Before I jump in, I think the moral of […]
Tristan Simpson’s debut play Speech, Speech is a funny, well-written addition to SE Fest. Speech, Speech Late summer is a great time of year for festivals local to me. Yesterday I saw CHAIR! at the tail end of the Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, and today it is the turn of SE Fest. This lovely […]
Geraldine Pilgrim encourages us to rebel against increasingly hostile urban planning in CHAIR!, on as part of this year’s Greenwich + Docklands International Festival. CHAIR! As one of my more local arts festivals, I very much enjoy going to the Greenwich + Docklands International Festival (GDIF) each year. I’ve been able to experience programming as […]
A remarkable version of Beckett’s most autobiographical work, Krapp’s Last Tape, is currently on at The Cockpit. To what extent does our memory of past selves constitute our identity? Krapp’s Last Tape Yes, remarkable really is the word I would use to describe this production. Actor Peter Marinker, recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, brings decades of […]
The silver lining of only making to Egypt for the first time in 2026 is that I had the opportunity to see the impressive and long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest museum in the world for a single civilisation. A Long-Awaited Museum on a Long-Awaited Trip What a first day on my tour of Egypt. […]
