What an adaptation of the beloved classic in this Christmas show by Poltergeist! An Alice in Wonderland set in Brixton and the London Underground, on at Brixton House until 31 December. Alice In Wonderland Theatre company Poltergeist, whose work we have seen once before, have created something really special here. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis […]
An ambitious production, Hole takes us far beyond the confines of its pub theatre setting. Hole It’s rare, in all my theatre trips, to end up in such a different place to where I thought I was going. But such is Hole, a slightly revised revival of a work by Hannah Morrish first performed by […]
Brixton House shake up the traditional Christmas show format with Cinderella, a fairy tale on a more human and nuanced scale. Cinderella The Christmas season is now well and truly upon us! And yesterday I had the opportunity to see a fun, family-friendly and full of heart production: Cinderella at Brixton House. This is my […]
A small exhibition at the National Gallery on beauty and satire, The Ugly Duchess raised more questions for me than it answered, but did at least get me thinking. The Ugly Duchess: Beauty And Satire In The Renaissance I do love a one room exhibition at the National Gallery, but haven’t been for a while. […]
A virtual reality experience, filmed by Lynette Wallworth in collaboration with the Yawanawá people of the Brazilian Amazon. Whether it is a documentary or a form of medicine depends on your point of view. Awavena I’ve had more virtual reality experiences in the last year than I had in my entire life up to this […]
A review of the V&A’s Alice in Wonderland-themed summer exhibition. A blockbuster without the crowds (at least when I visited)! Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser This exhibition at the V&A has been highly anticipated. Including by me, who had tickets earlier in the year which I had to reschedule when dates kept shifting. So it was […]
A review of Connected by Light at Canary Wharf. In which I am pleased to find some outdoor art to enjoy! One of the few cultural outlets available to Londoners in these cold winter months is this display of nine light artworks on the Canary Wharf estate. Connected By Light. An Art Installation I Can […]
