A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here asks important questions about the role and freedom of the arts while also bringing a personal catharsis (I hope) for its creator. Content warning: contains mentions of violence and harm, real or projected, to children. A Little Inquest Into… On the way home from A […]
A beautiful work of visual theatre, Last Rites is at Shoreditch Town Hall as part of new curatorial project MimeLondon. Last Rites Grief is a complex process. In this new theatrical work, award winning and diverse-led theatre company Ad Infinitum explore grief, death, complicated familes, and parenthood. The result is something universal yet unique, tender […]
An experiment in theatrical writing, Flies subverts, deconstructs and analyses the male gaze, misogyny and the patriarchy. A lot to tackle in a short 70 minutes. Flies I came to see Flies for two reasons. Firstly and inconsequentially I like trying out new venues, and had never been to the Shoreditch Town Hall before. Verdict: […]
Multidisciplinary artist Makiko Harris brings Needle Dance to an unexpected art space in East London, giving audiences the opportunity to explore her take on Japanese folklore, feminism, and fate. Needle Dance For those of you who will be in the Shoreditch/Old Street/Hoxton area of East London in the coming days, I have found you an […]
Two very different exhibitions at Autograph in Shoreditch further their mission to “explore the creative and critical power of visual representation in shaping our understanding of ourselves and of others“. Abi Morocco Photos at Autograph Autograph have come up once or twice before on the blog (like on this walk here), but this is my […]
It’s time for the Salterton Arts Review’s annual New Year’s Eve countdown, in which we look back at a busy year of arts, theatre and travel and discuss a few highlights. The 2024 Countdown: A Year in Review I can’t believe it’s that time again. This is the fifth annual countdown post since I relaunched […]
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 […]
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 […]
My first visit to the Museum of the Home since its 2021 reopening under a new name is an opportunity to see what has changed, and what has stayed the same in Hoxton’s hidden gem. The Museum Of The Home: A Short History It’s been a while since I last visited the Museum of the […]
It’s that time of year again, when we explore London’s rich architectural history at the Open House Festival! Open House 2023 In a now well-embedded Salterton Arts Review tradition, this is the fourth year running that we have covered the Open House Festival. An annual event run by architectural organisation Open City, Open House sees […]
