A review of the reprise of Jerusalem at London’s Apollo Theatre. What can I add to the effusive praise of other reviewers? More of the same! Jerusalem Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem has had a long life in this format – directed by Ian Rickson, with Mark Rylance starring, supported by returning cast members Mackenzie Crook, Gerard […]
A review of Raphael at the National Gallery. A blockbuster exhibition highlighting the range of this Renaissance master. Raphael What did I know of Raphael before seeing this exhibition at the National Gallery? Reasonably little. I knew him as a real Renaissance man, had seen his frescoes in the Vatican. I had an idea that […]
A review of Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera], a collaboration between Harry Hill and Steve Brown on now at London’s Park Theatre. Tony! I was intrigued enough to buy tickets when I saw the Park Theatre were putting on a rock opera all about Tony Blair, but I still wasn’t quite sure what to […]
A review of Anti-Gone, a new adaptation of the original Greek story performed by Russian-speaking theatre company Xameleon as an anti-Putin retelling. Anti-Gone I was intrigued to see Anti-Gone, performed by theatre company Xameleon. Based in London, Xameleon works with artists from countries formerly behind the Iron Curtain, and is thus primarily Russian-speaking. In a […]
A review of The World of Stonehenge, an epic historic exhibition on now at the British Museum. Fabulous loans and beautiful design combined with interesting subject matter. The World of Stonehenge I’m not exaggerating too much when I say that this is an epic exhibition. Epic in the broad sweep of (pre-)history it takes in. […]
A review of Surrealism Beyond Borders, an expansive exhibition on now at Tate Modern. The broad definition of Surrealism is both a point of interest and a source of confusion. Surrealism Beyond Borders What is Surrealism? I’m perhaps less clear on this than I was before I saw Surrealism Beyond Borders recently at Tate Modern. […]
A review of Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms at Tate Modern. You may have heard the hype – is the mirror room experience worth the trouble of procuring tickets? A Hot Ticket Maybe you’ve seen the Infinity Mirror Rooms at Tate Modern already. Maybe you have tickets. Or maybe you’ve tried multiple times to get […]
A review of Small is Beautiful, on now in South Kensington and brought to you by experience specialists Fever. Is it commercial? Sure. Is it fun looking at all the tiny things? Definitely! Small is Beautiful Let me begin today’s post with a disclaimer. I was on the fence about whether I would go to […]
A review of Straight Line Crazy, a David Hare play starring Ralph Fiennes, on now at the Bridge Theatre. An interesting subject with some fine performances. But if the subject requires this much education of its audience, is it right for this format? Straight Line Crazy I hadn’t quite appreciated how much David Hare and […]
A review of Hidden Masterpieces, an exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum which gives visitors a glimpse into Soane’s own collection of architectural drawings. Hidden Masterpieces This isn’t my first visit to Sir John Soane’s Museum so just in case you are an avid reader I won’t bore you with all the background again (but […]
