Visiting MICAS in Malta, I found myself unexpectedly reunited with Milton Avery’s paintings, in a space where history, architecture and contemporary art unite. Revisiting Milton Avery The last time (and possibly the first time) I spent real time with Milton Avery’s work was at Milton Avery: American Colourist at the Royal Academy in 2022. That […]
London continues to provide a fine selection of adaptations of A Christmas Carol, with a hip hop dance version and a West End comedy on the cards for this year. Two New Scrooges for 2025 You knew this post was coming, didn’t you? You long-time readers, at least. For as much as the Salterton Arts […]
Wayne Mc Gregor emerges as a key collaborator and experimenter in the age of AI in Infinite Bodies at Somerset House. Wayne McGregor at Somerset House It’s that time of year when I start trying to rush around the exhibitions of the London winter season. Expect a flurry of ‘LAST CHANCE TO SEE’ posts in […]
My festive Dickens habit took a slight detour this year with The Signalman at the Drayton Arms Theatre – a brief, atmospheric ghost story I hadn’t encountered before. The Signalman I’m always up for a Dickens ghost story at Christmas. A Christmas Carol is my perennial favourite, and I’ve written about it here before. But […]
Beauty and the Beast at the Bridge House Theatre is a small-scale panto that still manages to feel generous, lively and properly Christmassy. Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast at the Bridge House Theatre in Penge is a panto stripped right back to essentials. There are four performers, projections taking the place of […]
The Colección del Museo Ruso is a fascinating case study in what to do when geopolitics get in the way of your museum’s purpose. Oh, and the exhibitions are pretty good, too. Introducing the Colección del Museo Ruso In my last post, we did a walking tour of the working class Málaga neighbourhood of Huelin. […]
The Museo Carmen Thyssen presents a private collection of mostly Andalusian, 19th century art. A great way to learn more about this region and its representation in art, just get ready for a lot of genre paintings! A Foray into Málaga’s Museums Today we continue our exploration of Málaga, which we started in my last […]
A meditative exhibition in a storied museum space, Janetka Platun’s On the Art of Teeth is a thought-provoking intersection between medicine, art and technology. On the Art of Teeth Unfortunately for me, every time I think I should stop scrolling so much on social media, I come across something I wouldn’t otherwise have known about […]
A light-hearted, musical adaptation of the classic vampire tale, Dracapella promises to be an entertaining, non-traditional seasonal show. But does it deliver? Dracapella Dracula, in its original form by Bram Stoker, is an intriguing work. It’s late for Gothic horror, first published in 1897. It has modern flourishes that seem somehow out of place: a […]
The tale of the Snow Queen and its lessons of friendship and understanding takes shape for young audiences at The Albany in Deptford. A great Christmas theatre pick for families. The Snow Queen Icon Theatre’s The Snow Queen is a charming family production, full of the warm glow that people look for at this time […]
