It was about time I saw London’s Dickens-themed spectacular, The Great Christmas Feast. Is it worth the ticket price for the immersive experience? The Great Christmas Feast Well, now. I don’t know what 2024 is coming to, but it seems I am only going to see one version of A Christmas Carol this year. Dickens’ […]
An exquisite exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery, Monet and London: Views of the Thames captures a bygone London through the eyes of the Impressionist master. Another Once-in-a-Lifetime Exhibition Now this is more like it. I wrote recently about the National Gallery’s blockbuster Van Gogh exhibition, and how disappointed I had been by the visitor experience […]
The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975-1998 mines a rich but little-explored seam in Indian Art in which disillusionment, urbanisation and social change became inspiration for artists across this vast and varied country. Introduction: Why These Dates? The Barbican’s current exhibition, The Imaginary Institution of India, surveys Indian art between 1975 and 1998. A good […]
Hoxton Hall comes alive with the sights and sounds of South America in Border Crossing’s The Mouth of the Gods. The Mouth of the Gods I was thinking to myself on the way home from The Mouth of the Gods: why does it feel so different? Most productions have a long development time during which […]
The artist’s first major survey in the UK, Haegue Yang: Leap Year fills the Hayward Gallery with ordinary objects transformed through the artist’s multidisciplinary practice. Introducing Haegue Yang Given that Haegue Yang: Leap Year is the artist’s first major survey in the UK, I’m going to take a punt and guess that you are maybe […]
Is Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers a once-in-a-lifetime show of the artist’s work? Perhaps. A shame then that my experience was marred by the crowds. A National Gallery Blockbuster I do fall into this trap a lot. I go to an exhibition at the National Gallery, am surprised that I find it too busy, and […]
Arthur I. Miller’s play Synchronicity comes to the White Bear Theatre, delivering an erudite but somewhat static meeting of the minds. Synchronicity Synchronicity as described by Carl Jung: “[a] meaningful coincidence of two or more events where something other than the probability of chance is involved.” Carl Jung on Synchronicity – Arts of Thought Synchronicity, […]
The Glorious French Revolution is part history lesson, part boundary-pushing and unexpected devised ensemble theatre. The Glorious French Revolution Now this is range. The last work I saw by YESYESNONO was small in scale, but covered billions of years and included a John Denver singalong. This one hones in on a few crucial years in […]
It’s a three-in-one theatre spectacular as we settle in at Barons Court Theatre to check out what Voila! Theatre Festival has to offer. An Afternoon of Theatre at Barons Court This is a new experience for the Salterton Arts Review. I’ve had very busy weeks during theatre festivals for sure. But never have I been […]
Olly Hawes uses comedy, storytelling and theatre to reveal truths about our world and ourselves in F**KING LEGEND at Riverside Studios. F**KING LEGEND What is interesting is that the last two theatre outings I’ve been on a) haven’t been typical theatre and b) have been a reaction to paralysis/burnout about the crises facing our world. […]
