Visiting Pitzhanger Manor today is a very interesting experience. As well as the manor house itself there is also a contemporary art gallery (on which more shortly), but if I focus just on the manor, what I really liked about it was its scale.
Review of Death of England: Delroy at the National Theatre. In which I didn’t expect to be there on opening night, which was also closing night. Opening Night/Closing Night By sheer luck, I had tickets to see Death of England: Delroy on Wednesday 4 November. This was one day before the UK entered its second […]
Review of the exhibition Havering Hoard: A Bronze Age Mystery, at the Museum of London, Docklands. In which I relive my childhood love of archaeology while exploring a ‘bronze age mystery’ A Family-Friendly and History Geek-Friendly Exhibition The Museum of London Docklands is one of the institutions which is within walking distance of my flat. […]
Review of The Last Five Years at the Southwark Playhouse. The premise is clever, but perhaps a bit too clever for its own good. But none of that matters because there was a REAL AUDIENCE! Creative Covid Measures from the Southwark Playhouse Now this was exciting. It was not just a theatre outing with more […]
Review of the play Nine Lives at the Bridge Theatre. In line with my recent outings to the Bridge, this is another work with some great acting, and designed to make viewers angry at the situation imposed on asylum seekers in this country. The Bridge: Bringing London Politically Engaged Theatre Do you remember a while […]
Review of a visit to the Ca’ Pesaro museum in Venice. In which I am intrigued and invigorated by the juxtaposition of forward-looking art collection and strangely old-fashioned Asian art museum. Ca’ Pesaro – Possible to Visit on a Trip to Venice, with Good Planning Ca’ Pesaro is one of the more unexpected museums in […]
A review of two pairings of Talking Heads at the Bridge Theatre. This is the closest I have had to genuine live theatre since March, very exciting! It does seem that all the people of Yorkshire have been living very contained little lives though, and dressing like the royal family. Talking Heads at the Bridge: […]
A review of Quarter Life Crisis at the Bridge Theatre. On the one hand it’s great to see shows like this in major London theatres, but on the other hand I think a more intimate setting probably brings the most out of this particular monologue. Nicholas Hytner Brings New Writers to the Bridge Quarter Life […]
A review of Not Without My Ghosts, an exhibition of spiritualist art at the Drawing Room, London. In which I am haunted (ha!) by thoughts about feminism, abstraction, and who gets to determine the meaning of a ‘work of art’. Mediums, Spirits and Ghosts, Oh My! I can’t even remember how I heard about this […]
A description of my trip to the V&A, including the exhibition Filthy Lucre. In which I enjoy a peaceful evening visit to the Cast Courts, and a wonderful Whistler-themed installation. A Late Summer Evening at the V&A The V&A is a wonderful place to wander. Even better, the lower visitor numbers during Covid-19 are a […]
