The Popess: Instructions for Freedom brings to light the little-known story of the Guglielmites, a 13th-century religious sect. Elena Mazzon tells this tale with humour, directness, and a contemporary feminist eye. The Popess: Instructions for Freedom The Popess: Instructions for Freedom takes as its starting point the unusual history of the Guglielmites, a small religious […]
Grayson Perry transforms the Wallace Collection with Delusions of Grandeur. New works meet Old Masters. Reality and imagination blur beautifully. Grayson Perry at the Wallace Collection The very, very astute amongst you may recall that there was already a connection between Grayson Perry (Sir Grayson Perry, actually) and the Wallace Collection, before this exhibition. It […]
Multiple exhibitions (including Abstract Erotic) at the Courtauld are an opportunity to explore, learn, and choose a favourite. Mine wasn’t quite what I had expected! Four for the Price of One (Sort Of) I really should be making more use of my Courtauld membership. I purchased one towards the end of last year because I’d […]
Contemporary opera Sirena purports to retell the myth of the sirens from a contemporary feminist perspective. Whether or not that aim is fully realised, this is a suitably enchanting work. Sirena It’s not just in Edinburgh that you can find experimental and interesting fringe performances this time of year. In fact, now that VAULT Festival […]
In 21Soho’s Green Room, Avocado Improv ditch prompts and gimmicks for a looser, funnier approach to improvised theatre. An Improvised Play Walking into 21Soho I had the sense it was going to be a good evening. The upstairs cocktail bar is stylish. The Green Room downstairs is compact and informal, with its own bar and […]
Artistic inspiration takes form in Kiefer / Van Gogh, exploring how the places, subjects and intentions in Van Gogh’s work have inspired Anselm Kiefer over the years. Why Kiefer / Van Gogh? The latest exhibition at the Royal Academy (aside, of course, from the Summer Exhibition) sees an interesting pairing of artists take over the […]
Lubaina Himid and fellow Black and Asian women artists continue a project decades in the making in Connecting Thin Black Lines 1985-2025. A Return Trip to the ICA With London’s cultural scene as vast and vibrant as it is, there are most definitely a few venues I don’t visit often enough. Not through lack of […]
Tate Modern’s Leigh Bowery! offers a vivid, if restrained, look at one of performance art’s most unruly icons. Leigh Bowery! Before you say anything, I know I’m at the point in the exhibition cycle again where I’m not leaving you much time to see things. My apologies. In my defense it’s a constantly busy museum […]
A sculpture of William S. Burroughs becomes an unlikely confidant in Lost Watches, a playful and chaotic absurdist comedy at Park Theatre. Lost Watches Right, let’s get one thing out of the way: I know very little about the Beat Generation. One of whom is central to today’s play, Lost Watches. But theatre’s as good […]
Static Lives, by Two Parachutes, is a sharp, intimate two-hander about friendship, numbness, and how we try to stay human in the digital age. Content Warning: mentions of violence and suicide. Static Lives Today marks the fifth work I’ve seen as part of this year’s Camden Fringe, and the third at Etcetera Theatre. It’s also […]
