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 […]
Rooted in Han Kang’s The Vegetarian, Shedwood is a short, striking piece of physical theatre that explores transformation in raw, bodily terms. Shedwood I found myself thinking about some very eclectic comparisons as I watched Shedwood, a new work written and directed by Yuchen Zhou, with set and costume designed with Kailin Xu, who also […]
I like the idea behind the Barbican’s Feel the Sound, perhaps a little more than the actual experience of visiting. Feel the Sound The Barbican bill their current exhibition Feel the Sound as an “exhibition experience on a different frequency.” This is a clever play on words, but also mostly true. Feel the Sound takes […]
Two performers, a bare stage, and a tabletop of household objects combine to deliver a truly inventive work of physical theatre in A.I.M [An Invisible Mission]. A.I.M [An Invisible Mission] The best kind of fringe theatre tends to do one thing very well, and A.I.M [An Invisible Mission] knows exactly what it’s doing. ICA Theatre […]
A new exhibition space at the Barbican opens up fresh possibilities, starting with Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha. This Place Looks Familiar If you’re interested in seeing this exhibition, I haven’t left you very long to get to the Barbican to see it. Yes, it’s that time in the exhibition cycle again where I’m rushing […]
Londongrad throws a newly minted Labour prime minister into crisis mode when Putin offers to buy London – via emoji – in this sharply–executed political farce. Londongrad There’s an undeniable energy to Londongrad, Athena Atherton’s satirical political farce that imagines what would happen if, just months into a Labour government, Vladimir Putin offered to buy […]
In All These Pretty Things, Tracey Yarad transforms personal heartbreak into a cathartic evening of songs and storytelling. All These Pretty Things It’s easy to imagine Tracey Yarad at a piano in the corner of a hotel bar, chatting to the regulars between songs, reading a room without seeming to try. That’s not to diminish […]
The sustainable travelling Shakespearean company The Handlebards return this summer with Much Ado About Nothing, bringing a cycling spin to the antics of Beatrice and Benedick. Handlebards, We Meet Again Long-time readers will remember the Handlebards, a sustainable Shakespearean touring company. I first saw them performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2023. They’re back this […]
Le Pavillon de Manse, the Watermill of the Princes, is a unique heritage site and our last stop in Chantilly. A Watermill Fit for a King. Or a Prince. Not very long ago, we explored Chantilly together and I told you about le Potager des Princes (the Vegetable Garden of the Princes). Today we’re exploring […]
On a return visit to Chantilly I finally gave the Musée Vivant du Cheval the time it deserves, and found a museum that’s as much about memory and movement as it is about horses. Le Musée Vivant du Cheval On my first visit to Chantilly, I only had time for a cursory look inside the […]
