Tim Edge’s darkly comic work Under the Black Rock, set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, is a reminder of what’s at stake and a study in the long-reaching effects of violence. Content warning: mentions of violence, torture, suicide. Under The Black Rock In a month where the political arrangements in Northern Ireland are back […]
A fresh and unexpected approach to storytelling from theatre company Unleash the Llama at VAULT Festival with their fictionalised, historic monologue Five Years With The White Man. A. B. C. Merriman-Labor I had a feeling I was going to like this play when I first read the description. The press release promises “a kaleidoscope of […]
Joseph Charlton’s play Brilliant Jerks at the Southwark Playhouse Borough explores how human nature both shapes and is shaped by technological developments. Brilliant Jerks The Salterton Arts Review has a day job, in which I work in technology. Or at least I have done for a little while now. I found myself wondering as I […]
A fabulously warm-hearted celebration of love, friendship and finding your way in the world, Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini’s Sleepova is a joy to behold. Content warning: living with illness, LGBT ‘conversion therapy’, grief and bereavement. Sleepova I was excited going into Sleepova at the Bush Theatre. I had seen glowing feedback on social media from people who had […]
A little play that dreams big, Someone of Significance is my latest outing at London’s VAULT Festival. Someone of Significance As I continue my foray into VAULT Festival, making the most of it while it’s still in its Waterloo home, I have the pleasure of discovering a range of voices, stories, and styles. Today’s post […]
A nice selection of works from an Italian collection gives a sense of Morandi beyond the still-life bottles. Giorgio Morandi Before seeing this exhibition about Giorgio Morandi, I was guilty of lazy thinking regarding this mid-century Italian artist. I knew he was born and died in Bologna. I knew he lived all his life with […]
Renovations at the Hispanic Society of America in New York provide an exceptional opportunity to see some of the collection’s masterworks in the galleries of the Royal Academy. Thousands of years of history from Spain and the Hispanic world, all in one place. Welcome To London, Old Friend! Several years ago, when the Salterton Arts […]
A multi-disciplinary performance that can be experienced in-person or digitally, HOME X ruminates on the meaning of home as well as experimenting with digital technologies. HOME X Something I miss about the arts of a couple of years ago is the feeling of experimentation. Sure, those were dark times. But the necessity of delivering arts […]
A passionate monologue about mother-daughter relationships, The Wedding Speech sees Rosemary confide in her audience about all the emotions and complexities that big family occasions entail. The Wedding Speech It’s a busy week on the Salterton Arts Review, which seems to bring with it some interesting synergies. We recently covered The Beach House, a play […]
A well-considered exhibition at the Queen’s House in Greenwich aims to restore the Van de Velde family to some of their former fame and glory, but is also interesting for its insights into the art world of the 17th-18th Centuries. Who Are The Van de Veldes? The thing about the Van de Veldes is, even […]
