A review of a visit to Keats House in London’s Hampstead. Seeing the place where Keats lived, fell in love and departed for his final voyage to Rome creates a real connection with one of the most famous Romantic poets. John Keats, Romantic Poet It turns out there was a lot I didn’t know about […]
A review of A Number, a Caryl Churchill revival at the Old Vic. Lennie James and Paapa Essiedu get to grips with father and son relationships, inheritance and identity in this tense, hour-long drama. A Number For me, seeing A Number at the Old Vic was a bit of a bookend moment. In March 2020, […]
An illustrated walk around the Greenwich Peninsula from Maze Hill to Woolwich Dockyard. By far the most industrial of our Docklands walks, and all the more interesting for it. Docklands Walks – A Complete Set! It’s been a while since we did a walk from Gilly Cameron-Cooper’s book Walking London’s Waterways. And today’s walk is […]
A review of Amazônia, an exhibition of photography on now at the Science Museum. As vast and varied as the Amazon itself, with a Climate Emergency warning to boot. Amazônia Maybe, just maybe, I will be going to the (Peruvian) Amazon myself in a couple of months, on a long-awaited trip. So when I saw […]
A review of London: Port City, an exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands based on archival material from the Port of London Authority. A reminder that this city on the Thames was once home to the world’s busiest port. London: Port City The last time we were at the Museum of London Docklands, it […]
A review of a visit to the Canal Museum near London’s King’s Cross Station. Another of London’s nice little specialty museums, this time with a dual story to tell. The Canal Museum I used to see signs for this museum from a bus route near King’s Cross Station. So the Canal Museum has been on […]
A review of Red Pitch, a new play by Tyrell Williams at the Bush Theatre. Contemporary, funny and generous, this energetic production is a great effort by a talented team. Red Pitch I don’t know quite what I expected from a coming of age play about football, friendship and gentrification. But by the (figurative) final […]
An item off my museum bucket list as I visit the Bethlem Museum of the Mind in Beckenham, South London. A very contemporary look at mental health diagnoses and treatment, as well as an intriguing temporary exhibition featuring the cats of Louis Wain. A Potted History of Bethlem Hospital Few institutions that we now know […]
A review of an outing to English Heritage’s Ranger’s House and Wernher Collection, on the border between Blackheath and Greenwich Park. A homeless collection and a collection-less house: a match made in heaven? Ranger’s House – A History Have you heard of the Ranger’s House? I don’t blame you if you haven’t, I’m sure many […]
A review of An Unfinished Man at the Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick. Dipo Baruwa-Etti’s innovative new play explores belief, tradition and mental health through the character of Kayode. An Unfinished Man Belief is an interesting thing. Particularly the ability of different belief systems to coexist. This is explored to great effect by Dipo Baruwa-Etti […]
