A review of Beat The Devil at the Bridge Theatre. In which it’s good to be back at a live theatre performance, and one which couldn’t be more topical! Hello Again Bridge Theatre! Beat the Devil is the first of a series of monologues that the Bridge Theatre is staging in repertory between late August […]
A visit to the British Museum including their new Collecting and Empire trail. In which I was underwhelmed by the Museum’s new openness to talk about collecting and colonialism, but at least they’re trying…? The British Museum (Re)Opens Its Doors The British Museum must have been about the last major London institution to reopen. So […]
An account of the activities put on by the Southwark Playhouse (talks and a quiz) before they were able to reopen their theatre. In which I discover that supporting arts institutions is a lot of fun! And educational to boot. When Is A Theatre Not A Theatre? The ironic thing is that I haven’t actually […]
A free-range visit to Highgate Cemetery in summer 2020. In which I enjoyed rambling through a great example of a Victoria cemetery, and thought they were possibly being a bit dramatic about the risks of not doing a guided tour. Welcome to Highgate Cemetery I have been to Highgate Cemetery a handful of times in […]
A visit to the National Maritime Museum to see the highlights of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. In which I learned a bit more about the universe, and thought that this is really not a hobby many children can take up unless their parents are already into it. Back to the (Barely Open) […]
Review of the Royal Academy’s exhibition on Léon Spilliaert. An interesting monographic exhibition of an artist who is not dissimilar to Munch, but seems to be little known outside his home country of Belgium. Back at the Royal Academy! Another week, another visit to the Royal Academy! I feel very fortunate that this is the […]
Review of the exhibition Forgotten Masters at the Wallace Collection. A fascinating reclaiming of the artists behind some of the first detailed depictions for a Western audience of India’s flora and fauna, and a period of great creativity and artistic achievement in its own right. Forgotten Masters at the Wallace Collection The Wallace Collection was […]
A review of the Florence Nightingale Museum and its temporary exhibition. In which I began to realise that maybe I don’t need to rush out to every museum that reopens. But I still learned some things I didn’t know before and was glad to see a museum that has fought off closure for now. Can […]
A review of Gauguin and the Impressionists at the Royal Academy. Wonderful exhibition, wonderfully quiet galleries to take your time and explore. Covid Diaries No More! Well, Sort Of… This is my first blog post in a long (and I mean long) time which isn’t a Covid Diaries entry. Mainly because I already wrote about […]
A visit to the Guildhall Art Gallery including a review of the exhibition The Enchanted Interior. In which I learn that all those orientalising Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite paintings may sometimes have more to them than meets the eye! Welcome to the Guildhall Art Gallery and The Enchanted Interior The Guildhall Art Gallery unfortunately only opened […]
