So you’re in Galway outside of the summer season? You’re still in luck, with a bit of commitment there’s still plenty for the eager culture lover to do and see. Galway: An Introduction I recently had the good fortune to be invited to a conference in Galway. Being the travel enthusiast that I am, I […]
Dominic Cooke’s simple take on Robinson Jeffers’ version of Medea gives plenty of space for devastating performances, especially from Sophie Okonedo in the lead role. Medea That a story that goes at least as far back as Euripides in 431BCE continues to resonate with us today tells us something about human nature. About suffering and […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
A new work by Daniel Taub with Dan Patterson, Winner’s Curse teaches its audience about international diplomacy and the art of negotiation. Not a flawless evening, but with Clive Anderson in the lead role it’s an entertaining one. Winner’s Curse Do you know what the ‘Winner’s Curse’ theory is? I didn’t before seeing this play. […]
A wordless one-woman play by Part of the Main, All by Myself takes a bleakly comic look at a social media influencer facing the end of the world. All By Myself My second outing to VAULT Festival for 2023 was to see All By Myself, a wordless play for a single actor from theatre company […]
A visit to the Catlins regions in Southern New Zealand provides an opportunity to think about how man-made and natural heritage combine in this popular tourist spot. The Catlins: A Brief History On a recent trip back to New Zealand, I had the opportunity of spending a couple of days in the Catlins, a scenic […]
A final post from Dunedin takes in “New Zealand’s only castle”, the Victorian Larnach Castle on the Otago Peninsula. A Castle In Dunedin? Well, almost. The final post in our Dunedin series (not final New Zealand post, more coming soon) takes in Larnach Castle. This impressive home overlooking Otago Harbour dates to the 1870s. Known […]
