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Review: IGF Guitar Summit 2026 at Kings Place – A Journey Through Modern Flamenco (17–19 July)

Review: IGF Guitar Summit 2026 at Kings Place – A Journey Through Modern Flamenco (17–19 July)

On August 26th, 2026

The first show of this year’s IGF guitar summit commenced in Hall Two of Kings Place London – an intimate, dark room with a small stage at...

1 month ago By Aishani Chatterjee
Review: Tarang Hardikar’s If I’m Not Wrong: A Storytelling Spin on Stand‑Up at Soho Theatre (30 Jul – 1 Aug), Next Stop: Edinburgh Fringe

Review: Tarang Hardikar’s If I’m Not Wrong: A Storytelling Spin on Stand‑Up at Soho Theatre (30 Jul – 1 Aug), Next Stop: Edinburgh Fringe

On August 6th, 2026

The rising star, Indian comedian Tarang Hardikar, is taking on his UK debut with his show If I’m Not Wrong.

2 months ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: My Uncle is Not Pablo Escobar – A Latinx Heist Drama Inspired by Telenovelas, Brixton House until 3 May

Review: My Uncle is Not Pablo Escobar – A Latinx Heist Drama Inspired by Telenovelas, Brixton House until 3 May

On April 24th, 2026

Inspired by the high drama of telenovelas, My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar follows four British‑Latinx women as they navigate a story that ble...

5 months ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: Midgitte Bardot’s Shooting from Below – A Glamorous and Cathartic Performance, Southbank Centre Purcell Room 9 -11 April

Review: Midgitte Bardot’s Shooting from Below – A Glamorous and Cathartic Performance, Southbank Centre Purcell Room 9 -11 April

On April 13th, 2026

People with dwarfism aren’t circus acts, they are not bodies made for entertainment, and Tamm Reynolds AKA Midgitte Bardot wants you to know...

6 months ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: Eggs Aren’t That Easy To Make – A romcom cautionary tale on why best friends don’t make great sperm donors – Riverside Studios until 12 April

Review: Eggs Aren’t That Easy To Make – A romcom cautionary tale on why best friends don’t make great sperm donors – Riverside Studios until 12 April

On April 9th, 2026

Eggs Aren’t That Easy To Make sets out a whirlpool of discussions about queer relationships, with pregnancy and the role of parenthood in le...

6 months ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: MILES. – Stunning Live Jazz Performances Anchor an Uneven Narrative, Southwark Playhouse – until 7 March

Review: MILES. – Stunning Live Jazz Performances Anchor an Uneven Narrative, Southwark Playhouse – until 7 March

On February 19th, 2026

The cinematic opening tableau and the technically astute musical finalé wonderfully bookend Miles., a biopic about the architect of the best...

7 months ago By Florence Marling
Review: Still Spellbinding at 10 – Akram Khan’s Giselle Return to the Coliseum, a Modern Masterpiece Revisited

Review: Still Spellbinding at 10 – Akram Khan’s Giselle Return to the Coliseum, a Modern Masterpiece Revisited

On January 23rd, 2026

Akram Khan’s reimagining of Giselle for English National Ballet breathes new life into an already well-loved story and stands as a testament...

8 months ago By Aishani Chatterjee
Review: Prashasti Singh: Divine Feminine – A Night of Gender Politics and Self‑Mocking Wit from India – Soho Theatre, until 20 December

Review: Prashasti Singh: Divine Feminine – A Night of Gender Politics and Self‑Mocking Wit from India – Soho Theatre, until 20 December

On December 19th, 2025

“You’ll leave having had a good time or crying tonight,” Prashanti Singh introduces her show, in this Ted-talk-meets-therapy-session night o...

9 months ago By Ray Roberts
Review: A Season of Contrasts, Precision and Tradition at The English National Ballet – Sadler’s Wells, 1-11 October

Review: A Season of Contrasts, Precision and Tradition at The English National Ballet – Sadler’s Wells, 1-11 October

On October 28th, 2025

English National Ballet’s autumn season opened at Sadler’s Wells with four impeccably executed classics from the last hundred years, each te...

11 months ago By Florence Marling
KC and the Sunshine Band Brought Back to Life in Lisa Steven’s Disco Fever Spectacle – Charring Cross Theatre, until 15 November

KC and the Sunshine Band Brought Back to Life in Lisa Steven’s Disco Fever Spectacle – Charring Cross Theatre, until 15 November

On October 7th, 2025

In a fairly successful bid to rescue KC and the Sunshine Band from their purgatorial fate as wedding disco floor fillers, tired advertising...

1 year ago By Florence Marling
Review: A Stand-Up Hour with Rohan Joshi: Getting There (But Not Quite) – 2-9 August, Soho Theatre

Review: A Stand-Up Hour with Rohan Joshi: Getting There (But Not Quite) – 2-9 August, Soho Theatre

On September 17th, 2025

Rohan Joshi delivers an enjoyable and cohesive show, weaving cultural references throughout to engage and connect with his audience.

1 year ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: Julio Torres: Color Theories – Where Stand-Up Meets Conceptual Art – 11-16 August, Soho Theatre

Review: Julio Torres: Color Theories – Where Stand-Up Meets Conceptual Art – 11-16 August, Soho Theatre

On September 17th, 2025

Julio Torres, former Saturday Night Live writer and star of the HBO series Fantasmas, brings his awkward, imaginative wit to the stage at So...

1 year ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: Thick and Tight: Natural Behaviour – A spectacular night of expression that is both moving and hilarious – Battersea Arts Centre 3-7 June, Lowry 10-11 June

Review: Thick and Tight: Natural Behaviour – A spectacular night of expression that is both moving and hilarious – Battersea Arts Centre 3-7 June, Lowry 10-11 June

On June 10th, 2025

Thick and Tight, a dance theatre company led by Daniel Hay-Gordon and El Perry, dissect identity and nature in this magnificent collection o...

1 year ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: Tragedy in the Quiet Places: Barney Norris’s Reimagination of Lorca’s ‘Blood Wedding’ – Omnibus Theatre, until 24 May

Review: Tragedy in the Quiet Places: Barney Norris’s Reimagination of Lorca’s ‘Blood Wedding’ – Omnibus Theatre, until 24 May

On May 14th, 2025

Barney Norris’s adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s Blood Wedding relocates the searing Spanish tragedy to a small village in North Wiltsh...

1 year ago By Olivia Kiakides
Review: Shamik Chakrabarti delivers an outstanding debut show with Despite Appearances – Soho Theatre, until 3 May

Review: Shamik Chakrabarti delivers an outstanding debut show with Despite Appearances – Soho Theatre, until 3 May

On May 1st, 2025

Keep your eyes peeled for the emerging comedian Shamik Chakrabarti. With his dry wit and delightfully awkward charm, he makes his internatio...

1 year ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: “A night of unhinged humour with Dulcé Sloan” – Soho Theatre

Review: “A night of unhinged humour with Dulcé Sloan” – Soho Theatre

On March 26th, 2025

American comedian Dulcé Sloan enters the stage randomly talking, with what feels like finishing off a conversation with a close friend, abou...

1 year ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: ‘Paradise Lost (Lies Unopened Beside Me)’ – Divine Failures: Ben Duke and Sharif Afifi’s Re-imaginings of Milton’s Epic, Battersea Arts Centre, until 5 April

Review: ‘Paradise Lost (Lies Unopened Beside Me)’ – Divine Failures: Ben Duke and Sharif Afifi’s Re-imaginings of Milton’s Epic, Battersea Arts Centre, until 5 April

On March 26th, 2025

How can God create a perfect world when he himself is fraught with the same flaws, vices and uncertainties as his postlapsarian creations? ‘...

1 year ago By Florence Marling
Review: Chasing the ‘NOW’: Time, Politics and Poetry in Jasmin Vardimon’s Production at Sadler’s Wells East

Review: Chasing the ‘NOW’: Time, Politics and Poetry in Jasmin Vardimon’s Production at Sadler’s Wells East

On March 20th, 2025

How do you capture the present, the amorphous, slippery now, when, in the very act of noticing it, it has already disappeared into the past?...

1 year ago By Florence Marling
Review: Amy Gledhill’s ‘Make Me Look Fit On The Poster’: A relatable comedy on body image and awkward cringe-worthy moments that keep you up at night – Soho Theatre, until 8 February

Review: Amy Gledhill’s ‘Make Me Look Fit On The Poster’: A relatable comedy on body image and awkward cringe-worthy moments that keep you up at night – Soho Theatre, until 8 February

On February 6th, 2025

If there is one thing Gledhill wants us to take away from this show, it is to feel in control of our confidence and self-esteem, oh, and als...

1 year ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: ‘A Good House’- A piercing exploration of privilege and belonging in Cape Town – Royal Court Jerwood Theatre, until 8 February

Review: ‘A Good House’- A piercing exploration of privilege and belonging in Cape Town – Royal Court Jerwood Theatre, until 8 February

On January 21st, 2025

Amy Jephta’s ‘A Good House’ is an incisive and satirical exploration of race, class and respectability politics in contemporary South Africa...

1 year ago By Florence Marling
Review: Dancing Through Dreams: Old-World Charm Meets New-World Imagination in English National Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ – until 12 January, London Coliseum

Review: Dancing Through Dreams: Old-World Charm Meets New-World Imagination in English National Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ – until 12 January, London Coliseum

On December 24th, 2024

As children, fairy tales whisked us away to magical worlds. Our imaginations ran wild, crafting vivid scenes of princesses and faraway lands...

1 year ago By Aishani Chatterjee
Review: ‘The Legends of Them’: A spiritual journey sung through scattered memories – Royal Court Theatre until 21 December

Review: ‘The Legends of Them’: A spiritual journey sung through scattered memories – Royal Court Theatre until 21 December

On December 17th, 2024

Gayle’s dynamic relationship with her mother and her faith emerges as the most compelling aspect of the narrative.

1 year ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: Tara Clerkin Trio: A Sonic Journey Through Bristol’s Avant-Garde Soundscapes, at EartH Hackney on 16 November

Review: Tara Clerkin Trio: A Sonic Journey Through Bristol’s Avant-Garde Soundscapes, at EartH Hackney on 16 November

On December 5th, 2024

I had coincidentally travelled straight from Bristol to see Tara Clerkin and her bandmates, brothers Sunny-Joe Paradiso and Patrick Benjamin...

1 year ago By Florence Marling
Review: Kew Gardens invites visitors for their annual spellbinding light display in ‘Christmas at Kew’, until 6 January 2025

Review: Kew Gardens invites visitors for their annual spellbinding light display in ‘Christmas at Kew’, until 6 January 2025

On November 22nd, 2024

‘Christmas at Kew’ returns for the festive season and its eleventh year to welcome visitors back inside its magical wonderland.

1 year ago By Olivia Kiakides
Review: ‘Darbar Festival’ – profound musical moments of emotional and sensory experience, 26 October at The Barbican Centre

Review: ‘Darbar Festival’ – profound musical moments of emotional and sensory experience, 26 October at The Barbican Centre

On November 8th, 2024

Each year, classical music enthusiasts eagerly await the Darbar Festival in London.

1 year ago By Koushik Chatterjee
Review and Exclusive Interview: Romain Rachline Borgeaud’s ‘Stories’ – The Tap Dance Sensation: Dark noir drama breathes new life into old genres, at Peacock Theatre until 2 November

Review and Exclusive Interview: Romain Rachline Borgeaud’s ‘Stories’ – The Tap Dance Sensation: Dark noir drama breathes new life into old genres, at Peacock Theatre until 2 November

On November 1st, 2024

What three words could be used to describe Stories – The Tap Dance Sensation? Smoke, silhouettes and suspense come to mind

1 year ago By Lucy Evans
Review: ‘Waves’ of Displacement: Huang Po-Chih’s evocative exploration of labour and identity, at Hayward Gallery until 5 January

Review: ‘Waves’ of Displacement: Huang Po-Chih’s evocative exploration of labour and identity, at Hayward Gallery until 5 January

On October 24th, 2024

Taiwanese artist Huang Po-Chih’s first solo exhibition at The Hayward Gallery, Waves, delivers a compelling exploration of globalised trade.

1 year ago By Florence Marling
Review: Magician Jamie Allan’s ‘Amaze’ reminds childhood excitement and magic is lifelong – Marylebone Theatre, until 24 Aug

Review: Magician Jamie Allan’s ‘Amaze’ reminds childhood excitement and magic is lifelong – Marylebone Theatre, until 24 Aug

On October 23rd, 2024

After the successful U.S. run of his new show ‘Amaze’, critically acclaimed magician Jamie Allan makes his highly anticipated return to the...

1 year ago By Teodora Wollny
The Weyard Sisters – A sequel to Macbeth offering voice and agency to its overlooked female characters – Premiered at Riverside Studios this August

The Weyard Sisters – A sequel to Macbeth offering voice and agency to its overlooked female characters – Premiered at Riverside Studios this August

On September 5th, 2024

‘The Weyard Sisters’ is presented as a female-orientated sequel to ‘Macbeth’, conceived by Helen Alexander, who serves as both the writer an...

2 years ago By Teodora Wollny
Review: Sheep Soup’s ‘House Of Life’ transcends language and time to become an energy, a collectiveness, a self-discovery – Soho Theatre, until 6 July and EdFringe in August

Review: Sheep Soup’s ‘House Of Life’ transcends language and time to become an energy, a collectiveness, a self-discovery – Soho Theatre, until 6 July and EdFringe in August

On August 26th, 2024

House of Life is a captivating cabaret show that transcends conventional theatre boundaries.

2 years ago By Eva Mateos Rodriguez
Review: East London Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ – An evening of laughter, romance and deception under the stars – until 4 Aug

Review: East London Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ – An evening of laughter, romance and deception under the stars – until 4 Aug

On July 17th, 2024

Deck chairs, lemon trees and romantic backdrops – ELSF brings the Mediterranean to North London as the audience are whisked away to sun-dren...

2 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Fun and lots of truth fill ‘The Rest of Our Lives’ – Battersea Arts Centre, until 22 June

Review: Fun and lots of truth fill ‘The Rest of Our Lives’ – Battersea Arts Centre, until 22 June

On June 17th, 2024

We are given raffle tickets by the performers as we enter, with a quiet ‘Good luck’ along with a warm greeting. We are immersed in an instan...

2 years ago By Eva Mateos Rodriguez
Review: Wedding Band – A love/hate story in black & white “explores themes not talked about enough, not even in the 21st century.” – Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, until 29 June

Review: Wedding Band – A love/hate story in black & white “explores themes not talked about enough, not even in the 21st century.” – Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, until 29 June

On June 12th, 2024

Wedding Band starts like a fever dream. A striking set where wire fences are the main character silently waits as the audience sits down.

2 years ago By Eva Mateos Rodriguez
Review: Wendy Beckett’s ‘Sappho’ is a captivating blend of ancient history and contemporary queer culture – Southwark Playhouse Elephant, now on until 25 May

Review: Wendy Beckett’s ‘Sappho’ is a captivating blend of ancient history and contemporary queer culture – Southwark Playhouse Elephant, now on until 25 May

On May 21st, 2024

‘Sappho’ presents a captivating blend of ancient history and contemporary queer culture, drawing audiences into the world of the iconic poet...

2 years ago By Teodora Wollny
Review – Katy Baird’s ‘GET OFF’ will make you squirm, cringe, and laugh out loud like never before – Battersea Arts Centre, now on until 25 May

Review – Katy Baird’s ‘GET OFF’ will make you squirm, cringe, and laugh out loud like never before – Battersea Arts Centre, now on until 25 May

On May 14th, 2024

Doors open for the audience. As we walk in, we are welcomed by an almost naked body lying on stage, no set but a microphone, a laptop, and a...

2 years ago By Eva Mateos Rodriguez
Review: A captivating revival of Brian Friel’s ‘Faith Healer’ by Rachel O’Riordan at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 14 March – 13 April 2024

Review: A captivating revival of Brian Friel’s ‘Faith Healer’ by Rachel O’Riordan at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 14 March – 13 April 2024

On April 17th, 2024

The stage is dimly lit and sparsely decorated – a few long-empty chairs, a tattered advertising banner, dark wooden floorboards that make fo...

2 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: New York City Ballet Debut at Sadler’s Wells, 7-10 March 2024

Review: New York City Ballet Debut at Sadler’s Wells, 7-10 March 2024

On March 20th, 2024

New York City Ballet celebrates its 75th season, returning to London, for the first time in 16 years.

2 years ago By Teodora Wollny
Review: Nachtland – an unsettling discovery of a painting by Hitler in the attic; a comedic approach to a contemporary conundrum – Young Vic, until 20 April

Review: Nachtland – an unsettling discovery of a painting by Hitler in the attic; a comedic approach to a contemporary conundrum – Young Vic, until 20 April

On March 13th, 2024

What would you do if you uncovered a potentially valuable painting made by Hitler in your loft? Is it an opportunity to cash in on or a trou...

2 years ago By Teodora Wollny
Review: Gamble – Touring until 28 March

Review: Gamble – Touring until 28 March

On March 4th, 2024

Gamble – Presented by Hannah Walker and Co – A multi- media theatre production-an exploration of the online gambling industry based on conve...

2 years ago By Eva Mateos Rodriguez
Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane – “creates a sense of wonder and renewed appreciation for the art of storytelling”, National Theatre, until 25 Nov

Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane – “creates a sense of wonder and renewed appreciation for the art of storytelling”, National Theatre, until 25 Nov

On November 9th, 2023

Based on Neil Gaiman’s novel, “The Ocean at the End of the Lane”, is a captivating, fantastical performance.

2 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Review: Qawwali Flamenco: a deeply emotional experience-Barbican, 15 Oct

Review: Qawwali Flamenco: a deeply emotional experience-Barbican, 15 Oct

On October 23rd, 2023

Flamenco is like a prayer in solitude, an offering to the eternal in the human soul. It’s an appeal and a cry- a hymn of adoration to the di...

2 years ago By Koushik Chatterjee
Review: The Father and the Assassin- a cautionary tale on the dangers of extreme nationalism, National Theatre until 14 October

Review: The Father and the Assassin- a cautionary tale on the dangers of extreme nationalism, National Theatre until 14 October

On September 15th, 2023

The father and the assassin is the story of a troubled young man whose aspiration for greatness by serving his motherland leads to bitter di...

3 years ago By Koushik Chatterjee
Review: The Effect – “Are our feelings determined by our hearts or are they simply a matter of chemicals in the brain?” National Theatre, until 7 Oct

Review: The Effect – “Are our feelings determined by our hearts or are they simply a matter of chemicals in the brain?” National Theatre, until 7 Oct

On September 11th, 2023

A story of two complex minds, ‘The Effect’, written by Lucy Prebble, is the story of two individuals, Tristan (played by Paapa Essiedu) and...

3 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Review: Cuckoo – Equal parts harrowing and hilarious: Michael Wynne’s latest production opens at Royal Court Theatre.

Review: Cuckoo – Equal parts harrowing and hilarious: Michael Wynne’s latest production opens at Royal Court Theatre.

On July 26th, 2023

Cuckoo is a bold exploration of mental wellbeing, familial dynamics and self-discovery.

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me Not To Come – ‘The dynamic duo Poppy and Rubina dive into the complex realities of being a British South Asian woman’ – Soho Theatre, until 10 June

Review: Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me Not To Come – ‘The dynamic duo Poppy and Rubina dive into the complex realities of being a British South Asian woman’ – Soho Theatre, until 10 June

On June 2nd, 2023

The critically acclaimed podcast ‘Brown Girls Do It Too’ is live at the Soho Theatre.

3 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Review: Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined-Sadler’s Wells until 15 April

Review: Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined-Sadler’s Wells until 15 April

On April 12th, 2023

Disney’s Jungle Book of my childhood: jovial, comic and full of dancing bears eating prickly pears, remains unrecognisable in Akram Khan’s d...

3 years ago By Lucy Evans
Review: Kim Noble: Lullaby for Scavengers – ‘the bitter comes before the sweet’ – Soho Theatre, until 8 April

Review: Kim Noble: Lullaby for Scavengers – ‘the bitter comes before the sweet’ – Soho Theatre, until 8 April

On March 28th, 2023

Kim Noble’s Lullaby for Scavengers reminds me a lot of Lucretius, an ancient Roman philosopher and poet.

3 years ago By Cian Kinsella
Review: Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends- ‘Colourful and light-hearted, classical and emotive, vibrant and experimental’-Sadler’s Wells 9-11 March

Review: Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends- ‘Colourful and light-hearted, classical and emotive, vibrant and experimental’-Sadler’s Wells 9-11 March

On March 21st, 2023

Colourful and light-hearted, classical and emotive, vibrant and experimental, the variety of themes that form the four-part ballet dance ser...

3 years ago By Michela Giachino
Review: Standing At the Sky’s Edge-‘This new musical is a striking reminder of the power of community’-National Theatre until 25 March

Review: Standing At the Sky’s Edge-‘This new musical is a striking reminder of the power of community’-National Theatre until 25 March

On March 14th, 2023

Entertaining and emotive: the National Theatre hosts Standing at the Sky’s Edge, a musical spanning 60 turbulent years of British history. D...

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Graceland – ‘Intense, emotive, funny’- Royal Court Theatre, until 11 March

Review: Graceland – ‘Intense, emotive, funny’- Royal Court Theatre, until 11 March

On March 9th, 2023

Graceland sees Sabrina Wu expertly deliver an unfaltering 75-minute monologue at the Royal Court Theatre.

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Akedah-‘Two sisters pushing each other to the edge’ – Hampstead Theatre until 18th March

Review: Akedah-‘Two sisters pushing each other to the edge’ – Hampstead Theatre until 18th March

On March 7th, 2023

‘Akedah’ by Michael John O’Neill, Directed by Lucy Morrison

3 years ago By Lucy Evans
Review: Phaedra-a new play by Simon Stone after Euripides, Seneca and Racine-National Theatre until 8 April

Review: Phaedra-a new play by Simon Stone after Euripides, Seneca and Racine-National Theatre until 8 April

On March 6th, 2023

Simon Stone catapults his tragic, eponymous protagonist some two and a half millennia forward to the open plan home of a socially liberal mi...

3 years ago By Cian Kinsella
Review: Linck & Mülhahn – Queer historical romance fizzles out after a gloriously fun first half, Hampstead Theatre until 4 March

Review: Linck & Mülhahn – Queer historical romance fizzles out after a gloriously fun first half, Hampstead Theatre until 4 March

On March 1st, 2023

A queer historical romance written by a talented new playwright (Ruby Thomas) at a trendy and reputable fringe theatre (Hampstead) – what mo...

3 years ago By Lucy Evans
Review: The Oyster Problem – Gustave Flaubert pays the price for his insatiable appetite for champagne and oysters – Jermyn Street Theatre until 4 March

Review: The Oyster Problem – Gustave Flaubert pays the price for his insatiable appetite for champagne and oysters – Jermyn Street Theatre until 4 March

On February 18th, 2023

The Oyster Problem – By Orlando Figes, Director – Philip Wilson

3 years ago By Lucy Evans
Review: English National Ballet’s Nutcracker is enchanting and a must-watch this holiday season

Review: English National Ballet’s Nutcracker is enchanting and a must-watch this holiday season

On January 7th, 2023

London Coliseum – Now on until 7 January 2023 The English National Ballet’s Nutcracker is truly enchanting. This year’s show is the EN...

3 years ago By Aishani Chatterjee
Review: Mother Goose, Hackney Empire – packed with puns and full of contagious energy

Review: Mother Goose, Hackney Empire – packed with puns and full of contagious energy

On December 19th, 2022

Hackney Empire-Now on until 31 Dec Mother Goose – who, in fact, isn’t a goose, but whose best friend, Priscilla (Ruth Lynch), happens...

3 years ago By Lucy Evans
Review: My Neighbour Totoro, Barbican Theatre-Magical, endearing, exciting

Review: My Neighbour Totoro, Barbican Theatre-Magical, endearing, exciting

On December 16th, 2022

Barbican Theatre – Now on until 21st January 2023 Magical, endearing, exciting: Barbican Theatre opens the long-awaited adaptation of...

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Kerry Jackson, National Theatre – fun but far-fetched

Review: Kerry Jackson, National Theatre – fun but far-fetched

On December 14th, 2022

Dorfman Theatre – on until 28 Jan 23 Kerry Jackson, written by April de Angelis and directed by Indhu Rubasingham, is a wonderfully en...

3 years ago By Lucy Evans
Review: Othello, National Theatre-Clint Dyer plays out Othello like an exposed wound

Review: Othello, National Theatre-Clint Dyer plays out Othello like an exposed wound

On December 7th, 2022

Lyttleton Theatre-Now on until 21 Jan 23 Othello at the National, directed by Clint Dyer (who is the first ever black director of Othe...

3 years ago By Lucy Evans
Review: The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary! – Four actors tell the tragic story in Jermyn Street Theatre’s playful adaptation-on until 17 Dec

Review: The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary! – Four actors tell the tragic story in Jermyn Street Theatre’s playful adaptation-on until 17 Dec

On November 20th, 2022

A hidden gem tucked away in SW1, the Jermyn Street Theatre, is taking an unorthodox approach in its choice of what to show pre-Christmas thi...

3 years ago By Jules Nelson
Remarkable performances, laugh-out-loud dialogue and heart rendering message: new musical, Tammy Faye does not disappoint-Almeida Theatre-Now on until 3 Dec-Review

Remarkable performances, laugh-out-loud dialogue and heart rendering message: new musical, Tammy Faye does not disappoint-Almeida Theatre-Now on until 3 Dec-Review

On November 18th, 2022

This month Almeida Theatre opens its doors for a debut production by an all-star team. Elton John’s score, the Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears’...

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Charlotte Spencer Projects-Written in the Body – Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadlers Wells, 3-4 Nov – Review

Charlotte Spencer Projects-Written in the Body – Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadlers Wells, 3-4 Nov – Review

On November 15th, 2022

First introduced to the world at Brighton Festival in May 2022, Charlotte Spencer’s Written in the Body is a provocative performance touchin...

3 years ago By Lian Lakhope
Eeshar Singh at the Darbar Festival: A Mystical Afternoon– Barbican, 15 Oct 2022-Review

Eeshar Singh at the Darbar Festival: A Mystical Afternoon– Barbican, 15 Oct 2022-Review

On October 21st, 2022

When Eeshar Singh was first invited to play at the Darbar festival, he apparently declined. Prompted for a reason by the same Sikh elder now...

3 years ago By Sophia Sheera
Thrilling, inspiring and soul stirring: the final evening of Darbar Festival 2022- Barbican, 16 Oct – Review

Thrilling, inspiring and soul stirring: the final evening of Darbar Festival 2022- Barbican, 16 Oct – Review

On October 21st, 2022

The alaap in Indian classical music is similar to the prelude in western classical music. It can be long but it extends a meditative calm as...

3 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Yellowman – Orange Tree Theatre, 5 Sept-8 Oct 22-Review

Yellowman – Orange Tree Theatre, 5 Sept-8 Oct 22-Review

On September 23rd, 2022

Yellowman directed by Diane Page and originally written by Dael Orlandersmith, maintains its relevance in a modern-day context, as it did wh...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
Glamrou at Soho Theatre, 5-10 Sept 2022-Review

Glamrou at Soho Theatre, 5-10 Sept 2022-Review

On September 14th, 2022

A day after the passing of Britain’s longest-ruling monarch, I was coincidentally offered the chance to meet a lesser-known Queen at the Soh...

4 years ago By Sophia Sheera
Review: The Snowman-fills and breaks your heart at the same time, enchanting till the very end-Sadler’s Wells until 31 Dec

Review: The Snowman-fills and breaks your heart at the same time, enchanting till the very end-Sadler’s Wells until 31 Dec

On September 12th, 2022

Since 1997, Sadler’s Wells has presented The Snowman every December at the Peacock Theatre and what a smashing Christmas show it is! Just li...

4 years ago By Jules Nelson
DOMITIUS Musical – Review

DOMITIUS Musical – Review

On September 1st, 2022

We are in an artistical period where the public has seen most of what there is to see: we all studied Greek tragedies in school, we can see...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Beyond Bollywood – Peacock Theatre, Sadlers Wells Review

Beyond Bollywood – Peacock Theatre, Sadlers Wells Review

On September 1st, 2022

Premiering at the Peacock Theatre, Beyond Bollywood, is a colourful performance, taking the audience on a journey through Indian culture, da...

4 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Chasing Hares – Young Vic Theatre Review

Chasing Hares – Young Vic Theatre Review

On August 16th, 2022

At its heart, Chasing Hares is a drama exploring relationships and sacrifice – about one man navigating the line between morality and provid...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific – Sadler’s Wells Review

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific – Sadler’s Wells Review

On August 9th, 2022

Based on the book titled ‘Tales from the South Pacific’, South Pacific was first adapted into a play by Rodgers and Hammerstein who first br...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
Briefs: Bite Club, live at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre – Review

Briefs: Bite Club, live at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre – Review

On July 29th, 2022

After a three-year absence, Briefs, a cabaret company based in Brisbane, has come to The Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall in the wake...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
Frédéric Gassita – African Jazz at Barbican,19th June-Review

Frédéric Gassita – African Jazz at Barbican,19th June-Review

On July 11th, 2022

Although the Bantu Jazz Orchestra was only assembled in 2017, Gabon’s Frédéric Gassita has been making music for over three decades. He was...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
Stewart Lee: Snowflake/Tornado at Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, 29 June-3 July 2022

Stewart Lee: Snowflake/Tornado at Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, 29 June-3 July 2022

On July 7th, 2022

Extended monologues, audience shaming and ample self-loathing: The Times’ best living stand-up, Stewart Lee is back with his rescheduled sho...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Deliluh, Live at Moth Club – Gig Review

Deliluh, Live at Moth Club – Gig Review

On June 28th, 2022

During the most isolating periods of the pandemic, bands reacted in different ways. Some bands collaborated via Zoom, or lived and worked, e...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
‘That Is Not Who I Am’ – Royal Court Theatre Review

‘That Is Not Who I Am’ – Royal Court Theatre Review

On June 21st, 2022

As the house lights go down, a disclaimer is projected onto the screen on stage; the play you are about to see is not the play advertised…th...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
The Concrete Jungle Book – Pleasance Theatre Trust Review

The Concrete Jungle Book – Pleasance Theatre Trust Review

On June 16th, 2022

“The Concrete Jungle Book” is a vibrant and surprising new take on Kipling’s classic, a somehow grim retelling of the childhood tale through...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
The Still Room – Park Theatre Review

The Still Room – Park Theatre Review

On June 16th, 2022

Manchester, 1981. We are in the still room of a small failing hotel, a place of little ambition where the only form of escapism comes from w...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Machine de Cirque – Peacock Theatre, Sadlers Wells Review

Machine de Cirque – Peacock Theatre, Sadlers Wells Review

On June 13th, 2022

According to Google Translate, ‘Machine de Cirque’ – the title of both the performance and the Canadian circus company – means ‘Circus Machi...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
Liszt Mozaics – Sadlers Wells Review

Liszt Mozaics – Sadlers Wells Review

On June 13th, 2022

This Jubilee, Sadlers Wells offered us a peek into Hungarian culture through a beautiful evening of historical dance and music in ‘Liszt Mos...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
The Father and the Assassin: A Hero, a Villain, and Indian Partition

The Father and the Assassin: A Hero, a Villain, and Indian Partition

On June 7th, 2022

The Father and the Assassin, currently on at the National Theatre, is a historical drama centred around the murder of one of India’s most be...

4 years ago By Sophia Sheera
Requiem: Fire in the Air of the Earth – Sadler Wells Review

Requiem: Fire in the Air of the Earth – Sadler Wells Review

On June 7th, 2022

One thing is certain, it is impossible to remain impassive in front of Mozart’s “Requiem for a dream”. No matter what show it is accompanyin...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Rachel Chinouriri, Live at EartH, Hackney – Gig Review

Rachel Chinouriri, Live at EartH, Hackney – Gig Review

On June 1st, 2022

London future pop star Rachel Chinouriri’s journey to a headline slot at Hackney’s EartH has been a curious one. Having attended Croydon’s B...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
Sarah Meth at St Pancras Old Church – Gig Review

Sarah Meth at St Pancras Old Church – Gig Review

On May 31st, 2022

BRIT School alumna Sarah Meth had the displeasure of releasing her debut EP, Dead End World, in the February of 2020, approximately a month...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
‘Kabul Goes Pop’: A (Westernised) Glimpse into Life in Afghanistan

‘Kabul Goes Pop’: A (Westernised) Glimpse into Life in Afghanistan

On May 30th, 2022

‘Kabul Goes Pop: Music Television Afghanistan’ is Waleed Akhtar’s debut play, currently being performed at the dapper Brixton House Theatre...

4 years ago By Sophia Sheera
Everyday – New Diorama Theatre Review

Everyday – New Diorama Theatre Review

On May 30th, 2022

Four giggling and playful witches gather around tea and biscuits in their cottage house to celebrate the New Moon. They make fun of the publ...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
German Cornejo’s Wild Tango – Sadlers Wells Review

German Cornejo’s Wild Tango – Sadlers Wells Review

On May 26th, 2022

This May, the Peacock Theatre was taken over by German Cornejo’s Wild Tango in a show that overwhelmed the senses with Argentinian tradition...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Out-Spoken: Southbank Centre – Review

Out-Spoken: Southbank Centre – Review

On May 24th, 2022

Out-Spoken returned back to the Southbank Centre last week, showcasing a range of talented poets and new musical artists. Poetry is an art f...

4 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
144res: Nukuluk – Bermondsey Social Club Review

144res: Nukuluk – Bermondsey Social Club Review

On May 24th, 2022

Even if you were so on the pulse with new music that you were dubbed the music scene’s Fitbit, you’d be forgiven for briefly daydreaming and...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
Wild Card: Livia Rita FUTURA Glitch – Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells Review

Wild Card: Livia Rita FUTURA Glitch – Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells Review

On May 20th, 2022

Livia Rita – singer, designer, choreographer, film maker and visual artist – is without a doubt the textbook multihyphenate, and rest assure...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
Slow Dance <3 #9: Park Motive, Pink Eye Club, Bubble People – The Windmill, Brixton Review

Slow Dance <3 #9: Park Motive, Pink Eye Club, Bubble People – The Windmill, Brixton Review

On May 19th, 2022

Park Motive, the musical moniker of home producer Sam Herschmann, has been performing and releasing music for approximately seven years or s...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
If. Destroyed. Still. True. – The Hope Theatre Review

If. Destroyed. Still. True. – The Hope Theatre Review

On May 19th, 2022

If. Destroyed. Still. True. tells the epic story of modern everyday lives and asks what happens when the place you were born can no longer b...

4 years ago By Rachele Nizi
Juniper and Jules at the Soho Theatre: A Dynamic but Corny Exploration of Queer Love

Juniper and Jules at the Soho Theatre: A Dynamic but Corny Exploration of Queer Love

On May 17th, 2022

When I saw the Soho Theatre was staging a piece of new writing about queer love, I jumped at the chance to attend. My expectations going in...

4 years ago By Sophia Sheera
The Misfortune of the English – Orange Tree Theatre Review

The Misfortune of the English – Orange Tree Theatre Review

On May 11th, 2022

As suggested by the title “The Misfortune of the English” written by Pamela Carter is a true story of misfortune, unfortunate tragedy and ca...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
La Bohème – King’s Head Theatre Review

La Bohème – King’s Head Theatre Review

On May 11th, 2022

Tradition and modernity are two concepts that have always been intertwined in the arts. Many artists through the ages have struggled with th...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Orlando: A Beguiling Theatrical Adaptation, Jermyn Street Theatre-Review

Orlando: A Beguiling Theatrical Adaptation, Jermyn Street Theatre-Review

On May 9th, 2022

Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando is joyfully brought to life under the creative direction of Stella Powell-Jones at the J...

4 years ago By Sophia Sheera
Marcos Morau and La Veronal Present: Pasionaria – Sadler’s Wells Theatre Review

Marcos Morau and La Veronal Present: Pasionaria – Sadler’s Wells Theatre Review

On May 9th, 2022

The intense performance of Pasionaria at Sadler’s Wells Theatre explores the future of our world as we continue into an age of reliance on t...

4 years ago By Mia Goodman
Real Lies at The Pickle Factory – Gig Review

Real Lies at The Pickle Factory – Gig Review

On May 4th, 2022

I first discovered Real Lies via a Spotify suggestion during the latter days of November 2016, drawn in by a well-executed album cover and t...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
The Dan Daw Show – Battersea Arts Centre Review

The Dan Daw Show – Battersea Arts Centre Review

On May 3rd, 2022

The Dan Daw Show featuring Dan Daw and Christopher Owen is now being featured at Battersea Arts Center and today is the final performance of...

4 years ago By Mia Goodman
The Burnt City – Punchdrunk Theatre Review

The Burnt City – Punchdrunk Theatre Review

On April 28th, 2022

Emotive choreography, dramatic soundscapes and dream-like spaces: Punchdrunk return to London with their first major show, ‘The Burnt City’,...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Scandaltown – Hammersmith Lyric Theatre Review

Scandaltown – Hammersmith Lyric Theatre Review

On April 26th, 2022

Mike Bartlett’s Scandaltown is a modern restoration comedy that combines the heightened and melodramatic nature of 17th-century restoration...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
‘The 47th’ – The Old Vic Review

‘The 47th’ – The Old Vic Review

On April 20th, 2022

The definition of too close for comfort – ‘The 47th’ sees Bertie Carvel play a spookily accurate Donald Trump in the world premiere of Mike...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
For Black Boys Who have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy – Royal Court Theatre Review

For Black Boys Who have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy – Royal Court Theatre Review

On April 13th, 2022

A spotlight floods the centre stage and we see six men moving fluidly. A saxophone plays a melancholic tune in the background. Bodies move i...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
The Musical Zorro – Charing Cross Theatre Review

The Musical Zorro – Charing Cross Theatre Review

On April 12th, 2022

The musical Zorro not only tells a story of justice but it is an audio-visual feast of music and dance full of humorous plots. It recreates...

4 years ago By Jiajing Yang
Ballet Black Double Bill – Barbican Theatre Review

Ballet Black Double Bill – Barbican Theatre Review

On April 4th, 2022

This year marks the 20th anniversary of one of the ballet industry’s most innovative and enthralling companies ‘Ballet Black’. The celebrati...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas – Jermyn Street Theatre Review

The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas – Jermyn Street Theatre Review

On March 31st, 2022

The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein is a fantastic stage play. Despite the simplicity of the stage, the cast brings energy and...

4 years ago By Jiajing Yang
The Collaboration – The Young Vic Review

The Collaboration – The Young Vic Review

On March 24th, 2022

The Young Vic’s latest production, The Collaboration imagines the often tumultuous, sometimes adoring relationship between pop culture icons...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
A Night with Boy Blue – Barbican Review

A Night with Boy Blue – Barbican Review

On March 11th, 2022

On the nights of the 5 and 6 March, the stage of the Barbican was taken over by a joyous army of over 100 dancers, as the hip-hop company Bo...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Cockroach – Jacksons Lane Review

Cockroach – Jacksons Lane Review

On March 10th, 2022

“Cockroach” is Jacksons Lane’s new show that ran on two consecutive nights on the 3rd and 4th of March. Chloe Mantripp’s one-woman show crea...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Small Island – National Theatre Review

Small Island – National Theatre Review

On March 9th, 2022

Affecting, funny, pertinant — after a sold out run in 2019, Small Island, the play adaptation of the late Andrea Levy’s novel, has returned...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Shroud – The Playground Theatre Review

Shroud – The Playground Theatre Review

On February 28th, 2022

Shroud is a play written by Bernard Field and interpreted by the Irish Hawtheatre Company. Field sharply criticises the Catholic Church for...

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot–Moritz
A Tale of Two Cities – The Place Review

A Tale of Two Cities – The Place Review

On February 28th, 2022

A Tale of two cities is a vibrant adaptation of Dickens’ novel by the dance theatre company Lost Dog. Continuing their work on reinterpretin...

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot–Moritz
Encore: Romeo and Juliet – Barbican Cinema Review

Encore: Romeo and Juliet – Barbican Cinema Review

On February 24th, 2022

Shakespeare wrote the story at the end of the 16th century, and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ has become a great modern ballet classic of the ballet re...

4 years ago By Jiajing Yang
Broken Wings – Charing Cross Theatre Review

Broken Wings – Charing Cross Theatre Review

On February 22nd, 2022

Adapted from Kahlil Gibran’s biographical novel, Broken Wings is a musical set in 1920s Beirut. The story of two star-crossed lovers, Gibran...

4 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Running With Lions – Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Review

Running With Lions – Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Review

On February 22nd, 2022

Writer Sian Carter’s debut play Running With Lions is a refreshing and touching story to see being told on the big stage. We follow an inter...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
All My Sons – Queens Theatre Review

All My Sons – Queens Theatre Review

On February 21st, 2022

A new production of the now-iconic play “All My Sons” is currently running at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, putting on stage the suburban life...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Two Billion Beats – Orange Tree Theatre Review

Two Billion Beats – Orange Tree Theatre Review

On February 16th, 2022

Playwright Sonali Bhattacharyya was in residence at the Orange Tree in 2018 where she wrote Chasing Hares, winning the Sonia Friedman Produc...

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot
The Chosen Haram – Jacksons Lane Theatre Review

The Chosen Haram – Jacksons Lane Theatre Review

On February 10th, 2022

The Chosen Haram is an LGBTQ circus performance dealing with different themes such as faith, sexuality and addiction.

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot
Akala in Conversation on his ‘The Dark Lady’- Southbank Centre Review

Akala in Conversation on his ‘The Dark Lady’- Southbank Centre Review

On February 9th, 2022

Celebrating the launch of his debut novel, The Dark Lady, Akala joined us for a conversation at the Southbank Centre, delving into the conte...

4 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
The Glow – The Royal Court Theatre Review

The Glow – The Royal Court Theatre Review

On February 7th, 2022

Sci-fi has taken over the stage at the Royal Court Theatre with a new play written by Alistair McDowall and directed by Vicky Featherstone,...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Pina Bausch’s ‘Kontakthof’ at Sadler’s Wells- A timeless reflection on gender relations-Review

Pina Bausch’s ‘Kontakthof’ at Sadler’s Wells- A timeless reflection on gender relations-Review

On February 5th, 2022

Created in 1978 by internationally renowned choreographer Pina Bausch, Kontakthof is one of her multiple Tanztheater Wuppertal creations-a f...

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot
Conundrum – Young Vic Review

Conundrum – Young Vic Review

On February 3rd, 2022

Fidel stands in the middle of his memories, attacked by the voices putting him down, he struggles to find his way towards self-acceptance.

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot
Sissoko & Ségal – Roundhouse Review

Sissoko & Ségal – Roundhouse Review

On February 2nd, 2022

The Roundhouse’s ‘In the Round’ festival concluded on the 24th of January with the entrancing expertise of Malian Kora player, Ballaké Sisso...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
Out-spoken – Southbank Centre Review

Out-spoken – Southbank Centre Review

On February 1st, 2022

Partnering with the Southbank Centre, Out-spoken is a poetry organisation that celebrates the diversity of voice in writing and performance.

4 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Wild Card : Akeim Toussaint Buck, Radical Visions, Sadler’s Wells – Review

Wild Card : Akeim Toussaint Buck, Radical Visions, Sadler’s Wells – Review

On January 28th, 2022

Sadler’s Wells “Wild Card” gives young and upcoming artists the opportunity to design their own night and share their voices.

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story – Jermyn Street Theatre Review

Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story – Jermyn Street Theatre Review

On January 27th, 2022

It all began one day in Spring in 1924, Chicago. That day, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed a 14-year-old boy. This case...

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot
Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! – at Sadler’s Wells until 30th January-Review

Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! – at Sadler’s Wells until 30th January-Review

On January 21st, 2022

Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker now on its 30th year returns to the stage at Sadler’s Wells. Re-choreographed substantially from its 1992 presen...

4 years ago By Aishani Chatterjee
Best of Enemies – Young Vic Theatre Review

Best of Enemies – Young Vic Theatre Review

On December 23rd, 2021

The tempestuous American 1960s are currently being brought to stage in the new play “Best of Enemies”, at the Young Vic theatre.

4 years ago By James Graham
2:22 A Ghost Story – Gielgud Theatre Review

2:22 A Ghost Story – Gielgud Theatre Review

On December 22nd, 2021

Amid all the blinking and colourful signs of Piccadilly’s theatre venues, the Gielgud Theatre has recently put up its own intriguing seasona...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Anna Karenina -Guildhall School of Music and Drama Review

Anna Karenina -Guildhall School of Music and Drama Review

On December 22nd, 2021

The Guildhall School of Music and Drama takes on Marina Carr’s adaptation of author Leo Tolstoy’s classic tale ‘Anna Karenina’, a chaotic ye...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
Redemption – The Big House Review

Redemption – The Big House Review

On December 14th, 2021

The Big House is without a doubt Islington’s hidden gem: the former frame factory hidden in a residential side street is currently hosting R...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast – Battersea Arts Centre Review

Sleeping Beauty and the Beast – Battersea Arts Centre Review

On December 14th, 2021

Throughout the Christmas holidays, the Battersea Arts Centre is hosting the new Holidays Pantomime “Sleeping Beauty and the Beast”, directed...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
The Snowman – Peacock Theatre Review

The Snowman – Peacock Theatre Review

On December 14th, 2021

The Snowman is back at the Peacock Theatre on its annual run marking its 23rd year.

4 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Aladdin – Lyric Hammersmith Review

Aladdin – Lyric Hammersmith Review

On December 13th, 2021

There is no better way to celebrate Christmas in theatre than with a traditional pantomime.

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Interruptions, a powerful play by Stephen Jeffreys

Interruptions, a powerful play by Stephen Jeffreys

On December 7th, 2021

I went to see Interruptions wondering how the subject of leadership would be treated and how Director Guy Woolf had managed to transform Ste...

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot
Jack and the Beanstalk – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto at New Wolsey Theatre-Review

Jack and the Beanstalk – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto at New Wolsey Theatre-Review

On December 3rd, 2021

The New Wolsey’s Rock ‘n’ Roll shows are well known for their slapstick comedy style, lots of corny jokes, great music, and interactions wi...

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot
Young Associates – Sadlers Wells Review

Young Associates – Sadlers Wells Review

On December 2nd, 2021

On the 23 and 24 of November, Sadlers Wells hosted the mixed bill “Young Associates”, which aims to support promising young choreographers i...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Little Women The Musical – Park Theatre Review

Little Women The Musical – Park Theatre Review

On November 29th, 2021

It is finally that time of year when theatre stages are being lit up by countless Christmas shows that will leave you with a warm feeling le...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
‘Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical – Review

‘Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical – Review

On November 23rd, 2021

A powerful, vibrant performance from Arinzé Kene, starring as Bob Marley, loudly celebrating the singer’s brilliance.

4 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Spencer – ICA Review

Spencer – ICA Review

On November 18th, 2021

Director Pablo Larrain’s ‘Spencer’ is not merely a biographical tale on the life of the people’s princess, it is a surrealist psychological...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
Hogarth and Europe -Tate Britain Review

Hogarth and Europe -Tate Britain Review

On November 17th, 2021

Tate Britain is currently hosting the exhibition “Hogarth and Europe”, which skillfully displays the works of the famous British painter, wh...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Can I Live? Barbican Review

Can I Live? Barbican Review

On November 15th, 2021

Conversations about the realities of climate change can often be debilitating and unnerving.

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
Agatha Christie’s ‘Witness for Prosecution’ – Review

Agatha Christie’s ‘Witness for Prosecution’ – Review

On November 5th, 2021

Have you always been secretly convinced that you have what it takes to be a judge? Here is your chance to find out (and probably be proven w...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Brief Encounter – A play that moved me to tears

Brief Encounter – A play that moved me to tears

On November 3rd, 2021

Noël Coward’s film script Brief Encounter (1945), adapted for the stage by Emma Rice and directed by Robert Kirby for the Watermill Theatre...

4 years ago By Giulia Ciccolella
Savage but funny – The Beauty Queen of Leenane Review

Savage but funny – The Beauty Queen of Leenane Review

On October 21st, 2021

Firstly, if you’re not from Ireland or the UK and English isn’t your first language, be prepared that for the first couple of minutes of the...

4 years ago By Giulia Ciccolella
Going the Distance – Digital Comedy Review

Going the Distance – Digital Comedy Review

On October 18th, 2021

‘Going the Distance’, ​​the digital comedy by Henry Filloux-Bennett and Yasmeen Khan, does what it promises – it brings theatre into your be...

4 years ago By Giulia Ciccolella
Honey Cigar – ICA Review

Honey Cigar – ICA Review

On October 14th, 2021

Kamir Ainouz’s directorial debut Honey Cigar is a sensual, captivating coming-of-age drama set in France and Algeria in 1993.

5 years ago By Giulia Ciccolella
Is God Is, a new colourful blood-tainted drama at The Royal Court Theatre

Is God Is, a new colourful blood-tainted drama at The Royal Court Theatre

On October 13th, 2021

The Royal court theatre is currently being taken by storm by Ola Ince’s and Aleshea Harris’s fiery play “Is God Is”, winner of the Relentles...

5 years ago By Céline Galletti
Love & activism at The National Theatre – ‘The Normal heart’

Love & activism at The National Theatre – ‘The Normal heart’

On October 11th, 2021

This fall, the National Theatre is hosting the revival of Larry Kramer’s famous gay-activist play ‘The Normal heart’.

5 years ago By Céline Galletti
Celebrating Noguchi at the Barbican Centre, September 30, 2021 – January 9, 2022

Celebrating Noguchi at the Barbican Centre, September 30, 2021 – January 9, 2022

On October 1st, 2021

This September, the Barbican Centre hosts the celebratory works of Isamu Noguchi, the renowned Japanese American artist who boldly thrust sc...

5 years ago By Mohammed Abdillahi
London invites you to the most iconic party in literature at Gatsby’s mansion – September 2021 to January 2022

London invites you to the most iconic party in literature at Gatsby’s mansion – September 2021 to January 2022

On September 30th, 2021

Ever since the creation of the first motion picture by the brothers Lumière in 1864, cinema has always tried to be as realistic and grandios...

5 years ago By Céline Galletti
‘A Festival of Korean Dance’ at The Place: a peek at South-Korea’s most acclaimed dance company, SIGA – 23 and 24 September 2021

‘A Festival of Korean Dance’ at The Place: a peek at South-Korea’s most acclaimed dance company, SIGA – 23 and 24 September 2021

On September 28th, 2021

The Place hosted A Festival of Korean Dance, a physically extreme world-premiere double-bill show, Equilibrium, and Zero, by the acclaimed S...

5 years ago By Céline Galletti
‘Alice: Curiouser & Curiouser’ at the V&A- A Therapy for the Soul, Running until 31 December 2021

‘Alice: Curiouser & Curiouser’ at the V&A- A Therapy for the Soul, Running until 31 December 2021

On September 21st, 2021

Right now, I don’t think I’ve ever been more drawn to bright colours in my whole life. Anything but that grey please! If you’re in need of s...

5 years ago By Julia Nelson
Peacock Theatre re-opens its doors with The Ruggeds-‘Between Us’, and what a fun opening! 15-18 September 2021

Peacock Theatre re-opens its doors with The Ruggeds-‘Between Us’, and what a fun opening! 15-18 September 2021

On September 17th, 2021

Breakin’ Convention presents “The Ruggeds,” an energetic team of B-boys from Eindhoven, Netherlands – talented and heart-warming performers...

5 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Cabaret Macabre – British Youth Music Theatre, Bridewell Theatre, 6 & 7 August 2021

Cabaret Macabre – British Youth Music Theatre, Bridewell Theatre, 6 & 7 August 2021

On August 13th, 2021

We’d like to name each and everybody from the cast of ‘Cabaret Macabre’, but we’d need another page! Instead, know that we thought each of t...

5 years ago By Reece David
Domitius-A brand new musical, Conway Hall, London, 6 – 8 August 2021

Domitius-A brand new musical, Conway Hall, London, 6 – 8 August 2021

On August 9th, 2021

If you blink you might miss Domitius, because it’s only playing at the Conway Hall in Holborn for three nights from 6 August. The story beh...

5 years ago By Deborah Lawunmi
Bowjangles: Dracula In Space at The Playground Theatre Wed 28th July 2021 – Fri 30th July 2021

Bowjangles: Dracula In Space at The Playground Theatre Wed 28th July 2021 – Fri 30th July 2021

On July 30th, 2021

On Thursday night we sat and watched ‘Dracula in Space’, leaning forward, and grinning from ear to ear, feeling freedom in being a part of t...

5 years ago By Reece David
Christopher Matthews’ ‘My Body’s an Exhibition’, Sadler’s Wells, Wild Card Series – 25 & 26 June 2021

Christopher Matthews’ ‘My Body’s an Exhibition’, Sadler’s Wells, Wild Card Series – 25 & 26 June 2021

On July 2nd, 2021

Christopher Matthews’ ‘My Body’s an Exhibition’, the title inspired by Janet Jackson’s lyrics ‘my body’s an exhibition baby’, presents over...

5 years ago By Yifan He
Overflow – Alexander Whitley Dance Company-Sadler’s Wells, 21 & 22 May

Overflow – Alexander Whitley Dance Company-Sadler’s Wells, 21 & 22 May

On May 28th, 2021

We were greeted by the warm buzz of a live audience and performers that filled the auditorium. Coming back to it, to watch Alexander Whitl...

5 years ago By Yifan He
Amala Shankar- Goddess Parvati personified (1919-2020)

Amala Shankar- Goddess Parvati personified (1919-2020)

On July 25th, 2020

Memory makes strange connections. The oldest memory of my first Guru Amala Shankar is inextricably linked with my childhood memories of Kolk...

6 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Mavin Khoo & Temple of Fine Arts at Darbar Festival 2019, Sadler’s Wells, 25 Nov

Mavin Khoo & Temple of Fine Arts at Darbar Festival 2019, Sadler’s Wells, 25 Nov

On November 27th, 2019

It would not be an exaggeration to say that with the Temple of Fine Arts Inner Space Dance Mavin Khoo has created one of his finest choreogr...

6 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Bon Voyage, Bob by Alan Lucien Øyen with Tanztheatre Wuppertal Pina Bausch – 22-25 Feb Sadlers Wells

Bon Voyage, Bob by Alan Lucien Øyen with Tanztheatre Wuppertal Pina Bausch – 22-25 Feb Sadlers Wells

On February 26th, 2019

Norwegian choreographer, director and award-winning playwright Alan Lucien Øyen has worked with the dancers of Company Tanztheater Wuppertal...

7 years ago By Eleanor Soflet
‘Since she’ by Dimitris Papaiannou-Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch-UK Premiere,14-17Feb Sadlers Wells

‘Since she’ by Dimitris Papaiannou-Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch-UK Premiere,14-17Feb Sadlers Wells

On February 18th, 2019

In honour of Pina Bausch’s tremendous impact on the dance world, Dimitris Papaioannou is the choreographer for Since she; a piece where the...

7 years ago By Eleanor Soflet
Nutcracker (Review) English National Balllet, London Coliseum, 13-30 Dec 2018

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On May 6th, 2017

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On June 2nd, 2015

Tens of characters and tens of thousands of lines of poetry relayed in one hour by one man who promises to dance the complicated bits

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On May 27th, 2015

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On May 7th, 2015

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On March 20th, 2015

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On March 5th, 2015

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On February 23rd, 2015

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On February 12th, 2015

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On February 3rd, 2015

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On January 26th, 2015

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On January 12th, 2015

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On December 19th, 2014

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On December 16th, 2014

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On October 10th, 2014

Seeta Patel’s ‘Something Then Something Now’ is a narrative of love and emotion, presented in the classical Bharatnatyam style.

12 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Emma Gladstone in conversation (Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Dance Umbrella) Festival 14-31 October 2014

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On October 8th, 2014

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On September 15th, 2014

Wild Card, a Sadler’s Wells initiative which opens up the theatre’s Lilian Baylis Studio to the next generation of choreographers and dance...

12 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
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On July 16th, 2014

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On July 10th, 2014

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12 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
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On June 16th, 2014

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Havana Rakatan Sadler’s Wells and Blancon Productions Peacock Theatre, 6-24 May 2014

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On May 15th, 2014

Havana Rakatan is one of those pulsating high voltage Cuban dance shows that showcases the unique dance and music history of the island nati...

12 years ago By Abundant Art
Object Of My Affection- MurleyDance. Shaw Theatre, London, 27th April 2014

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On May 1st, 2014

Object of my Affection, a compilation of three dance pieces Seated, A Une Passante and Into Decay, brings together the work of three fresh c...

12 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Tabac Rouge James Thierree Sadler’s Wells, 25-29 March 2014

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On April 2nd, 2014

James Thierree and his Compagnie du Hanneton returns to London after four years with the UK premiere of his production-Tabac Rouge. Thier...

12 years ago By James Thierree
Ballet Flamenco,Sara Baras La Pepa

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On March 7th, 2014

The annual flamenco festival is back this year with all its grandeur. After a magnificent celebration of a triumphant decade in 2013, the fe...

12 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
The Merchants of Bollywood Peacock Theatre, Sadler’s Wells, 28 January – 15 February 2014

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On February 5th, 2014

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On December 26th, 2013

My 6 year old daughter was excited to be going to the new children’s show BOING! at Saddlers Wells on the last day of the school term. As we...

12 years ago By Nicola Thompson
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On November 18th, 2013

It is an enchanting experience to see, how music can also dance. Music of Barbican Britten came live on stage at Barbican Theatre with chor...

12 years ago By Sharmi Roy
Milonga! Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Sadler’s Wells, 6-10 Nov 2013

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On November 12th, 2013

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Milonga is a homage to Tango and the city of Buenos Aires.

12 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Hofesh Shechter’s Sun performed by Hofesh Shechter Company Sadler’s Wells,30 Oct-3Nov 2013

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On November 3rd, 2013

Sun is the latest production from Hofesh Shechter’s oeuvre. Sun lives up to his reputation as one of the most fecund thinker choreographers...

12 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Russell Maliphant’s Still Current

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On October 9th, 2013

Still Current showcases solos, duets and trios choreographed by Russell Maliphant.

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Justitia, Jasmin Vardimon Company, Peacock Theatre, 17-22 September

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On September 23rd, 2013

After its previous performances in 2007 and 2009 and touring internationally, Jasmin Vardimon's Justitia returns to Sadlers Wells to wow aud...

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Carlos Acosta’s Classical selection

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On August 3rd, 2013

Carlos Acosta does not believe in a summer break. Its his 40th birthday and to mark the occasion he has hired his gifted colleagues from the...

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Rudolf Nureyev Tribute at the London Coliseum

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On July 26th, 2013

English National Ballet is presenting a triple bill as homage to legendary dancer Rudolf Nureyev at the London Coliseum from July 25-27. Ab...

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Hofesh Shechter Company Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut 3-7 July, Sadler’s Wells, part of Sadler’s Sampled.

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On July 5th, 2013

Hofesh Shechter’s Political Mother, the Choreographer’s Cut is raw energy – an electric, vibrant, soul shaking collage of music and dance wi...

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Swan Lake Presented by Raymond Gubbay and the Royal Albert Hall Wednesday 12 June -Sunday 23 June 2013

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On June 13th, 2013

A huge flock of pearl white swans gliding into a lake on a glistening moonlit night- a breathtaking scene that has captivated millions of sp...

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Clod Ensemble – Zero- 4-5 June 2013, Sadler’s Wells

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On June 5th, 2013

Zero is a new production by Clod Ensemble- the company whose work is a path breaking amalgam of physical theatre, dance and live music. Zero...

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
6000 miles away Sylvie Guillem 20-25 May, Sadler’s Wells

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On May 24th, 2013

Sylvie Guillem, a true dance goddess on stage! Her allure, grace and versatility leave her audience numb – eyes forget to blink, its the she...

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Unlocking Creativity Shorts – Pulse/Kadam 9 May 2013-Hat Factory-Luton

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On May 15th, 2013

Puse/Kadam connects South Asian dance and music to the community. While retaining its South Asian/Indian roots Pulse/Kadam has over the year...

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Breakin Convention 10th Anniversary – International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre at Sadler’s Wells, 4-6 May 2013

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On May 13th, 2013

A weekend of Hip hop transforms the ambience of Sadler’s Wells once every year since 2004. This year was no exception.

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Puz/zle Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui-Eastman, Sadler’s Wells – 24-25 April

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On April 30th, 2013

It was an enchanting experience at Sadler’s Wells watching Puz/zle choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

13 years ago By Sharmi Roy
The Rite of Spring and Petrushka – Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre

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On April 16th, 2013

The Rite of Spring (composed by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky in 1913 for the Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes) is c...

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
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On April 9th, 2013

Watching one of Sadler’s Wells most popular productions which returned for a short run UK (3-6 April) Sutra redefined the spectacular power...

13 years ago By Sangeeta Datta
My First Cinderella English National Ballet 2 Peacock Theatre

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On April 4th, 2013

Choreographer George Williamson retells Cinderella for a young audience, presented predominantly by young artistes of the English National B...

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Ballet Revolucion Peacock Theatre

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On March 9th, 2013

Cuba is synonymous with dance.There is always an excuse to dance when you are in Cuba -Carnivals, street festivals, nightclubs and vibrant s...

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
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On February 26th, 2013

Vollmond is part water play, part sculpture but more than that, a testament to water as a metaphor! Dancers cavort with water with carefree...

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Flames of Desire by Tango Fire Argentina’s finest Tango Company returns to Sadler’s Wells

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On February 7th, 2013

Famous Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borge once noted that Tango expresses feelings that poets strive to capture with their words.

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
William William Wild Card, Sadler’s Wells.

William William Wild Card, Sadler’s Wells.

On January 23rd, 2013

The “Wild Card” event at Sadler’s Wells gives young artistes the opportunity to present their work at the Lilian Baylis Studio in Angel.

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Sounds of Bengal At the Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India

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On December 15th, 2012

This is the second time Abundant Art has covered on ‘Sounds of Bengal’. Its the same show, but performed in two different countries.

13 years ago By Abundant Art
TooMortal Shobana Jeyasingh Dance

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On June 28th, 2012

Shobana Jeyasingh is innovative in the use of space in her creations. She fashions a new dialogue in her choreographies between the dancers...

14 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
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On June 6th, 2012

Produced by dance house Sadler’s Wells, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Cornwall-based Theatre company Kneehigh and directed by Emma Rice,...

14 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
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On May 6th, 2012

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On April 28th, 2012

It is a rare opportunity for dancers to be tutored in a particular technique by more than one choreographer in a day’s workshop.

14 years ago By Sanjeevini Dutta
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On April 1st, 2012

The Ideal Home Show London 2012 which took place at Earls court, as we all know , is a great place for a family day out for many.

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An evening of Tagore’s songs and dance

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On January 29th, 2012

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An Exploration of Movement – Candoco Dance Company at Sadler Wells Theatre

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On November 1st, 2001

This Autumn, Candoco dance company finally returns on stage with a double-bill of its signature choreography ‘Set and Reset’, as well as a b...

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On June 30th, 2026

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On February 11th, 2025

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On December 9th, 2024

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On December 2nd, 2024

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On March 1st, 2024

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2 years ago By Koushik Chatterjee
Review: Twelfth Night by Shakespeare in The Squares – ‘perfect way to spend a warm summer’s evening’- until 7 July

Review: Twelfth Night by Shakespeare in The Squares – ‘perfect way to spend a warm summer’s evening’- until 7 July

On July 3rd, 2023

A symphony of laughter, love, and mistaken identity: this summer, see Shakespeare’s classic Twelfth Night performed in idyllic green spaces...

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Eva Yerbabuena – !AY! Ballet Flamenco Sadler’s Wells

Eva Yerbabuena – !AY! Ballet Flamenco Sadler’s Wells

On March 18th, 2023

On Friday 15th March London saw the opening of the 10th Flamenco Festival with the world premiere of !Ay! by Eva Yerbabuena.

3 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Review: Kew Gardens Orchid Festival 2023 – Inspired by the biodiversity of Cameroon – Now on until 5 March

Review: Kew Gardens Orchid Festival 2023 – Inspired by the biodiversity of Cameroon – Now on until 5 March

On February 8th, 2023

It is a delight to see the Kew Gardens’ Orchid Festival again this year within the familiar surroundings of Princess of Wales Conservatory....

3 years ago By Betula Nelson
Ride plays a ‘Going Blank Again’ 30th anniversary show at HERE, Outernet-5 November 22-Review

Ride plays a ‘Going Blank Again’ 30th anniversary show at HERE, Outernet-5 November 22-Review

On November 8th, 2022

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of releasing their sophomore album Going Blank Again, Ride played almost the full album front to back at H...

3 years ago By Cian Kinsella
Presenting LexTempus – VLT-001 “The Greats” at Aures London – Celebrating 35 years of Black History Month in October-Review

Presenting LexTempus – VLT-001 “The Greats” at Aures London – Celebrating 35 years of Black History Month in October-Review

On October 20th, 2022

Welcome to the UK’s first full sensory music experience! This Black History Month, LexTempus VLT-001 has launched “The Greats” at Aures Lond...

3 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Grimeborn: Siegfried & Götterdämerung – Hackney Empire Review

Grimeborn: Siegfried & Götterdämerung – Hackney Empire Review

On August 11th, 2022

If you didn’t fancy an outing to the Glyndebourne country house in East Sussex, or paying up to £270 for a ticket to the opera (!), the arts...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
International Busking Day at Wembley Park – Review

International Busking Day at Wembley Park – Review

On July 26th, 2022

I’d been hanging around Wembley Park for some time when I decided to head to Wembley Park’s Hive Building, a hyper-modern office building on...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
Black Midi, live at Somerset House, Summer Series Gigs – 13 July 22-Review

Black Midi, live at Somerset House, Summer Series Gigs – 13 July 22-Review

On July 25th, 2022

Check Wikipedia and look at the genres apparently exercised by London’s Black Midi: ‘Experimental rock; progressive rock; avant-prog; math r...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ – but with a twist! 29 June -13 Aug, St.Paul’s Covent Garden

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ – but with a twist! 29 June -13 Aug, St.Paul’s Covent Garden

On July 11th, 2022

As part of their outdoor summer festival 2022, Iris theatre presents Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, an adaptation with a twist...

4 years ago By Aishani Chatterjee
In the Round Festival at The Roundhouse : Post-Punk Band Goat Girl – Review

In the Round Festival at The Roundhouse : Post-Punk Band Goat Girl – Review

On January 25th, 2022

The Roundhouse recently hosted the In the Round festival, which showcased eight performances and ran from the 15th to the 24th of January.

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Arrival – Royal Docks Festival Review

Arrival – Royal Docks Festival Review

On October 27th, 2021

An immersive and community-led show, ‘Arrival’ was co-created by 2012 Paralympic set designer Jon Bausor and West End director Matthew Duns...

4 years ago By Giulia Ciccolella
Dance Umbrella Festival 2021 at Waterman’s Art Centre Review

Dance Umbrella Festival 2021 at Waterman’s Art Centre Review

On October 26th, 2021

This October, the Dance Umbrella company presented Dance Umbrella Festival 2021, a hybrid event combining online events and in-person shows...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Eulogy | BFI London Film Festival 2021 Review

Eulogy | BFI London Film Festival 2021 Review

On October 13th, 2021

Darkfield’s new in-person show Eulogy, showing from the 6-17th October in an old shipping container next to the National Theatre on South Ba...

5 years ago By Giulia Ciccolella
Darbar Festival 2017 – opening night, 9 November, Sadler’s Wells – A triple bill of Indian classical music and dance by Akram Khan

Darbar Festival 2017 – opening night, 9 November, Sadler’s Wells – A triple bill of Indian classical music and dance by Akram Khan

On November 10th, 2017

Since its inception in 2006 Darbar Festival, curated by Sandeep Virdee has been bringing the best of Indian Classical music to the music lov...

8 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
IF: Milton Keynes International Festival- 18 -27 July 2014 In conversation with Monica Ferguson, Chief Executive of The Stables and Festival Director

IF: Milton Keynes International Festival- 18 -27 July 2014 In conversation with Monica Ferguson, Chief Executive of The Stables and Festival Director

On June 17th, 2014

IF: Milton Keynes International Festival returns for its third edition from 18 to 27 July. The Festival will take place in locations across...

12 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
The Showstoppers At the Udderbelly Festival, Southbank Centre Sunday 14 July 2013

The Showstoppers At the Udderbelly Festival, Southbank Centre Sunday 14 July 2013

On July 21st, 2013

‘The Showstoppers’ is an unique attempt at an Improvised Musical show.

13 years ago By Sharmi Roy
Q&A with Miguel Marin Producer of Flamenco Festival London 2013

Q&A with Miguel Marin Producer of Flamenco Festival London 2013

On March 11th, 2013

Born in Córdoba (1967), Miguel Marín is an internationally recognized producer of flamenco and Spanish cultural events.

13 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
Sounds of Bengal Alchemy Festival, Southbank Centre

Sounds of Bengal Alchemy Festival, Southbank Centre

On April 15th, 2012

The Purcell room at the Southbank Centre resonated with the music of two young musicians.

14 years ago By Protima Chatterjee

Exhibitions & Visual Arts

Review: Sudan Retold – Interweaving history and personal identity, the stories and faces of Sudan – Almas Art Foundation, until 14 December

Review: Sudan Retold – Interweaving history and personal identity, the stories and faces of Sudan – Almas Art Foundation, until 14 December

On November 6th, 2025

Almas Art Foundation presents Sudan Retold, an exhibition that navigates the lived and living experiences of Sudan, all the way to the prese...

11 months ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: A curation of well-loved ‘Cats In Cartoons’ – The Cartoon Museum – Until 7 September

Review: A curation of well-loved ‘Cats In Cartoons’ – The Cartoon Museum – Until 7 September

On April 14th, 2025

All over social media, cats are creatures of entertainment and humour, being the faces of adorable memes. But before social media, these lov...

1 year ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: Anselm Kiefer: Early Works-Kiefer’s commitment to confronting Nazism encourages the viewer not to turn a blind eye-Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, until 15 June

Review: Anselm Kiefer: Early Works-Kiefer’s commitment to confronting Nazism encourages the viewer not to turn a blind eye-Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, until 15 June

On April 4th, 2025

The towering German artist, Anselm Kiefer, has worked continuously throughout his career to interrogate the socio-political history of Germa...

1 year ago By Lucy Evans
Review: ‘What Is It Like?’ – Using simulation to explore the subjectivity of human consciousness – arebyte Gallery, until 4 May

Review: ‘What Is It Like?’ – Using simulation to explore the subjectivity of human consciousness – arebyte Gallery, until 4 May

On March 4th, 2025

Making art within the realm of physical reality borrows much of its impact from the captivation that reality already induces, re-contextuali...

1 year ago By Chris Wieland
Review: Immerse yourself in the art of flowers at Saatchi Gallery – ‘Flowers – Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture’ – Until 5 May

Review: Immerse yourself in the art of flowers at Saatchi Gallery – ‘Flowers – Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture’ – Until 5 May

On February 20th, 2025

There is more to flowers than just their physical beauty. Their influence on our contemporary culture and significance in history is explore...

1 year ago By Rim Alkaiat
Review: ‘Breaking Lines’ – Futurism and the origins of experimental and concrete poetry in post-war Britain: A rare perspective on the boundaries of poetry – Estorick Collection, until 11 May

Review: ‘Breaking Lines’ – Futurism and the origins of experimental and concrete poetry in post-war Britain: A rare perspective on the boundaries of poetry – Estorick Collection, until 11 May

On January 27th, 2025

Over a century after its inception, analysing futurism as an art movement cannot help but be impacted by hindsight of the evolution and impl...

1 year ago By Chris Wieland
Review: ‘Rachel Zhang’ : Finding the surrealism in the everyday – Saatchi Yates Gallery, until 20 December

Review: ‘Rachel Zhang’ : Finding the surrealism in the everyday – Saatchi Yates Gallery, until 20 December

On December 18th, 2024

When it comes to Rachel Zhang’s work the more you look, the more you see.

1 year ago By Emma Carys
Review: Anastasia Samoylova’s ‘Adaptation’ – A visual journey examining the distinction between simulated ideologies and reality – at Saatchi Gallery until 20 Jan 2025

Review: Anastasia Samoylova’s ‘Adaptation’ – A visual journey examining the distinction between simulated ideologies and reality – at Saatchi Gallery until 20 Jan 2025

On November 11th, 2024

Sometimes, one’s perception of reality can be expanded on through limiting perspective.

1 year ago By Chris Wieland
Review: ‘Whistling As The Night Calls’: Martin O’Brien and zack mennell’s provocative exploration of the spectral space between life and death- at Deptford VSSL Studio until 1st December

Review: ‘Whistling As The Night Calls’: Martin O’Brien and zack mennell’s provocative exploration of the spectral space between life and death- at Deptford VSSL Studio until 1st December

On November 7th, 2024

‘Martin O’Brien and zack mennell reunite for their exhibition, Whistling As The Night Calls, hosted by Future Ritual at the VSSL Studio in D...

1 year ago By Olivia Kiakides
Review: ‘Haegue Yang: Leap Year’ – A Playful Exploration of Light and Sound, at Hayward Gallery until 5 January 2025

Review: ‘Haegue Yang: Leap Year’ – A Playful Exploration of Light and Sound, at Hayward Gallery until 5 January 2025

On November 6th, 2024

Hayward Gallery’s latest exhibition Haegue Yang: Leap Year is both familiar and strangely unsettling.

1 year ago By Amy Melling
Review: Critical Edge Collective’s ‘From the Ground Up’: Investigating knowledge in the post truth era through collaborative art – at Lewisham Arthouse, October 2024

Review: Critical Edge Collective’s ‘From the Ground Up’: Investigating knowledge in the post truth era through collaborative art – at Lewisham Arthouse, October 2024

On October 30th, 2024

The breakdown of information systems in today’s world has created an abstract and hazy reality.

1 year ago By Chris Wieland
Review: Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Great Sikh Kingdom at the Wallace Collection, until 20 October

Review: Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Great Sikh Kingdom at the Wallace Collection, until 20 October

On October 16th, 2024

The Wallace collection’s current major exhibition, ‘Ranjit Singh: Sikh, Warrior, King’ is lovingly curated. It covers the rise to power of M...

1 year ago By Koushik Chatterjee
Review: ‘Fragile Beauty’: Timeless Moments from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Photography Collection at V&A – until 5th January 2025

Review: ‘Fragile Beauty’: Timeless Moments from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Photography Collection at V&A – until 5th January 2025

On September 24th, 2024

Turn the corner to Fragile Beauty and a curved, soft pink wall greets you. A single, striking black and white image hangs prominently, its s...

2 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Bahamian Artist Tavares Strachan’s ‘There Is Light Somewhere’ brings stories of unsung cultural pioneers to the forefront

Review: Bahamian Artist Tavares Strachan’s ‘There Is Light Somewhere’ brings stories of unsung cultural pioneers to the forefront

On September 16th, 2024

Inside Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere, daylight is replaced by a hushed, almost reverent darkness. Spotlights pierce the gloom,...

2 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: When Forms Come Alive “a rapturous exploration of sculpture” – Hayward Gallery, until 6 May

Review: When Forms Come Alive “a rapturous exploration of sculpture” – Hayward Gallery, until 6 May

On February 29th, 2024

Restless, fluid, ever-changing: Hayward Gallery’s latest offering When Forms Come Alive is a rapturous exploration of sculpture spanning the...

2 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Women in Revolt! – “recognises the indomitable spirit of women who, through art, have defied conventions!” Tate Britain, until 7th April

Review: Women in Revolt! – “recognises the indomitable spirit of women who, through art, have defied conventions!” Tate Britain, until 7th April

On January 31st, 2024

A daring and transformative exhibition, Women in Revolt! at Tate Britain is a powerful testament to the resilience, creativity and audacity...

2 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Co Westerik Centenary showcases paintings and works on paper from 1972 to 2016 – Sadie Coles HQ, until 13 January 2024

Review: Co Westerik Centenary showcases paintings and works on paper from 1972 to 2016 – Sadie Coles HQ, until 13 January 2024

On December 23rd, 2023

An interior life capsulated, Centenary at Sadie Coles marks 100 years from Co Westerik’s birth.

2 years ago By Devika Pararasasinghe
Review: If Not Now, When? “is a call to engage, to question, to act” – Saatchi Gallery, until 22 January 2024

Review: If Not Now, When? “is a call to engage, to question, to act” – Saatchi Gallery, until 22 January 2024

On December 14th, 2023

A powerful and contemplative exploration – If Not Now, When? sees 29 female makers present work from the 1960s to the present day.

2 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Petrichor by Mat Collishaw “forges a blossoming relationship between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and nature”-Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Kew Gardens – until 7 April 2024

Review: Petrichor by Mat Collishaw “forges a blossoming relationship between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and nature”-Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Kew Gardens – until 7 April 2024

On November 21st, 2023

Petrichor by Mat Collishaw is a Vanitas made not real. An exhibition that endeavours to make falsehoods to forge a blossoming relationship b...

2 years ago By Devika Pararasasinghe
Review: Van Gogh House presents The Living House – celebrating 150 years since Van Gogh lived in London, artists Do Ho Suh, Eva Gold, Olivia Plender and Godai Sahara – until 17th Dec

Review: Van Gogh House presents The Living House – celebrating 150 years since Van Gogh lived in London, artists Do Ho Suh, Eva Gold, Olivia Plender and Godai Sahara – until 17th Dec

On October 31st, 2023

150 years from when Vincent Van Gogh once lived in this house, at 87 Hackford Road, today sets the scene for The Living House.

2 years ago By Devika Pararasasinghe
Review: Marina Abramović opens at the Royal Academy of Arts, first solo exhibition from a woman artist across their main galleries – until 1 Jan 2024

Review: Marina Abramović opens at the Royal Academy of Arts, first solo exhibition from a woman artist across their main galleries – until 1 Jan 2024

On October 2nd, 2023

Fearless, profound, provocative: Royal Academy opens Marina Abramović, as their first ever solo exhibition from a woman artist.

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: FACET – JUNE LAM stages a cut of his life through his poetic embrace of collage-making, presented by VSSL Studio, until 27th August.

Review: FACET – JUNE LAM stages a cut of his life through his poetic embrace of collage-making, presented by VSSL Studio, until 27th August.

On August 22nd, 2023

VSSL Studio’s second exhibition of FACET, as part of an ongoing series of five exhibitions, now holds June Lam at its centre.

3 years ago By Devika Pararasasinghe
Review: Dear Earth at Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre until 3 Sept

Review: Dear Earth at Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre until 3 Sept

On August 10th, 2023

Hayward Gallery’s latest exhibition, Dear Earth brings together the work of 15 artists exploring climate change.

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Norman Thelwell Saves the Planet-The Cartoon Museum, until 3 September

Norman Thelwell Saves the Planet-The Cartoon Museum, until 3 September

On July 12th, 2023

The exhibition, and the wider museum encourages you to ask questions, with the balance-play between words and images and the story-telling c...

3 years ago By Devika Pararasasinghe
Review: The RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show 2023 ‘truly blossoms at Saatchi Gallery’ 16 June – 9 July

Review: The RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show 2023 ‘truly blossoms at Saatchi Gallery’ 16 June – 9 July

On July 10th, 2023

Incredible technical skill and botanical wonderment: The RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show 2023 truly blossoms at Saatchi Gallery.

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Civilization-The way we live now- Saatchi Gallery, until 17 Sept

Review: Civilization-The way we live now- Saatchi Gallery, until 17 Sept

On June 21st, 2023

In Fredrich Nietzsche’s eye, photography gives us more eyes on the matter at hand, on a world lost in spectacle

3 years ago By Devika Pararasasinghe
Review: Souls Grown Deep like Rivers: Black Artists from the American South- “Giving space to art as experience.” – Royal Academy, until 18 June

Review: Souls Grown Deep like Rivers: Black Artists from the American South- “Giving space to art as experience.” – Royal Academy, until 18 June

On April 27th, 2023

The current exhibition at the RA is unique because it doesn’t centre any particular artistic movement or artist.

3 years ago By Michela Giachino
Review: Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism, Dulwich Picture Gallery, until 10 September

Review: Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism, Dulwich Picture Gallery, until 10 September

On April 20th, 2023

Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism, is a sensational display of dynamic brushwork, impasto surfaces, pastel colours, soft, sun-clad inter...

3 years ago By Lucy Evans
Review: Christine Sun Kim: Edges of Sign Language- ‘Canvases as multifaceted explorations’- Somerset House, until 21 May

Review: Christine Sun Kim: Edges of Sign Language- ‘Canvases as multifaceted explorations’- Somerset House, until 21 May

On April 18th, 2023

The current exhibition at Somerset House, ‘Christine Sun Kim: Edges of Sign Language’, displays how Christine’s contemporary practice interr...

3 years ago By Michela Giachino
Review: Plants of the Qur’ān and All the Flowers Are for Me-2 ground-breaking new exhibitions at Kew Gardens, now on until 17 Sept

Review: Plants of the Qur’ān and All the Flowers Are for Me-2 ground-breaking new exhibitions at Kew Gardens, now on until 17 Sept

On April 18th, 2023

The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art is a gallery that has been open since 2008 at Kew Gardens and is the world’s first display ded...

3 years ago By Devika Pararasasinghe
Review: RESOLVE Collective: them’s the breaks-Barbican Curve Gallery, until 16 July

Review: RESOLVE Collective: them’s the breaks-Barbican Curve Gallery, until 16 July

On April 17th, 2023

This Spring sees RESOLVE Collective take over Barbican Curve Gallery with their unconventional exhibition, them’s the breaks.

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance- The National Gallery, until 11 June

Review: The Ugly Duchess: Beauty and Satire in the Renaissance- The National Gallery, until 11 June

On March 24th, 2023

In Room 46 on the second floor of the National Gallery, this tucked-in pocket within the vast treasures and picture-scapes of the Gallery ho...

3 years ago By Devika Pararasasinghe
Review: Gogosian-Rites of Passage-‘Passages as natural flux’-Britannia Street, London, until 29 April

Review: Gogosian-Rites of Passage-‘Passages as natural flux’-Britannia Street, London, until 29 April

On March 22nd, 2023

Gagosian London Presents Group Exhibition of Work by Contemporary Artists with a Shared History of Migration

3 years ago By Michela Giachino
Review: Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons – ‘A gallery turned into an apocalyptic wasteland’-Hayward Gallery, until 7 May

Review: Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons – ‘A gallery turned into an apocalyptic wasteland’-Hayward Gallery, until 7 May

On March 20th, 2023

A gallery turned into an apocalyptic wasteland – Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons, currently on view at the Hayward Gallery, is a stimulating...

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Beyond The Streets London – ‘Captures monumental moments from the world of graffiti, street art and more’- Saatchi Gallery, until 9 May

Review: Beyond The Streets London – ‘Captures monumental moments from the world of graffiti, street art and more’- Saatchi Gallery, until 9 May

On March 10th, 2023

Beyond the Streets, now on display across all three floors at the Saatchi Gallery, is a vibrant exhibition, featuring the works of over 100...

3 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Review: Spain and the Hispanic World-Royal Academy of Arts – Now on until 10 April

Review: Spain and the Hispanic World-Royal Academy of Arts – Now on until 10 April

On March 7th, 2023

Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library The narrative is hefty throughout this masterful exhibition, as an entire museum colle...

3 years ago By Devika Pararasasinghe
Review: Peter Doig-The Morgan Stanley Exhibition at Courtauld Gallery until 29 May

Review: Peter Doig-The Morgan Stanley Exhibition at Courtauld Gallery until 29 May

On March 2nd, 2023

Large scale paintings; textured, vibrant and full of life. The Morgan Stanley Exhibition: Peter Doig, which recently opened at Courtauld Gal...

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle-Barbican Art Gallery until 21 May

Review: Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle-Barbican Art Gallery until 21 May

On March 1st, 2023

With figurative painting back in the mainstream grain of today’s contemporary art scene, Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle comes at the most p...

3 years ago By Devika Pararasasinghe
Review: Action, Gesture, Paint -‘Women artists? Where do they fit? – A close look at the Whitechapel Gallery’s current exhibition’ – until 7 May

Review: Action, Gesture, Paint -‘Women artists? Where do they fit? – A close look at the Whitechapel Gallery’s current exhibition’ – until 7 May

On February 17th, 2023

Action, Gesture, Paint-Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940–70

3 years ago By Michela Giachino
Review: Making Modernism at the RA-Covers a range of emotions and themes from four phenomenal women artists of the 20th century-ends 12th February

Review: Making Modernism at the RA-Covers a range of emotions and themes from four phenomenal women artists of the 20th century-ends 12th February

On January 20th, 2023

Making Modernism at the Royal Academy of Arts brings together a varied collection of 68 works which together feature a wide range of themes,...

3 years ago By Lucy Evans
Review: Gaining a greater perspective on Giorgio Morandi’s art-practice and legacy-Masterpieces from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation

Review: Gaining a greater perspective on Giorgio Morandi’s art-practice and legacy-Masterpieces from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation

On January 16th, 2023

Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art-6th January – 30th April 2023

3 years ago By Michela Giachino
Klimt: The Immersive Experience – step into the world of the Austrian genius Gustav Klimt-Now on until 27 Nov at The Boiler House

Klimt: The Immersive Experience – step into the world of the Austrian genius Gustav Klimt-Now on until 27 Nov at The Boiler House

On November 24th, 2022

Tucked away in former warehouse, the Boiler House, just off Brick Lane, is popular Austrian modernist painter Gustav Klimt’s life story and...

3 years ago By Jules Nelson
Review: The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion – Saatchi Gallery-Now on, until 22 January 2023

Review: The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion – Saatchi Gallery-Now on, until 22 January 2023

On November 22nd, 2022

When everything was needed, we are everything. This is an exhibition that demands your spectatorship!

3 years ago By Devika Pararasasinghe
Review: Curious, experimental, charming – Hayward Gallery’s latest exhibition, Strange Clay, lives up to its name! Now on until 8 Jan 23

Review: Curious, experimental, charming – Hayward Gallery’s latest exhibition, Strange Clay, lives up to its name! Now on until 8 Jan 23

On November 16th, 2022

The show features 23 international artists pushing the boundaries of ceramics. The artworks explore a range of themes including domestic lif...

3 years ago By Amy Melling
Review: Barbara Chase-Riboud: Infinite Folds at Serpentine North Gallery, now on until 29 Jan 2023

Review: Barbara Chase-Riboud: Infinite Folds at Serpentine North Gallery, now on until 29 Jan 2023

On November 1st, 2022

This Autumn, Serpentine opens Infinite Folds, the first UK solo exhibition of artist, novelist and poet Barbara Chase-Riboud. The exhibition...

3 years ago By Amy Melling
National Gallery’s Contemporary Fellowship exhibition opens with Nalini Malani’s ‘My Reality is Different’ at the Holburne Museum, Bath-7 Oct to 8 Jan-Review

National Gallery’s Contemporary Fellowship exhibition opens with Nalini Malani’s ‘My Reality is Different’ at the Holburne Museum, Bath-7 Oct to 8 Jan-Review

On October 18th, 2022

When I first heard that the National Gallery was awarding its Contemporary Fellowship to Nalini Malani, I was surprised. The Contemporary Fe...

3 years ago By Sophia Sheera
Dani and Sheilah ReStack: Cuts in the Day, Camden Art Centre- Now on until 15th Jan 23-Review

Dani and Sheilah ReStack: Cuts in the Day, Camden Art Centre- Now on until 15th Jan 23-Review

On October 12th, 2022

Intimate drawings and large-scale projections: Cuts in the Day explores queer desire, relationships and connection. For their first institut...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Hallyu! The Korean Wave at the V&A – on now until 25 June 2023-Review

Hallyu! The Korean Wave at the V&A – on now until 25 June 2023-Review

On September 30th, 2022

Fashion, art, music and film come together in this stimulating and exciting one-of-a-kind exhibition celebrating pop culture of South Korea.

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Carolee Schneemann: Body Politics, Barbican Art Gallery, 8 Sept 22-8 Jan 23-Review

Carolee Schneemann: Body Politics, Barbican Art Gallery, 8 Sept 22-8 Jan 23-Review

On September 20th, 2022

Carnal, experimental, affronting: Barbican opens Body Politics, a major retrospective of American performance artist Carolee Schneemann.

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Finding Kate – An Illustrated journey through five decades of the music of Kate Bush

Finding Kate – An Illustrated journey through five decades of the music of Kate Bush

On September 18th, 2022

Finding Kate – An Illustrated journey through five decades of the music of Kate Bush, is a gorgeously glossy coffee-table book that gently t...

4 years ago By Jane Ritchie
Sarah Akinterinwa & Mary Darly: A Dialogue Exhibition at the Cartoon Museum hopes to spark women and girls to pursue creative careers and share their art with the world-Review

Sarah Akinterinwa & Mary Darly: A Dialogue Exhibition at the Cartoon Museum hopes to spark women and girls to pursue creative careers and share their art with the world-Review

On September 2nd, 2022

‘For a lot of women from African and Caribbean backgrounds, their parents don’t encourage creative careers – but I think there are a lot of...

4 years ago By Jules Nelson
Folk Funk and Trippy Troubadours: Vol. 1, by Paul Hillery – Album Review

Folk Funk and Trippy Troubadours: Vol. 1, by Paul Hillery – Album Review

On August 31st, 2022

A few months ago, I saw a man sitting with his back against the handlebars, peddling backwards so that his bike moved forwards on the main r...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
In The Black Fantastic – Hayward Gallery Review

In The Black Fantastic – Hayward Gallery Review

On August 12th, 2022

Light installations, emotive paintings and intricate sculptural costumes – Hayward’s latest offering showcases eleven contemporary artists f...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Living with Ghosts: Curated by Kojo Abudu – Pace Gallery, 8 July-5 Aug 2022

Living with Ghosts: Curated by Kojo Abudu – Pace Gallery, 8 July-5 Aug 2022

On July 14th, 2022

Pace Gallery is presenting a group exhibition, curated by Kojo Abudu, ‘Living with Ghosts’. The exhibition brings together the work of nine...

4 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
‘Fantasies on a Found Phone Dedicated to the Man Who Lost It’: A Dreamy, Meandering Evocation of Modern Living, 22 June-25 Sept 2022

‘Fantasies on a Found Phone Dedicated to the Man Who Lost It’: A Dreamy, Meandering Evocation of Modern Living, 22 June-25 Sept 2022

On July 13th, 2022

A lost phone, left unlocked in a public bathroom, becomes the basis of Mahmoud Khaled’s first solo exhibition in the U.K. The texts and imag...

4 years ago By Sophia Sheera
“Crown to Catwalk” – Fashion and Textile Museum Review

“Crown to Catwalk” – Fashion and Textile Museum Review

On June 27th, 2022

In Southwark, the curious facade of the Fashion and Textile Museum attracts the eye of many curious passers-by. Typical of its creative yell...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
RA Schools Degree Show – Review

RA Schools Degree Show – Review

On June 24th, 2022

Each year the RA Schools offer 15 early-career artists the opportunity to study on its full-time, no-fee, three-year programme. The course,...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Martial Canterel – Shacklewell Arms Gig Review

Martial Canterel – Shacklewell Arms Gig Review

On June 17th, 2022

Despite finding more success as one half of the marginally more polished sounding Xeno & Oaklander, Martial Canterel – the trochaic alter-eg...

4 years ago By Cian Kinsella
Brick Lane 1978, The Turning Point @ Four Corners Gallery: Spotlighting a Local History of Anti-Racist Protest

Brick Lane 1978, The Turning Point @ Four Corners Gallery: Spotlighting a Local History of Anti-Racist Protest

On June 15th, 2022

Four Corners Gallery, in the heart of Bethnal Green, is a hidden gem amidst East London’s cultural scene. The gallery exhibits radical photo...

4 years ago By Sophia Sheera
Picasso Ingres: Face to Face – National Gallery Review

Picasso Ingres: Face to Face – National Gallery Review

On June 10th, 2022

Two paintings face the public together, posing as a sort of enigmatic “find the 7 differences” game. Because after all, we are looking at tw...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen – Courtauld Gallery Review

Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen – Courtauld Gallery Review

On June 6th, 2022

Loneliness, grief, horror, death, alienation: name any of the darkest and most intimate feelings ever felt to man, and Edvard Munch will pro...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Feminine power: the divine to the demonic – British Museum Review

Feminine power: the divine to the demonic – British Museum Review

On May 30th, 2022

The British Museum presents Feminine Power: the divine to the demonic, the first exhibition of its kind that takes a cross-cultural look at...

4 years ago By Rachele Nizi
Food Forever: A Look Into the Future of Our Food – Kew Gardens Review

Food Forever: A Look Into the Future of Our Food – Kew Gardens Review

On May 30th, 2022

All summer long Kew Gardens is displaying six installations across the UNESCO World Heritage Site exploring the future of our food. Food For...

4 years ago By Mia Goodman
Reframed: The Woman in the Window – Dulwich Picture Gallery Review

Reframed: The Woman in the Window – Dulwich Picture Gallery Review

On May 23rd, 2022

Fourty years have passed since the release of the 30-minute television series “Ways of Seeing” created by writer John Berger and adapted to...

4 years ago By Rachele Nizi
Our Time On Earth Exhibition – Barbican Review

Our Time On Earth Exhibition – Barbican Review

On May 18th, 2022

Exploring radical ideas around the climate crisis, Barbican’s latest immersive exhibition, Our Time On Earth transforms their Curve gallery.

4 years ago By Amy Melling
‘Lily van der Stokker – Thank You Darling’ – Camden Art Centre Review

‘Lily van der Stokker – Thank You Darling’ – Camden Art Centre Review

On May 6th, 2022

The first work catches your eye as you ascend the stairs to the gallery. Just outside the exhibition, you are met with a wall covered in flu...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
The Other Art Fair makes you see the world a little differently!

The Other Art Fair makes you see the world a little differently!

On April 30th, 2022

What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than strolling around ‘The Other Art Fair’ at the former industrial site, The Truman Brewery, on...

4 years ago By Julia Nelson
Ancient Greeks: Science And Wisdom – Science Museum Review

Ancient Greeks: Science And Wisdom – Science Museum Review

On April 29th, 2022

We are used to looking at the achievements of Greco-Roman antiquity with admiration and even awe. The Ancient Greece: Science And Wisdom exh...

4 years ago By Rachele Nizi
Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts – Wallace Collection Review

Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts – Wallace Collection Review

On April 25th, 2022

In collaboration with New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Wallace Collection presents the magic of Disney. When it comes to Disney th...

4 years ago By Jiajing Yang
‘Fantasies on a Found Phone Dedicated to the Man Who Lost It’: A Dreamy, Meandering Evocation of Modern Living

‘Fantasies on a Found Phone Dedicated to the Man Who Lost It’: A Dreamy, Meandering Evocation of Modern Living

On April 19th, 2022

‘Fantasies on a Found Phone Dedicated to the Man Who Lost It’ is Egyptian artist Mahmoud Khaled’s first solo exhibition in the U.K. The orna...

4 years ago By Sophia Sheera
The Credit Suisse Raphael Exhibition – National Gallery Review

The Credit Suisse Raphael Exhibition – National Gallery Review

On April 12th, 2022

On April 6 1520 Raffaello Santi (1483-1520) died in Rome; one of the most famous Renaissance artists who indelibly marked the development of...

4 years ago By Rachele Nizi
Radio Ballads – Serpentine North Gallery Review

Radio Ballads – Serpentine North Gallery Review

On April 6th, 2022

Radio Ballads centers the ones most often ignored on mainstream platforms – those who receive care and those who give it. The works are diff...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear – V&A Museum

Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear – V&A Museum

On April 5th, 2022

“It’s often only the clothes that keep the male or female likeness”- Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear| V&A

4 years ago By Rachele Nizi
Paradise Version – Hang Up Gallery Review

Paradise Version – Hang Up Gallery Review

On March 31st, 2022

Hang-Up Gallery is hosting Tim Fishlock’s third solo exhibition of bold and bright typographic paintings until April 22nd. As a London-based...

4 years ago By Mia Goodman
Julia de Ruvo: I Promise I Don’t Bite – Guts Gallery Review

Julia de Ruvo: I Promise I Don’t Bite – Guts Gallery Review

On March 24th, 2022

Swedish artist Julia De Ruvo’s debut solo exhibition, ‘I PROMISE I DON’T BITE / JAG LOVAR ATT JAG INTE KOMMER ATT BITA DIG’ is currently on...

4 years ago By Mia
The Vagina Museum re-opens in Bethnal Green

The Vagina Museum re-opens in Bethnal Green

On March 22nd, 2022

When finding out there was a penis museum in Iceland, Vagina Museum founder Florence Schechter was curious whether a vagina museum existed....

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
Ali Cherri: If you prick us, do we not bleed? – National Gallery Review

Ali Cherri: If you prick us, do we not bleed? – National Gallery Review

On March 22nd, 2022

If you prick us, do we not bleed? by Ali Cherri, current Artist in Residence at The National Gallery, introduces cabinets of curiosity into...

4 years ago By Rachele Nizi
Art Now: Danielle Dean, ‘Amazon’ – Tate Britain Review

Art Now: Danielle Dean, ‘Amazon’ – Tate Britain Review

On March 22nd, 2022

Danielle Dean’s multi-channel video installation, Amazon, focuses on exploitation, isolation and labour, in the latest instalment of Tate’s...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Raphael and his school drawing connections – British Museum Review

Raphael and his school drawing connections – British Museum Review

On March 11th, 2022

2020 marked the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death (1483–1520) and London’s museums responded to the occasion with events and exhibitions...

4 years ago By Rachele Nizi
Virtual Veronese – National Gallery Review

Virtual Veronese – National Gallery Review

On March 9th, 2022

At the National Gallery’s ‘Virtual Veronese’ exhibition, you gain the best experience from a virtual reality headset of Paolo Veronese’s pai...

4 years ago By Jiajing Yang
Postwar Modern – Barbican Gallery Review

Postwar Modern – Barbican Gallery Review

On March 8th, 2022

It is a wide-known universal rule that art has always reflected its environment. It both models and is modelled by its geographical era, his...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
A Century of the Artist’s Studio – The Whitechapel Gallery Review

A Century of the Artist’s Studio – The Whitechapel Gallery Review

On March 7th, 2022

As a greenhouse of creativity, the artist’s ‘studio’ has always been regarded as a place veiled in mystery. Uncovering the ‘veil’ as such in...

4 years ago By Sun A Han
Vlatka Horvat’s ‘By Hand, On Foot’ Exhibition Review

Vlatka Horvat’s ‘By Hand, On Foot’ Exhibition Review

On March 1st, 2022

‘By Hand, On Foot’, a solo exhibition by London-based artist Vlatka Horvat, is now on view at the Peer Gallery.

4 years ago By Sun A Han
If We Delete Green, If We Start Caring About Plants – Exhibition Review

If We Delete Green, If We Start Caring About Plants – Exhibition Review

On February 22nd, 2022

Colour, passes through our eyes and settles in our minds. Leafy greens and blooming reds signal the coming of the spring, while multilayered...

4 years ago By Sun A Han
Enshrine: The Florence Trust Review

Enshrine: The Florence Trust Review

On February 16th, 2022

Have you ever noticed where birds rest? Flying high in the air, birds usually rest also somewhere high up, dwelling close to the edge of the...

4 years ago By Sun A Han
Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child – Hayward Gallery Review

Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child – Hayward Gallery Review

On February 15th, 2022

From dismembered forms to delicately woven fabrics; Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child is an exhibition of multitudes. The works featured, re...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature – V&A Review

Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature – V&A Review

On February 14th, 2022

Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature feels gloriously full-circle. Although Potter disliked London, describing her Bolton Gardens townhouse as he...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Van Gogh Self Portaits – Courtauld Gallery Review

Van Gogh Self Portaits – Courtauld Gallery Review

On February 14th, 2022

We are currently living in a time where the “Van Gogh mania” is at its peak: you can find anything Van Gogh themed, from Tiktoks, items of c...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Francis Bacon: Man and Beast – RA Review

Francis Bacon: Man and Beast – RA Review

On February 11th, 2022

Beasts, violence and carnality: The Royal Academy is currently exhibiting Francis Bacon’s famously gut-wrenching works with the new expositi...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Costa Rica blooms at Kew’s Orchid Festival 2022

Costa Rica blooms at Kew’s Orchid Festival 2022

On February 8th, 2022

Rafael Oritz Fabreg, Ambassador of Costa Rica says: “We look forward to welcoming visitors to the Orchid Festival – to both celebrate our Co...

4 years ago By Julia Nelson
The Blue Boy – National Gallery Review

The Blue Boy – National Gallery Review

On February 7th, 2022

There has been a palpable air of excitement at the National Gallery these last few days.

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Bad Reputation – Riverside Studios Review

Bad Reputation – Riverside Studios Review

On February 4th, 2022

Riverside Studios collaborates with The Art Hound Gallery for the second time with this new provocative exhibition: Bad Reputation.

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot
Life Between Islands – Tate Britain Review

Life Between Islands – Tate Britain Review

On February 4th, 2022

Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s is exhibiting works of over 40 artists, documenting the lives and works of people from the...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
The Cartoon Museum – Review

The Cartoon Museum – Review

On January 31st, 2022

Not far from Oxford street, in a parallel street to the countless shops and restaurants of Bloomsbury, is a curious place that would catch t...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Nine Nights: Channel B presents Infinite FX – ICA Review

Nine Nights: Channel B presents Infinite FX – ICA Review

On January 26th, 2022

From October 2021 to January 2022 the Institute of Contemporary Arts hosts Nine Night’s exhibition Channel B, an ecosystem of black art made...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
Still but moving? The Pleasures of Sight, The Lightbox Gallery – Review

Still but moving? The Pleasures of Sight, The Lightbox Gallery – Review

On January 26th, 2022

Well known for her distinctive patterns and colourful works Bridget Riley’s ‘The Pleasures of Sight’ exhibition features her ground-breaking...

4 years ago By Julia Nelson
KAWS : New Fiction at the Serpentine Gallery-Review

KAWS : New Fiction at the Serpentine Gallery-Review

On January 20th, 2022

In the middle of Hyde Park, surrounded by nature you will find a building in which futurist exhibitions take place: the Serpentine Gallery.

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot
Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Infinity Mirror Rooms’ – Tate Modern Review

Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Infinity Mirror Rooms’ – Tate Modern Review

On January 18th, 2022

Tate Modern presents the chance to experience two of Yayoi Kusama’s infamous ‘Infinity Mirror Rooms’.

4 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Hokusai, The Great Picture Book of Everything – British Museum Review

Hokusai, The Great Picture Book of Everything – British Museum Review

On December 16th, 2021

This week I discovered the impressive Japanese artist Hokusai in the British Museum.

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot
Kehinde Wiley: Prelude at the National Gallery Review

Kehinde Wiley: Prelude at the National Gallery Review

On December 14th, 2021

Strolling along the main collection at the National Gallery, I admired a thousand masterpieces displaying the most well-known European artis...

4 years ago By Alix Berthelot
Late Constable – The Royal Academy Review

Late Constable – The Royal Academy Review

On December 8th, 2021

This Winter, as you stroll by the colourful Christmas lights of Piccadilly, make sure to take a detour at the Royal Academy and visit its cu...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Lubaina Himid – Tate Modern Review

Lubaina Himid – Tate Modern Review

On December 3rd, 2021

Tate Modern presents Lubaina Himid’s largest solo exhibition to date, showcasing six new unseen paintings, as well as some of her more promi...

4 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Dürer’s Journeys: Travels of a Renaissance Artist Review

Dürer’s Journeys: Travels of a Renaissance Artist Review

On November 30th, 2021

‘Human curiosity can be so sated by an excess of all worldly things that it becomes weary of them, with the sole exception of knowing a grea...

4 years ago By Julia Nelson
Review: Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution

Review: Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution

On November 23rd, 2021

This dazzling exhibition at the V&A showcases the breathtakingly elegant work of the legendary Russian jeweler, Peter Carl Fabergé.

4 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Sebastião Salgado: Amazônia – Review

Sebastião Salgado: Amazônia – Review

On November 11th, 2021

Sebastião Salgado, the award-winning Brazilian photographer, launches his captivating photography exhibition of the natural, breath-taking b...

4 years ago By Ridha Sheikh
Helene Binet – Royal Academy of Arts Review

Helene Binet – Royal Academy of Arts Review

On October 27th, 2021

Hélène Binet’s work, exhibited at the Royal Academy of the Arts, made me look at architecture differently.

4 years ago By Giulia Ciccolella
Poussin and the Dance – National Gallery Review

Poussin and the Dance – National Gallery Review

On October 26th, 2021

Painting movement in art has always been a conundrum for artists and art critics, as it requires instilling an illusion of movement to an ar...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Natural Reserve Exhibition at Kew Gardens Review

Natural Reserve Exhibition at Kew Gardens Review

On October 22nd, 2021

‘If I had to identify one broad theme in my work, I would say human nature. The human being is at the centre, with his or her relationship t...

4 years ago By Julia Nelson
Tapestries of migrant stories – Frieze Gallery at No.9 Cork Street

Tapestries of migrant stories – Frieze Gallery at No.9 Cork Street

On October 19th, 2021

This month, Frieze No.9 Cork Street presents the solo exhibition of ‘I Dare Not Appear’ by Christopher Myers until the 23rd of October.

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
The Other Art Fair’s Private View

The Other Art Fair’s Private View

On October 17th, 2021

It’s art fair season again so we popped into the private view of the 50th edition of The Other Art Fair at the Truman Brewery in lively Shor...

4 years ago By Julia Nelson
Review: Beautiful People exhibition – Fashion & Textile Museum

Review: Beautiful People exhibition – Fashion & Textile Museum

On October 11th, 2021

“We were young, rich, and beautiful, and the tide – we thought – was turning in our favour. We were going to change everything, of course, b...

5 years ago By Giulia Ciccolella
Rodin opens the doors of his studio at Tate Modern

Rodin opens the doors of his studio at Tate Modern

On October 5th, 2021

This year Tate Modern museum has borrowed parts of the artist Rodin’s workshop from the musée d’Orsay for the exclusive exposition “The maki...

5 years ago By Céline Galletti
Whitechapel Gallery’s expositions: a reflection of women in art – The Phantoms of Surrealism and MEND PIECE for London

Whitechapel Gallery’s expositions: a reflection of women in art – The Phantoms of Surrealism and MEND PIECE for London

On October 4th, 2021

If you find yourself visiting the expositions of the lovely Whitechapel Gallery, you will find an article written in 1936 by the Journal “Th...

5 years ago By Céline Galletti
‘Helen Frankenthaler: Radical Beauty’ at Dulwich Picture Gallery-15 September 2021 – 18 April 2022

‘Helen Frankenthaler: Radical Beauty’ at Dulwich Picture Gallery-15 September 2021 – 18 April 2022

On September 15th, 2021

‘My work is not a matter of direct translations, but something is bound to creep into your head or heart.’ HELEN FRANKENTHALER

5 years ago By Julia Nelson
Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones

Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones

On May 8th, 2017

We are delighted to share with our readers an article from one of our followers and guest contributors. Thank you Arita Mukherjee. If any o...

9 years ago By Arita Mukherjee
29th London Art Fair: 18 -22 January 2017

29th London Art Fair: 18 -22 January 2017

On May 8th, 2017

London art fair 2017 is proof that the thriving art scene in London has not been deterred by the Brexit induced unsettled political and econ...

9 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
#SaatchiSelfie competition- Saatchi Gallery and Huawei invite you to enter, now open for submission, details below

#SaatchiSelfie competition- Saatchi Gallery and Huawei invite you to enter, now open for submission, details below

On May 8th, 2017

To coincide with the announcement of the exhibition From Selfie to Self-Expression, Saatchi Gallery and Huawei have joined forces to offer a...

9 years ago By Protima Chatterjee
From the Forest: a Look into Natural Materials and the Climate Crisis – V&A Furniture Gallery Review

From the Forest: a Look into Natural Materials and the Climate Crisis – V&A Furniture Gallery Review

Living in London, or any major city can feel like a disconnect in relation to our interactions with nature.

By Mia Goodman

Film

What ‘Madness’ Can Teach Us About Being Young – ‘Take It or Leave It’ returns to cinemas in a new BFI 4K restoration this October

What ‘Madness’ Can Teach Us About Being Young – ‘Take It or Leave It’ returns to cinemas in a new BFI 4K restoration this October

On September 14th, 2026

It’s easy to forget that Madness, the pop-ska princes of Camden Town, came from humble beginnings.

1 month ago By Florence Marling
Film Review: Strongroom: Morality Under Lock and Key – Releases in the UK & Ireland on 30 January

Film Review: Strongroom: Morality Under Lock and Key – Releases in the UK & Ireland on 30 January

On January 29th, 2026

There is something quietly gripping about a British crime film that knows exactly what it is doing.

8 months ago By Olivia Kiakides
Riefenstahl: A Posthumous Exploration and Exposé of a Director’s Life in Selective Focus – In UK and Irish Cinemas, 9 May

Riefenstahl: A Posthumous Exploration and Exposé of a Director’s Life in Selective Focus – In UK and Irish Cinemas, 9 May

On May 8th, 2025

Few figures in film history provoke as much discomfort or debate as Leni Riefenstahl. A pioneering director often celebrated for her technic...

1 year ago By Olivia Kiakides
Review: Four Mothers: A Witty and Deeply Human Look at Identity, Loss and the Strength in Community – in UK and Irish cinemas 4th April

Review: Four Mothers: A Witty and Deeply Human Look at Identity, Loss and the Strength in Community – in UK and Irish cinemas 4th April

On March 28th, 2025

Four Mothers follows Edward (James McArdle), a writer trying to juggle his upcoming career success with the responsibility of caring for his...

1 year ago By Olivia Kiakides
Review: Chantal Akerman’s ‘Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’– remains a radical statement on the overlooked labour of women – Opening in cinemas across the UK on 7 February 2025

Review: Chantal Akerman’s ‘Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’– remains a radical statement on the overlooked labour of women – Opening in cinemas across the UK on 7 February 2025

On January 9th, 2025

Reflective to its drawn-out title, writer and director Chantal Akerman takes advantage of every second of her 201-minute piece to understand...

1 year ago By Olivia Kiakides
Review: ‘All We Imagine As Light’ – A Beautiful Meditation on Womanhood in India, in cinemas from 29 November

Review: ‘All We Imagine As Light’ – A Beautiful Meditation on Womanhood in India, in cinemas from 29 November

On November 20th, 2024

Payal Kapadia’s ode to Mumbai eroticises constant movement: woozy shots of passing trains, crowded markets and murmuring traffic evaporate b...

1 year ago By Florence Marling
Film Review: Cédric Kahn’s ‘The Goldman Case’: A Riveting Exploration of Justice – In UK and Irish Cinemas 20 September

Film Review: Cédric Kahn’s ‘The Goldman Case’: A Riveting Exploration of Justice – In UK and Irish Cinemas 20 September

On September 18th, 2024

THE GOLDMAN CASE starts silent, a full-on immersion into the context of the trial of Pierre Goldman, a left-wing intellectual, thief and rev...

2 years ago By Eva Mateos Rodriguez
Film Review: Monia Chokri’s ‘The Nature of Love’ is an honest insight into adult affairs – in UK and Irish cinemas

Film Review: Monia Chokri’s ‘The Nature of Love’ is an honest insight into adult affairs – in UK and Irish cinemas

On September 9th, 2024

‘True love, according to Vladimir Jankélévitch, is irrational. We love because we love. Love is the sole source of love. It strikes us like...

2 years ago By Eva Mateos Rodriguez
Review: Roberto Rossellini’s 1945 neorealist masterpiece ‘Rome, Open City’ captures the recurring dilemma in war: is survival achievable through conformity or resistance? – re-releases in cinemas, 17 May 2024

Review: Roberto Rossellini’s 1945 neorealist masterpiece ‘Rome, Open City’ captures the recurring dilemma in war: is survival achievable through conformity or resistance? – re-releases in cinemas, 17 May 2024

On May 7th, 2024

The BFI showcases a 4K restoration of the trend-setting neorealist masterpiece, capturing the stark realities of war in black and white.

2 years ago By Teodora Wollny
Review: Sacha Polak’s ‘Silver Haze’ is a dizzying roller-coaster of emotions and experiences – Releasing 29th March in UK and Irish cinemas

Review: Sacha Polak’s ‘Silver Haze’ is a dizzying roller-coaster of emotions and experiences – Releasing 29th March in UK and Irish cinemas

On March 27th, 2024

Silver Haze is a heart-warming drama that follows the steps of Franky (played by Vicky Knight) as she navigates life, sexuality, and loss.

2 years ago By Eva Mateos Rodriguez
Review: The Eight Mountains (Le Otto Montagne) – ‘Friendship and shared love for the mountains’ – BFI, until 24 May

Review: The Eight Mountains (Le Otto Montagne) – ‘Friendship and shared love for the mountains’ – BFI, until 24 May

On May 18th, 2023

Le Otto Montagne presents the tale of two young boys, one a city boy and the other un montanaro (mountaineer), whose childhood friendship pa...

3 years ago By Michela Giachino
Film Review: Creature – ‘a dynamic fusion of creative forms’- Releases 24 February 2023

Film Review: Creature – ‘a dynamic fusion of creative forms’- Releases 24 February 2023

On February 23rd, 2023

Asif Kapadia’s film based on the acclaimed production of English National Ballet, choreographed by Akram Khan

3 years ago By Michela Giachino
Film Review: ENYS MEN-Surreal Nature as Aesthetic Thriller

Film Review: ENYS MEN-Surreal Nature as Aesthetic Thriller

On January 10th, 2023

If you like slow-paced and aesthetically shot films with unusual narratives, and enjoy a ‘folk horror’, then this is the film for you. Direc...

3 years ago By Michela Giachino
The Oil Machine: The Reality of a World Run on Oil – Documentary Review

The Oil Machine: The Reality of a World Run on Oil – Documentary Review

On July 27th, 2022

The Oil Machine directed by Emma Davie and produced by Sonja Henrici follows North Sea oil production from offshore rigs to every corner of...

4 years ago By Mia Goodman
My Two Voices – The ICA Review

My Two Voices – The ICA Review

On May 13th, 2022

‘My Two Voices’ is a documentary film reflecting on identity fluidity. It focuses on three Latin American women, Ana, Claudia and Marinella...

4 years ago By Jiajing Yang
La Voix Humaine to Premiere on BBC 2 on 15th April – Review

La Voix Humaine to Premiere on BBC 2 on 15th April – Review

On April 12th, 2022

Actor and singer Danielle de Neise stars as ‘Elle’ in BBC’s rendition of Jean Cocteau’s one-woman play La Voix Humaine. La Voix Humaine is a...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
‘Movie Legends’ by the London Philharmonic Orchestra

‘Movie Legends’ by the London Philharmonic Orchestra

On April 1st, 2022

A world-first concerto, dramatic film scores and an on-stage appearance from Danny Elfman – Movie Legends performed by the London Philharmon...

4 years ago By Amy Melling
Artists 4 Artists presents O’Driscoll Collective & Yami Löfvenberg – The Place Theatre Review

Artists 4 Artists presents O’Driscoll Collective & Yami Löfvenberg – The Place Theatre Review

On March 30th, 2022

In collaboration with The Place and DanceXchange, the ‘Artists 4 Artists’ double bill featuring O’Driscoll Collective and Yami Löfvenberg wa...

4 years ago By Mia Goodman
‘Bantú Mama’ and ‘Mother’, Joint Screening: Chronic Youth Film Festival at Barbican – Review

‘Bantú Mama’ and ‘Mother’, Joint Screening: Chronic Youth Film Festival at Barbican – Review

On March 28th, 2022

The Chronic Youth Film Festival at the Barbican is a yearly event that offers young programmers the opportunity to craft a selection of inte...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Parallel Mothers – ICA Review

Parallel Mothers – ICA Review

On February 24th, 2022

Only two years after the acclaimed long-feature “Pain and Glory”, Almodóvar comes back with “Parallel mothers”, a melodrama full of warmth a...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Drive My Car – ICA Review

Drive My Car – ICA Review

On February 8th, 2022

“And in the great beyond we’ll tell him that we cried, that we suffered, that life was hard.” This sentence is from the play Uncle Vanya by...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
The Lost Daughter – Film Review

The Lost Daughter – Film Review

On January 19th, 2022

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut ‘ ‘The Lost Daughter” creates a reflective, mournful and melancholic atmosphere against the backdrop o...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
Ghostbusters: Afterlife – Cineworld Greenwich Review

Ghostbusters: Afterlife – Cineworld Greenwich Review

On November 26th, 2021

Released on 19th November the silver screen sees the revival of one of the most beloved franchises of the ’80s with Jason Reiman’s new seque...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
You Will Die at Twenty – ICA Review

You Will Die at Twenty – ICA Review

On November 25th, 2021

In the backdrop of a small village in Sudan, a boy is born and from the moment of his birth his destiny is already carved into the world – i...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
The Eternals -Barbican Film Review

The Eternals -Barbican Film Review

On November 24th, 2021

When it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the franchise has become a classic example of pop culture, with record-breaking box office p...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Dune – Barbican Film Review

Dune – Barbican Film Review

On November 22nd, 2021

Denis Villeneuve’s new blockbuster “Dune” is without a doubt the new sci-fi movie of the moment. With a current box office of 350 million wo...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Snowball – ICA Review

Snowball – ICA Review

On November 15th, 2021

Snowball is a South-Korean teen-drama movie directed by Lee Woo-Jeon and adapted from the book “The Best Life” by Lim Sol-ah.

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Sardar Udham: A biographical tale of a profoundly haunted revolutionary

Sardar Udham: A biographical tale of a profoundly haunted revolutionary

On November 8th, 2021

On April 15th 1919, a historic garden in India, Jallianwala Bagh, was subjected to a horrific, barbaric massacre wounding and killing hundre...

4 years ago By Lian Lakhope
The French Dispatch – ICA Review

The French Dispatch – ICA Review

On November 8th, 2021

Cinemas are currently experiencing a long-awaited revival after the pandemic and a multitude of long-anticipated movies are finally being re...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
No Time To Die – Cineworld Greenwich VIP Experience

No Time To Die – Cineworld Greenwich VIP Experience

On October 19th, 2021

This Autumn, get ready for the big return of the world’s most renowned British secret agent, who will once again come to the big screen for...

4 years ago By Céline Galletti
Annette – ICA Review

Annette – ICA Review

On October 13th, 2021

Highly praised by critics and the Film Academy alike, the psychological drama and musical Annette – with Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard as...

5 years ago By Giulia Ciccolella
Pier Kids – ICA Review

Pier Kids – ICA Review

On October 11th, 2021

If there is one film I would urge you to watch then it would definitely be Pier Kids which was released in cinemas in the UK on October 8th.

5 years ago By Giulia Ciccolella
Javed Akhtar’s new book of poems-Lava

Javed Akhtar’s new book of poems-Lava

On July 22nd, 2012

Javed Akhtar has many facets to his persona: reputed scriptwriter and lyricist, he holds a record breaking number of Filmfare awards for his...

14 years ago By Sangeeta Datta
Superstar Nonpareil

Superstar Nonpareil

On July 21st, 2012

I first saw Rajesh Khanna on the big screen as Anand when my Mother took me to the theatre to watch the bitter sweet tale of a man who sprea...

14 years ago By Sangeeta Datta
London Indian Film Festival – 2012

London Indian Film Festival – 2012

On July 18th, 2012

Londoners got a great fill of new Indian cinema at the third edition of London Indian Film Festival (LIFF).

14 years ago By Sangeeta Datta
Review: Broken Spectre-Mosse’s most ambitious exhibition about environmental crimes in the Brazilian Amazon is a brutal wake-up call

Review: Broken Spectre-Mosse’s most ambitious exhibition about environmental crimes in the Brazilian Amazon is a brutal wake-up call

On December 15th, 2001

180 The Strand – Extended until 30 Dec ‘My film examines an intergenerational destruction; a legacy passed on from grandparents to gra...

24 years ago By Jules Nelson