Reviews

On January 27th, 2025

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

Over a century after its inception, analysing futurism as an art movement cannot help but be impacted by hindsight of the evolution and implications of the ideas it explored. It can be seen as myopic ...

On January 21st, 2025

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

Amy Jephta’s ‘A Good House’ is an incisive and satirical exploration of race, class and respectability politics in contemporary South Africa. Presented by the Royal Court in collaboration with t...

On January 9th, 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

Reflective to its drawn-out title, writer and director Chantal Akerman takes advantage of every second of her 201-minute piece to understand the meticulously ordered world of its titular character, Je...

On December 24th, 2024

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

As children, fairy tales whisked us away to magical worlds. Our imaginations ran wild, crafting vivid scenes of princesses and faraway lands. The English National Ballet captures this nostalgia with t...

On December 18th, 2024

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

When it comes to Rachel Zhang’s work the more you look, the more you see. It’s art which requires meticulous observation from its viewer, if in return they want to be rewarded by the joy of discov...

On December 17th, 2024

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

Award-winning actress and reggae singer, Sutara Gayle aka Lorna Gee, invites you into a dreamscape experience; sharing moments in her life, told through songs in this one-woman performance written and...

On December 9th, 2024

Review: “A Festive Cauldron of Fun”: Simon Armitage’s adaptation of ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Wows at Shakespeare’s Globe – until 5 January

The Globe Theatre’s presentation of Hansel and Gretel casts a magical glow over the festive season with a burst of joyous energy. Written by Simon Armitage, this adaptation breathes new life int...

On December 5th, 2024

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

I had coincidentally travelled straight from Bristol to see Tara Clerkin and her bandmates, brothers Sunny-Joe Paradiso and Patrick Benjamin, whose sound unmistakably channelled their West Country hom...