Reviews

On March 7th, 2023

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

‘Akedah’ by Michael John O’Neill, Directed by Lucy Morrison   At once fascinating, amusing and mesmerising, Akedah balances weighty topics, sharp humour and intense character st...

On March 6th, 2023

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

Simon Stone catapults his tragic, eponymous protagonist some two and a half millennia forward to the open plan home of a socially liberal middle class London family. Dads in expensive lycra, expensive...

On March 2nd, 2023

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

Large scale paintings; textured, vibrant and full of life. The Morgan Stanley Exhibition: Peter Doig, which recently opened at Courtauld Gallery, shows a small collection of works by the esteemed pain...

On March 1st, 2023

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

A queer historical romance written by a talented new playwright (Ruby Thomas) at a trendy and reputable fringe theatre (Hampstead) – what more could you want? Well, as it turns out, quite a lot ...

On March 1st, 2023

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

With figurative painting back in the mainstream grain of today’s contemporary art scene, Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle comes at the most perfect time for its audience. The largest exhibition to da...

On February 28th, 2023

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

The Oyster Problem – By Orlando Figes, Director – Philip Wilson   The Oyster Problem follows Gustave Flaubert’s decline as he fights a disastrous case of writer’s block and lives in d...

On February 27th, 2023

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

Action, Gesture, Paint-Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940–70   Abstract Expressionism is a movement that immediately evokes two things: New York and a select group of well-known male art...

On February 23rd, 2023

Film Review: Creature – ‘a dynamic fusion of creative forms’- Releases 24 February 2023

Asif Kapadia’s film based on the acclaimed production of English National Ballet, choreographed by Akram Khan   As the director of many well-known films such as Senna, Amy, or The Warrior, this...

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