You would be forgiven for doing a double take upon reading the poster for the latest production from the Richmond Shakespeare Society (RSS): a premiere? Of a Shakespeare play? And who’s this Cardenio character? Your eye might then be drawn to the other two authors below the play’s title, …
Children seem to get a bad rap these days; they can’t concentrate, they’re too noisy and they generally can’t behave. However, present them with the low-fi marvel that is Mathew Robins’ rendition of Ted Hughes’ Iron Man, and perhaps those expectations will change. This afternoon I saw a room full …
On our overpopulated, ‘migrant crisis’ aware, post-Trump election planet, looking up into space, to what is beyond is more alluring than ever. Space Play is one of nearly a dozen shows to be appearing at the Vault Festival this year that allude to space, and indeed the venue has adopted …
To lovers of literature, whether plays or poetry, libraries are special places and few more so than the British library. As one of Europe’s largest, it is home to some of the most important, most widely read, most sought after texts ever written. With archives that include treasures like the …
Who are we when we haven’t got anything left to hold on to, but the thoughts in our own heads? Without outside influence, with no data in or data out, does it decay? How, and over how long? How far to the breaking point? What does that look like when …
This weekend, in recognition of ‘Shakespeare400’ (400 years since Ol’ Will’s death) London was treated to not one, not two but all thirty-seven Shakespeare plays – for free! Because after all, though the bard was born and bread 100 miles ‘up the road’ in Stratford Upon Avon, It was in …
Growing up in London you can sometimes feel that you know it very well, but even after 25 years of living North, South, East and West and as far about as N1 and TW12, London is still full of surprises at every turn. It is important to remember that just …
I had a very strange dream the night before last, potentially the result of watching too many zombie films lately. In my dream I was trying to escape a disease that was spreading across London. Started by the nip of a pigeon, as the infection developed a very strange transformation …
Like fireworks in my head, this event tonight (http://poejazzimarch-eorgf.eventbrite.com/ http://www.poejazzi.com/) has exploded in my head and sent thoughts and ideas cascading through my mind like a waterfall in anti-gravity. Creative. Captivating. Innovative. Passionate. Profound. It gets into your head. It gets under your skin. It sits in your soul, and …
Art / Performance / Talks / Films / Courses / Late Night Events Until this afternoon my opinion of the area of Whitechapel was not a great one. Having been to a couple of flat viewings there late last year the area brings to mind dirt, noise, crime, fast-food and …
