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Charlatan (Šarlatán)
Charlatan is based on the true story of Czechoslovakian herbalist and healer Jan Mikolášek, who healed millions of…
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Published articles
Live music
The Novus bring post-punk fire to Camden Assembly
This young Birmingham four-piece stride on stage with purpose – well, three of them do. Lead singer Connor…
By Jessica Wall
Movie
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The film opens with a hesitant gesture: an artist marking a swoop of charcoal on paper before setting…
By Jessica Wall
Live music
Poliça at Village Underground
In 2018, Poliça's lead singer Channy Leaneagh slipped while clearing ice from the roof of her home in…
By Jessica Wall
Movie
Birds of Prey
Most people, when they get dumped, binge on ice cream and hammer their friends’ ears with lamentations (and…
By Jessica Wall
Play
The Gift at Theatre Royal Stratford East
Janice Okoh’s intriguing new play takes inspiration from the story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, an orphaned Yoruba princess…
By Jessica Wall
Live music
Razorlight play nostalgic indie hits at Electric Brixton
Razorlight’s debut album Up All Night was the sound of Camden in the mid-noughties, with the undeniably great…
By Jessica Wall
Live music
White Lies return to Brixton Academy in a haze of nostalgia
White Lies are on a tour that celebrates ten years since their debut album, To Lose My Life...…
By Jessica Wall
Live music
Primal Scream at the Forum
Entering the Forum for Primal Scream’s gig was like stepping into a 90s rave; as they played the…
By Jessica Wall
Live music
Bat for Lashes’s dreamy vocals and mystical presence light up EartH
Environmental Arts Hackney, formerly the Savoy Cinema, built in 1936, is slightly derelict in a chic and bohemian…
By Jessica Wall