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African Gothic at Park Theatre
Though there’s a wintry chill in the air outside, Two Sheds Theatre have conjured a sweltering, volatile atmosphere…
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Published articles
Movie
At Any Price
Set among the sprawling cornfields of rural Iowa, At Any Price seeks to explore issues that are equally…
By Stuart Boyland
Cinema & Tv
Urok (The Lesson)
Nadezhda (Margita Gosheva) lives in a small Bulgarian town, raising her young daughter and teaching English at the…
By Stuart Boyland
Play
Around the World in 80 Days at St James Theatre
An alternative to traditional Christmas fare, director Lucy Bailey brings an unashamedly family-focused presentation of the Jules Verne…
By Stuart Boyland
Live music
The Notwist at Heaven
Often finding itself the sole German indie record on numerous “best ever album” lists, The Notwist’s sumptuously delicate…
By Stuart Boyland
Live music
Songhoy Blues at Koko
Forced to flee the land of the Songhoy people in Northern Mali when militant jihadists took control of…
By Stuart Boyland
Art
Jean-Etienne Liotard at the Royal Academy of Arts
A wander through the Jean-Etienne Liotard exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts is liable to be a…
By Stuart Boyland
Live music
Johnny Marr at the Forum
As befits a man who learned his trade in the shadow of a giant ego, Johnny Marr treats…
By Stuart Boyland
Live music
Wille and the Bandits at the Borderline
The warm, appreciative, and mature audience crowding the underground bar of Soho’s The Borderline for a performance by…
By Stuart Boyland
Live music
Arcane Roots at Dingwalls
A couple of ear-assaulting bars into Sacred Shapes, the third song of his band’s set in canal-side Camden…
By Stuart Boyland