Live music
Incubus at Brixton Academy
US rockers Incubus pride themselves on being impossible to classify into a specific genre. That explains why there…
By Regan HarleCulture
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Opera
The Second Violinist at the Barbican
Thrilling, visceral and unnerving. These are just some of the words that can be used to describe multi-award…
By Selina Begum
Play
The Political History of Smack and Crack at Soho Theatre
Whether you love, hate or feel indifferent about Margaret Thatcher and her ultra-conservative politics, one thing is certain:…
By Michael Higgs
Art
Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt at the V&A
Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt is a triumphant celebration of the innovative design and playful culture of video games within a…
By Marissa Khaos
Live music
The Record Company at Omeara
Despite meaning business, with their serious, energetic performance, The Record Company are not a company. The American blues-rock…
By Regan Harle
Movie
Winter Ridge
There’s always some scepticism when low-budget movies can’t reach to a safe 90-minute standard. There are obvious exceptions…
By Euan Franklin
Art
Staging Jackson Pollock at Whitechapel Gallery
Paint dripped, thrown, poured. Blue, yellow, black, a hint of ochre. Five metres of paint-strewn raw canvas in…
By Anna Souter
Play
Dance Nation at the Almeida Theatre
At some point, we've all had one foot firmly planted in the comforts of childhood and the other…
By Connor Campbell
Play
Catterpillar at Theatre 503
Award-winning playwright Alison Carr’s new production, Caterpillar, takes place in a bed and breakfast by the sea. Seagull…
By Selina Begum
Movie
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Within moments of The Miseducation of Cameron Post, battle lines have been drawn and the hero and enemy neatly distinguished.…
By Ed Edwards