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Dismissed at Soho Theatre
The Upsetters is an anti-racist theatre company founded with a specific goal in mind: to bring on the…
By Benedetta MancusiCulture
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Bleak Expectations at Criterion Theatre
Farcical theatre is a surprisingly delicate art form. If the gag rate is ten plus per minute, it’s…
By Will Snell
Play
The Comedy of Errors at Shakespeare’s Globe
Ambiguity and mistaken identity have been some of the basic elements of comedy since the classics, as Plautus’s…
By Cristiana Ferrauti
Live music
Alison Goldfrapp at Here at Outernet
Alison Goldfrapp played her first ever solo show at London’s Here at Outernet yesterday night. Fresh from the…
By Laura Bit
Musical
Once on This Island at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
As a play in which nature has a leading role – literally, as water and earth are personified…
By Madison Sotos
Cinema & TV
“It’s not following the traditional Hollywood tropes of who you’re supposed to support. I found that really compelling”: Aml Ameen on Dead Shot
Sky movie Dead Shot is a gritty revenge thriller set in 1970s London, against the bloody backdrop of…
By Sarah Bradbury
Show
No Escape
People like a nice enclosed space for their crime thrillers, it keeps things neat, and easy to track.…
By Will Snell
Art
The Offbeat Sari at the Design Museum
Priya Khanchandani, Head of Curatorial at the Design Museum, is well aware of the myriad historical and social…
By Mersa Auda
Live music
James Orchestral tour: A grand finale at the Royal Albert Hall
London’s Royal Albert Hall came alive with strings, horns and a full gospel choir last night, as Manchester-bred…
By Talitha Stowell
Cinema & TV
“Many art students have never studied Nam June Paik, as the school curriculum is still based around the Western canon. I hope that changes”: Amanda Kim on Nam June Paik – Moon Is the Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV is the feature debut documentary from Amanda Kim that explores…
By Sarah Bradbury