Play
Venus in Fur at Theatre Royal Haymarket
Opening with a thunderbolt, closing with divine intervention, Patrick Marber’s staging of Venus in Fur is a bold,…
By Jonathan Mahon-Heapreview
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Tryst at Tabard Theatre
The problem with a story involving too many twists – and the second half of Tryst dissolves into…
By Vicky Munro
Live music
Vera Blue at Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
Any artist playing a Monday night is embarking on an uphill struggle. Expect a throng of punters just…
By The editorial unit
Play
A Woman of No Importance at Vaudeville Theatre
Morality and society are key elements in Oscar Wilde’s works. A Woman of No Importance revolves around female…
By Cristiana Ferrauti
Art
Jasper Johns: “Something Resembling Truth” at the Royal Academy of Arts
Jasper Johns is one of the great American artists. His work gets to the heart of what it…
By Anna Souter
Play
The Castle at the Space
Set in a Docklands converted church that hosts an array of events is an adaptation of playwright Howard Barker’s…
By Selina Begum
Movie
The Ballad of Shirley Collins
A documentary more than three years in the making, Rob Curry and Tim Plester’s new film follows legendary…
By Naomi Penn
Movie
Earth: One Amazing Day
In 2007, BBC Worldwide released Earth in cinemas shortly after David Attenborough’s Planet Earth was broadcast in Britain.…
By Euan Franklin
Movie
Jungle
After the claustrophobic thriller The Belko Experiment (released earlier this year), Wolf Creek director Greg McLean continues the…
By Mersa Auda
Movie
The Death of Stalin
Russia has been in the artistic limelight this year due to the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Revolution,…
By Mersa Auda