All posts in England
The Red Lion Theatre roars again- London’s first theatre rediscovered
Sometimes it’s easy to forget how much history is buried beneath our feet. Fossils and natural gases tell us of the early stages of life on Earth, and indigenous artifacts […]
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre faces potential closure
It goes without saying that not all beloved businesses and locales will still be open once we get back into the world at large. Small restaurants are shuttering up, galleries […]
National Theatre’s Frankenstein brandishes heart in times of solitude
Numerous independent theatre performers are using the current context of quarantine and social isolation to create new and resonant pieces of work, then sharing them through streaming platforms in innovative […]
At a church in Sussex, an unexpected gem: a reproduction of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes
A pilgrimage to the Vatican can be the chance of a lifetime for millions of people around the world, for those who are religious and irreligious alike. Over the course […]
‘Music in the Tuileries Gardens’ to travel to Ireland ahead of Brexit
Since about 1959, Music in the Tuileries Gardens, an 1862 painting by Édouard Manet, has traveled back and forth between the National Gallery in London and Dublin’s Hugh Lane gallery […]
Shakespeare In The Park- the past and future of the outdoor bard
“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date”, to quote the Bard, and all the shorter when you start to plan what to do with that all too fleeting flick […]
Theatrical trigger warnings and culpability
I recently had an article come to my attention, discussing London theatre company The Donmar Warehouse and their decision to begin listing warnings for potentially triggering content in their performances. […]
