At Home He Feels Like A Tourist

Day: July 25, 2017

  • Giacometti at Tate Modern review ****

    Giacometti Tate Modern, 5th July 2017 Alberto Giacometti fitted the bill of the artist perfectly. Day upon day, month upon month, year upon year ploughing the same furrow. To capture the essence of the human form largely through sculpture and occasionally with paint. More than a nod to the representation…

  • British Watercolour Landscapes at the British Museum review ****

    Places of the Mind: British Watercolour Landscapes 1850 to 1950 British Museum, 3rd July 2017 Any right thinking Londoner or visitor thereto knows that time spent in the British Museum (or the V and A for that matter) is never wasted. I have remarked before on the rich run of…

  • The Philanthropist at Trafalgar Studios review *

    The Philanthropist Trafalgar Studios One, 6th July So the Philanthropist has been and gone. A combination of a visit late in the run, the Tourist’s usual dilatoriness and a holiday meant no review until now. Probably just as well. This wasn’t great I have to say. I think I just…

  • Some forthcoming London theatre ideas

    So we have had a few new season announcements over the past few weeks so here is a wrap up of what I think looks interesting in terms of stuff coming up on various London stages. To spare you crawling through all this guff here is my top ten, including…