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Category: Culture

• Acting Culture France Friendship London Love Poetry Relationship Romance Theatre

  Cyrano de Bergerac at the Playhouse Theatre review *****

  Cyrano de Bergerac Playhouse Theatre, 30th January 2020 I appreciate the utter pointlessness of me rabbiting on right now about theatre productions that have come and gone but since I am ill equipped to do anything but stay out of the way as instructed, then forgive me my indulgence. Actually…

  April 3, 2020
• Culture Europe Family Generations History Identity London Theatre Vienna

  Leopoldstadt at Wyndhams Theatre review ****

  Leopoldstadt Wyndham’s Theatre, 29th January 2020 A new play from the venerable 82 year old Sir Tom Stoppard. Not our greatest living playwright. That is Caryl Churchill, but he does know his way around a text. So booked early, for early in the run and before knowing too much about…

  March 28, 2020
• Acting Culture Film

  Films you might want to watch

  No excuse now not to catch up on documenting what I have seen in recent months given it will be some time before we are out and about. Spare a thought for your favourite theatres. Donate for cancelled performances or take the credit option. I appreciate there are more important…

  March 21, 2020
• Classical Music Concert Culture Symphony

  OAE at the Royal Festival Hall review

  Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Roger Norrington (conductor) Royal Festival Hall, 28th January 2020 Beethoven – Symphonies Nos 2 and 3 The Tourist has signed up for a lot of Beethoven this year. And already enjoyed many performances from many different ensembles with many different interpretations. Most of the…

  March 15, 2020
• Community Culture Dystopia London Relationship Theatre

  You Stupid Darkness! at the Southwark Playhouse review *****

  You Stupid Darkness! Southwark Playhouse, 28th January 2020 With a whimper not a bang. That’s how the world ends in Sam Steiner’s new play. Though, given where we are now, (and as many reviews of this play seem to demand), you might be forgiven for thinking our selfish species will…

  March 13, 2020
• Acting Contact Culture London Relationship Technology Theatre Transgression

  The Sugar Syndrome at the Orange Tree Theatre review ****

  The Sugar Syndrome Orange Tree Theatre, 27th January 2020 With last year’s A Very Expensive Poison at the Old Vic, The Effect from 2012, (about to be revived at the fancy newish Boulevard), and ENRON from 2010, as well as Secret Diary of a Cal Girl and, most recently, the…

  March 11, 2020
• Classical Music Concert Culture London Piano Soviet Union

  Igor Levit plays Shostakovich 24 Preludes and Fugues at the Barbican review *****

  Igor Levit Barbican Hall, 26th January 2020 Dmitri Shostakovich – 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op 87 If you going to be inspired by anyone to write a monumental piano piece than JS Bach is a good place to start, specifically his Well Tempered Clavier collection of 48 Preludes and Fugues.…

  March 10, 2020
• Choral Classical Music Concert Concerto Culture London Oratorio

  Christ on the Mount of Olives: LSO at the Barbican review ****

  London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Pavol Breslik (tenor), David Soar (bass), London Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey (chorus director) Barbican Hall, 19th January 2020 Berg – Violin Concerto Beethoven – Christ on the Mount of Olives, Op 85 After a somewhat disappointing take…

  March 9, 2020
• Baroque Classical Music Concert Culture Italy London Ravenna

  Accademia Bizantina at Milton Court review *****

  Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone (director) Milton Court Concert Hall, 19th January 2020 Bach the Craftsman: The Art of Fugue In which, as part of a Bach weekend curated by harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, Ottavio Dantone and his troupe of crack HIP strings play the Art of Fugue. I should probably stop there…

  March 7, 2020
• art Bible Culture Drawing Exhibition History Installation Landscaoe London Myths Nature Painting Place Power Prints Sculpture Technology

  Rembrandt’s Light at the Dulwich Picture Gallery (and others) review *****

  Rembrandt’s Light Dulwich Picture Gallery, 17th January 2020 The Tourist has been a bit remiss in keeping up the records on art exhibitions over the last few months so in addition to the above he will offer a few thoughts on other visits. Rembrandt‘s Light first. The DPG exhibition space…

  March 7, 2020