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Category: London

• Culture London Theatre

  Poison at the Orange Tree theatre review ****

  Poison Orange Tree Theatre, 28th November 2017 Sometimes all you want from a play is for it to do exactly what it says on the packet. No sub-plots, symbolism, pointless characters, formal invention, stilted message. Just a powerful and involving story, well told. This is exactly what renowned Dutch playwright,…

  December 1, 2017
• Culture London Theatre

  The Lady from the Sea at the Donmar Warehouse review ***

  The Lady From The Sea Donmar Warehouse, 23rd November 2017 I have an uneasy relationship with Henrik Ibsen and this is the first time I have seen The Lady From The Sea, (though I note that plenty of the usual Ibsen obsessions are on show in it). So I may…

  December 1, 2017
• art Culture Exhibition London London Buildings Photography Science

  Natural Selection exhibition at the Former Newington Library review *****

  Andy Holden and Peter Holden: Natural Selection Artangel at the Former Newington Library, 24th November 2017 This might just be the best exhibition I have seen this year. The Former Newington Library was new to me I confess, and reeks of institutional instruction, which matched the tone of this “installation”…

  November 29, 2017
• art Culture Exhibition London

  Monochrome: Painting in Black and White exhibition at the National Gallery review ****

  Monochrome: Painting in Black and White National Gallery, 22nd November 2017 For as long as there has been Western art there has been black and white painting. Used in preparation for works in colour, to heighten the impact of light on a subject, to “imitate” other art forms such as…

  November 27, 2017
• Culture London Theatre

  The Suppliant Women at the Young Vic review ****

  The Suppliant Women Young Vic, 21st November 2017 Before I get started let us just remind ourselves what a marvellous place the Young Vic is. I don’t just mean the quality and quantity of its productions, though heaven knows under the artistic stewardship of David Lan, this has risen to…

  November 26, 2017
• Culture London Theatre

  The Firm at the Hampstead Theatre review *****

  The Firm Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, 22nd November 2017 N.B. The Firm is returning to the Hampstead Theatre Downstairs for another run between the 3rd May and 8th June 2019. The Tourist goes to a lot of theatre in London and, trust him, there is no better value than a preview…

  November 25, 2017
• Classical Music Contemporary Classical Culture London

  Stockhausen’s Stimmung at the Barbican ****

  Singcircle Barbican Hall, 20th November 2017 Jacqueline Barron – soprano Zoe Freedman – soprano Heather Cairncross – mezzo-soprano Guy Elliott – tenor Angus Smith – tenor Gregory Rose – bass/director Robert Henke – laser artist Kathinka Pasveer – sound projection Stephen Montague – assistant sound projection Reinhard Klose – sound…

  November 24, 2017
• art Culture Exhibition London

  Basquiat exhibition at the Barbican review **

  Basquiat: Boom For Real Barbican Art Gallery I just don’t get it. Why are punters and critics raving about this broad retrospective of the artistic myth that was/is Jean-Michel Basquiat? I completely understand how significant an artistic/cultural phenomenon he was before his early death in 1988 (aged 27, same age as…

  November 24, 2017
• Culture London Theatre

  Coriolanus at the Barbican Theatre review *****

  Coriolanus Barbican Theatre, 16th and 17th November 2017 This angry looking chap is Sope Dirisu and he is playing Caius Martius ,who you might know better as Coriolanus, in the RSC’s latest production of Shakespeare’s last proper “tragedy”. This will be followed from Stratford to London by the other plays…

  November 23, 2017
• Comedy Culture London Theatre

  Rules For Living review at the Rose Theatre Kingston ***

  Rules For Living Rose Theatre Kingston, 13th November 2017 The Tourist loves the Rose Theatre. Admittedly it helps that it is just a hop, skip and a jump, (well brisk walk), away from him. It does serve up some interesting theatre though, in amongst the music and comedy, and it…

  November 21, 2017