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'MS. HOLMES AND MS. WATSON': VERY LITTLE IS AFOOT
Reda Belhadfa looks back at the now-ended Christmas production of Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson to dissect how the cannibalised feminism of Kate Hamill's retelling of Conan Doyle's classic evacuates both the art form and the movement of any material force. Photography courtesy of Arcola Theatre/Alex Brenner At first glance you might assume - from it's title at the very least - that the Arcola Theatre production of Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson would be a (very) simple 21st century
Reda Belhadfa
Jan 143 min read


'ARTS OF THE EARTH' AT MUSEO GUGGENHEIM BILBAO
What happens when a museum stops pretending to be above the world and starts behaving like part of it? Arts of the Earth at the Guggenheim Bilbao gets its hands dirty enough to suggest that even greenwashing can, occasionally, grow something real. writes Victoria Comstock-Kershaw. Isa Melsheimer, Wardian Case , 2023. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Paris. There’s a moment walking into Arts of the Earth when the Guggenheim Bilbao stops feeling like a titani
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
Dec 8, 20257 min read


THE OCCULT AUTOFICTION OF KIERAN LEONARD’S 'A MUSE'
According to my iMessage history, the only text I sent during the first and only time I saw rockstar-cum-author Kieran “Saint” Leonard in...
Victoria Comstock-Kershaw
Jun 4, 20256 min read


SEX, POWER AND FOOD: FULL FRONTAL THEATRE'S 'TO WATCH A MAN EAT' AT OLD RED LION
Sultry, raunchy, and nail-bitingly agitated, the female-led powerhouse of Full Frontal Theatre 's To Watch a Man Eat is a salivatingly...
Flora Guildford
Sep 27, 20243 min read


VIETNAM'S AVANT-GARDE CINEMA SHINES AT THE SAIGON EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL
Agnès Houghton-Boyle reviews the playful, independent post-lockdown films of the Saigon Experimental Film Festival , curated by Phạm...
Agnès Houghton-Boyle
Aug 26, 20246 min read


REVIEW | SOME DEMON AT THE ARCOLA THEATRE
A strong debut: Some Demon needs nothing more in its content and only an hour less in its performance. writes Paige Bruton.
Paige Bruton
Jun 24, 20243 min read


REVIEW | ENGLISH AT KILN THEATRE
Nadia Albina leads a terrific cast in a nuanced examination of language's impact on identity in the RSC’s European premiere of Sanaz...
Tom Monahan
Jun 10, 20243 min read


REVIEW | THE COMEUPPANCE AT THE ALMEIDA
Branden Jacob-Jenkins’ newest play just doesn’t feel that new, writes Paige Bruton.
Paige Bruton
Apr 25, 20242 min read


REVIEW | UNCLE VANYA AT THE ORANGE TREE THEATRE
"Simultaneously urgent and beautiful, Trevor Nunn’s Uncle Vanya promises a lot – and delivers." writes Fetch theatre critic Paige Bruton....
Paige Bruton
Mar 13, 20242 min read
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