Posts in category Arts

More often than usual these days, I come across the inspiring chance of meeting exceptional people from all walks of life. People who are naturally …

Can the troll be tamed? The troll being a fierce female CEO with a vicious punch on her – the tamer being the wastrel Peter, …

Forbrydelsen – The Killing – needs little introduction. It is huge, massive, stort. And not just in the UK and beyond. It is also loved …

An advert for The Valley – latest edition to the reality TV bandwagon – got me thinking about today’s fascination for the grotesque, both imagined …

The plot to kill and overthrow Julius Caesar took place in 44 BC. Disorder, despotic leaders and epidemic disease are things which Britain bid goodbye …

The Spiegeltent in the ‘London Wonderground’ is the home of an unconventional variety of performances which seemingly could leave the audience ‘spellbound’.  Located on the …

Nikolai Gogol – a contemporary of Russian literature’s other greats Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Turgenev – spawned a species of surrealist writing that would go on …

Smutty, modern and fun is Soho Cinders in a nutshell. If you love a good heart felt song, a cheeky dance move or two, and …

Lulu – directed by Shaban Arifi for Theatre Collection – has everything: incest, lesbian action, possession, exploitation, bloody murder, and even love. The delectable German …

Roald Dahl’s stories and their wild and quirky caricatures are an entrenched part of many a childhood. Despite an alleged aversion to children, the son …