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On Being Listed: achievement, awards and literary accolades
In the wake of this year’s Man Booker prize, won by first-time novelist, Aravind Adiga, we investigate what it is…
2008 London Film Festival- Part I
The London Film Festival, for all of its attributes, is a logistical nightmare. And this year it was harder than…
Can creative writing be taught?
How, then, can universities hope to teach a skill that is seemingly so subjective and abstract? Many are cynical about…
THEATRE REVIEW: The White Devil
Jonathan Munby’s production of Webster’s revenge tragedy is ambitious and effective. Strong characterisations and the relatively small playing area make…
DANCE REVIEW: Lunar Sea, MOMIX at Sadler's Wells
It was a perfect symbiosis of dance, visuals and music through which MOMIX managed to create a magical, ethereal atmosphere…
THEATRE REVIEW: The Walworth Farce
I cannot imagine in-flight entertainment on even the plushest of private planes coming close to Druid’s internationally renowned production of…
THEATRE REVIEW: A Disappearing Number
Much of the complex theory expressed in the play was beyond me and, I suspect, most of the rest of…
The Alternative Guide to London’s Frieze Week
London is preparing for a flood of thousands of artbods pouring into London for Frieze. But there are many other…
Heat up your autumn nights: Top 10 MUST SEE shows this autumn
This season we are truly spoilt for choice when it comes to great theatre. What’s worth seeing? Which shows should…
London Bubble’s Urban Dreams: Daring to dream again after the fall.
With their latest theatre project, Urban Dreams, just finished the London Bubble’s artistic director Jonathan Petherbridge tells how they’re bouncing…