Surely “Hamlet” is the second most recognizable of Shakespeare’s plays, after “Romeo and Juliet”, probably. Most of us read it, or had it thrust upon us, in high school or … Read More
Jurassic Kingdom Chews Up Britain
London has had some very real problems lately but a fun new fake scare is always welcome. More formidable than a Cockney cabbie, easier to believe than Brexit, it’s … Read More
Get Your Brick On: The Art of the Brick: DC Super Heroes
DC’s most iconic Super Heroes and of course Super-Villains arrive in the UK with “The Art Of The Brick: DC Super Heroes”. What can you do with 2 million LEGO … Read More
The Understudy, Canal Cafe Theatre ***
In an industry obsessed with celebrity and explosive CGI, there remains one vestige of true dramatic talent. Harry. The bobble hatted hipster sat alone on New York stage. As understudy … Read More
What to Do in London – No Leap Day Edition
We only have 28 days in February this year, and there is a lot to do in London in the next week, so let’s get right into it: Othello Through … Read More
Review: Frankenstein, Greenwich Theatre
Frankenstein, a Blackeyed Theatre production at the Greenwich Theatre, directed by Eliot Giuralarocca and adapted by John Ginman. Confession: I couldn’t remember if I had read this book. I’d definitely … Read More
Bowie by Duffy – Remembering David Bowie
We are about at the one year anniversary of the death of David Bowie. As usual he was a trendsetter and vanguard when it came to much, even starting 2016’s awful … Read More
London International Animation Festival 2016
If you want to be inspired to go beyond the flip book animation you drew while bored in class, or just taken away to different worlds only possible through images, … Read More
Star Wars Identities
Star Wars Identities Have you ever taken a magazine “personality” quiz that promises to tell you which, oh, I don’t know, Sex and the City character, Beatle, maniacal despot or … Read More
BluesFest 2016: Little Steven and Birthday Boy Bill
Legends of Blues and R&B play the O2 October 28 – 31st I was fairly sure I saw Little Steven on a street near the Barbican a few days ago. … Read More
Concert Review: Seasick Steve (if that’s his real name) at Wembley
Seasick Steve’s big break came in the UK, when he was featured on the iconic BBC music program(me) “Jools Holland’s Hootenanny” (cooler than it sounds) over ten years ago. The … Read More
London: The Festival of Heat
Used to be that when we Americans got done making fun of Britons’ bad teeth, our next move was to slam their bland food. Fair? Well, it wasn’t far from … Read More
Concert Review: Billy Joel at Wembley
What do Puccini, Joe Cocker and The Tokens have in common? All three were unexpected treats at Saturday night’s show, inasmuch as “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” can be considered a … Read More
Barbu, or Attack of the Bearded Canadians
While this tip off to a very good night out is specifically for Barbu, the self-described “daring, daft and sexy as hell” acrobatics-as-theatre production, formed in Quebec but now presented … Read More