2 White Guys Rapping. Review by Barbara Lewis. Simon Cowell declared Australians Macshane & Delby “the fastest free style rap” he’d ever seen when they reached the finals of Britain’s Got Talent 2026.
Still Life. Review by Barbara Lewis. One of the most romantic films ever made “Brief Encounter” was based on the 1936 play “Still Life” by Noel Coward, who, as a homosexual long before it was legal, knew all about the intense agony of forbidden love.
Poetry review – THE AMYGDALA SAFARI: Peter Devonald is captivated by the heart, soul and wonder of Carmella de Keyser’s marvellous collection for the young and young at heart.
Poetry review– SONGS OF CASTELVECCHIO : Alan Price is pleased to read a new translation of poems by Giovanni Pascoli
Poetry review – DODDER DAUGHTER: Belinda Cooke looks at poems of loss by Nessa O’Mahony which are enhanced by their surroundings, both domestic and natural
Poetry review – PORTRAIT OF MY FATHER AS A SNAIL: Katrina Moinet looks at a tender and searching examination by Kelly Davis of her father’s life
Giulio Cesare in Egitto. Review by Barbara Lewis. Baroque opera is about repeating things again and again, which means time stands still, bass-baritone, stage director/lighting designer – and master of ceremonies – Marcio da Silva tells the audience.
LONDON GRIP NEW POETRY #61 – AUTUMN 2026 features poems by: *Jennifer Rogers *David Keyworth *Tony Beyer *Pam Job *Grace Booze *Caroline Maldonado *Vivien Jones *Sayani De *Sue Johns *Pulkita Anand *Sylvia Cohen *Colin Pink *Eric D Goodman *Anna Bowles *Stuart Handysides *Anne Eyries *Jim C Wilson *Elizabeth Cook *Steve Komarnyckyj *Jackson *A C Clarke […]
Poetry review – SEANG (HUNGER): Belinda Cooke reviews a moving account by Anne Casey describing a people’s displacement and ill treatment
The Ritual. Review by Alan Price. The Ritual was the 1977 debut feature of Indian director Girish Kasaravalli. For many years it was very difficult to see in the West. Now thanks to the Film Heritage Foundation it’s been beautifully restored.
Poetry review – TREESONGS: Charles Rammelkamp is entranced by Amy Barone’s sensitive and uplifting celebrations of nature
Poetry review – LINE DANCING: Ian Pople considers how the particular strengths of N S Thompson’s poetry show themselves across this wide-ranging collection
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