London Grip Poetry Review – Nigel Pantling
Thomas Ovans enjoys Nigel Pantling’s chapbook which makes army life an unexpected source of poetry
year 2018
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War. Review by Barbara Lewis.
Domesday Book, William the Conqueror’s 1085 survey of his recently-won kingdom, merits an exhibition in its own right.
London Grip Poetry Review – Hugo Williams
Hugo Williams skilfully uses poetry to convey the experience of recovery from prolonged illness
Company, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth. Review by Barbara Lewis.
Any story-line involving a single woman is inherently more dramatic than a narrative of a single man because of biology’s cruel deadlines.
London Grip Poetry Review – Jennifer Johnson
Jennifer Johnson gives an object lesson in making poetry out of difficult and painful situations
Night and Day: 1930s Fashion & Photographs. Review by Barbara Lewis.
In 1933, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. In the world of fashion, shoulders broadened and the iconic 1930s shape became established.
The Hotel of Dreams
Thomas Ovans browses a short-story collection by John Lucas
London Grip Poetry Review – Patrick Osada
Carla Scarano admires the way that Patrick Osada’s poems play with light and shadow
Mantegna and Bellini, National Gallery. Review by Barbara Lewis.
Andrea Mantegna was a self-made man from Padua. In 1453, he married into the greatest artistic family of nearby Venice and became the brother-in-law of Giovanni Bellini.
Duilio Cambellotti, Myth, Dream and reality. Review by Carla Scarano.
The beautiful park and the edifices of Villa Torlonia in via Nomentana in Rome is an unmissable place in the tour of the capital.
Guys and Dolls, Royal Albert Hall. Review by Julia Pascal.
Damon Runyan’s short stories inspired what has become an iconic and much-loved Broadway musical and movie – Guys and Dolls.
The Living Thames. Review by Jane McChrystal.
On Sunday 28th October film maker, Dorothy Leiper, launched her documentary The Living Thames at Rich Mix in Shoreditch.