D A Prince reflects upon the complexities explored in David Tait’s second full collection
“Dogman” has scenes of tragedy and violence which are unforgettable and, at times, unbearable to watch.
A daring exhibition of Yayoi Kusama’s work at Victoria Miro Art Gallery.
On Sunday 28th October film maker, Dorothy Leiper, launched her documentary The Living Thames at Rich Mix in Shoreditch.
Thomas Ovans enjoys Nigel Pantling’s chapbook which makes army life an unexpected source of poetry
Domesday Book, William the Conqueror’s 1085 survey of his recently-won kingdom, merits an exhibition in its own right.
Hugo Williams skilfully uses poetry to convey the experience of recovery from prolonged illness
Any story-line involving a single woman is inherently more dramatic than a narrative of a single man because of biology’s cruel deadlines.
Jennifer Johnson gives an object lesson in making poetry out of difficult and painful situations
In 1933, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. In the world of fashion, shoulders broadened and the iconic 1930s shape became established.
Thomas Ovans browses a short-story collection by John Lucas
Tolstoy’s great, complex, genre-busting sprawl “War and Peace” is about many things, including Russian nationalism to the extent that when Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in 1941, Stalin reached for the work to promote a patriotic defence of the Motherland.
By Barbara Lewis • opera, theatre, year 2018 • Tags: Barbara Lewis, opera, theatre