Grayson Perry Exhibition..
Free admission.
Get Started for FREE
Sign up with Facebook Sign up with X
I don't have a Facebook or a X account
Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Ursula O'Reilly Traynor 's curator insight,
May 5, 2017 7:27 AM
The Pulverised A Review 90 Minutes of crushing theatre, lifted by wry humour and a touch of the poetic. For it to work "like clockwork" it needed robotic, mechanical precision from the actors and, with bold choreography, they've nailed it, down to a fine art.. The set offers a multisensory experience in a forceful, but not pleasurable way. The ebb and flow of disturbing sounds - hard to place - invisible as the people themselves. Were there faintly acrid smells? Or was that my imagination? As an audience, we are forced to face what is happening, to accept our personal involvement in the process.The ugly truths of globalisation are right there,. inside our cosy product-heavy homes, inside our computers. When writing this, I can't avoid thinking of the human suffering involved in its assembly. This is a play of persuasive polemic, imbued with perfect timing. I felt as if the small dull grey stones, reminiscent of those you find on graves in graveyards, clung accusingly to my city clothes. And the message is not lost in translation. Excellent ensemble acting, fast-paced, memorable monologues. In spite of those affectionately humourous touches, temporarily lightening the mood, the relentless, pointless, loveless, lifeless routines of desperate people prevailed. In this collection of linked life stories, of worker ants like fluttering moths around the globe, there are no winners. I left, feeling a cold air blow. Shattered. Arcola Theatre 24 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL The Pulverised Until 27/05/2017 Monday - Saturday at 8pm. Saturday matinees at 3.30pm. No performances Sunday.
Ursula O'Reilly Traynor 's curator insight,
November 18, 2016 4:05 AM
Theatre Production Alert! London Life gave ***** for this production of rarely performed short plays by Tennessee Williams Pentameters Theatre, Hampstead Closing on Sunday 20 November Go! |
Ursula O'Reilly Traynor 's curator insight,
May 2, 2017 4:05 AM
February 2018 Update This much-more-than-a-bookshop is no more. Shut up shop last Autumn. A great loss to the London literary landscape. A beautufully imagined sociable space lovingly created by Muna. We can but hope she brings her positivity and boundless energy to create something similar elsewhere. We shall be watching and will keep you posted. May 2 2017 Having attended a literary party @ Book and Kitchen in February, I fell in love with the place and made a mental note to return. But then life got in the way and hey it's now May! and I haven't been back. But I'm going today! For a browse. For lunch. Thoughts after Lunch This book space is even better than I remembered. Quite bijou, with old school jazz playing throughout the two floors of the building. Comfy,tapestried winged armchairs to relax in, a basement with subtle lighting looking out into a delightful courtyard garden. Too miserable yesterday to eat in the garden but we were quite happy having a light vegetarian lunch (courgettes with sumac, couscous with nuts) at a rustic wooden table. Add an eclectic selection of books both new and previously owned and you have the ingredients for a relaxing afternoon. You can even tickle the ivories of a lovely old piano. Just remember that B&K isn't open on Sundays and Mondays. It often hosts private events and unplugged music evenings. See website for details. |