When Sting met Shaggy
Despite sounding like a bad April fool’s joke, the collaborative album between Sting and Shaggy is actually surprisingly decent collision between artistry and meme.
Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons: a reimagining at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Gyre & Gimble effortlessly fuse cutting-edge puppetry with Max Richter’s beautifully recomposed rendition of The Four Seasons.
The Inheritance: the new Angels in America?
Matthew Lopez’ reimagining of Howard’s End attempts to be present a grand unified theory of what it means to be gay in America today.
Picasso 1932: the man’s pivotal year in paintings
The Tate Modern take us through one of the most important years of Picasso’s life, examining how he reacted to the world around him through his work.
KOD – Rushed execution holds J. Cole back
Following on from his critically-acclaimed 4 Your Eyez Only, J. Cole’s latest release, KOD, is marked by mature lyrical content, but is hampered by sloppy technique.
Macbeth at the National Theatre
Superb directing, solid acting, and the importance of a good script.
It takes a village to raise a song
A band formed through Skype rehearsals release their debut.
Summer and Smoke sizzles with spectacular sentiment in stunning revival
Rebecca Frecknall directs a winning revival of one of Tennessee WIlliams’ lesser-known plays
Life, Death, and Theatre with the Ekdahls
The stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s semi-autobiographical work “weaves new patterns”.
David Byrne is far too happy for my liking
David Byrne returns after a long hiatus, but his effort is a bit too twee.
There’s Too Many Man, Too Many Many Man!
In the wake of International Women’s Day, Music Editor Andy Djaba discusses the unfortunate prevalence of misogyny in hip-hop.
In the eye of the beholder: the male gaze in visual art
An exploration of contemporary women artists resisting and subverting the status quo