Garside’s window-smashing soundtrack

Punk music, and its offshoots, has always retained a continuing theme of protest against society’s wrongs. Here are some of my favourites.

Breaking the walls of the 'pre-invented world'

art is a way of speaking up

Albert Camus | The Rebel

The Rebel is the punctuation mark to 19th and early 20th century philosophy

We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service

A cutting backlash to the uprising of hate in America that accompanied Trump’s success

James Joyce | Dubliners

Joyce lets us sink into those delicate in-between emotions of melancholy.

Is this even the right theatre? | Oreste disappoints

Oreste is on at the Royal Opera House until 19th November 2017

Deconstructing the myth of 'prancing princes'

Why is male ballet not acceptable in the context of heteromasculinity?

Cohen’s light has gone dark, but the night will not have him

Cohen’s last album marks the end of a legendary career. Filled with mellifluous lyrics and soul-stirring music, it has been received with critical acclaim. Sadly 2016 has stolen another great, but can an artist like Cohen ever really leave us behind?

Ante Up | a new age of hip hop

Is hip-hop finally casting the spotlight on mental health issues, violence and gender identity?

The Nest overeggs performances to give an uneven show

The Nest is on at the Young Vic until 26 November 2016.

The National Theatre gets its groove back with Amadeus

Amadeus is on at the National Theatre until 1st February

Cymbeline

Cymbeline is on at the Barbican Theatre until 17th December