Tristan Bates Theatre

Review by Graham Kirby

It is over six years since we invaded Iraq – it seems longer - but with an almost daily death toll coming from Afghanistan and a current troop deployment under way by President Obama, it is a timely revival of one of the successes from last year’s Edinburgh fringe festival, Motherland, the retelling of accounts of family’s stories, collected by writer Steve Gilroy from women across the North East of England.

by Jennifer Ruby



There is no denying that the main draw to the Northern Broadsides’ production of Othello at Trafalgar Studios is the prolific and enduring British comedian, Lenny Henry, who adopts the lead role. Having been a huge part of stand-up and TV comedy since the 1980s, Henry is turning his hand to Shakespeare for the first time - to surprising success.

Royal Academy of Arts, London
Review by Estella Hung



“I have often said that I have nothing to say as an artist. Having something to say implies that one is struggling with meaning. The role of the artist is in fact that we don’t know what to say, and it is that not knowing that leads to the work”, said Anish Kapoor in the accompanying pamphlet to his monumental retrospective at the Royal Academy of Arts.

Keith Tyson
Parasol Unit, London

Review by Estella Hung


The first conclusion you might draw from Cloud Choreography is that Keith Tyson has finally chosen an accessible subject matter in which to indulge his artistic sensibilities