Sean Hayes follows Will And Grace co-star to make London theatre debut Eric McCormack made his London debut in the musical Wild About You, at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane last year. Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025
At home with Simon Rattle: ‘There are still things I feel are beyond me’ The world-famous conductor, 70 this week, on family life in Berlin, why music keeps you young and the bleak outlook for the arts in Britain The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025
The best theatre to stream this month: Mathew Baynton’s Dream, Hadestown and more Anaïs Mitchell’s underworld musical gets a West End spin and the Horrible Histories star’s Bottom are among this month’s highlights The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025
La Rondine at the Barbican review: this little-known Puccini work deserves a regular place in opera's canon 5/5 An Antonio Pappano favourite, Puccini’s eigth opera builds to the kind of heart-stopping climax familiar from the composer’s better-known works Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024
The Buddha of Suburbia at the Barbican review: an exuberant affair exploring cultural and sexual identity 4/5 There are terrific performances, puppets and plenty of shagging in this adaptation of Hanif Kureishi’s novel Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024
M. Butterfly review – Huang Ruo’s cross-cultural opera gets an enthralling UK premiere Remarkable performances keep us guessing about the intricacies of the east-west relationship at the heart of this BBCSO/Barbican concert staging The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2024
London's unmissable gigs and club nights this weekend Maddy Mussen shares her pick of the shows to see and be seen at this weekend Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2024
Inside Noah Davis' rich, cinematic world Nearly a decade after Noah Davis' passing, a touring retrospective sets out to bring his work to a wider audience Wallpaper · Sep 30, 2024
On my radar: Yotam Ottolenghi’s cultural highlights The chef on a novel that triumphantly captures messy London life, a Turkish Netflix drama that shows Istanbul’s split worlds and the app that gets him going in the morning The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024
A Six follow-up, an LA clown … and War Horse rides again: theatre, comedy and dance autumn preview Why Am I So Single sets dating angst to music; more Hollywood stars hit the West End; and a Brummie dance trilogy reaches its finale The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024
Francis Alÿs plots child play around the world at the Barbican In Francis Alÿs' exhibition ‘Ricochets’ at London’s Barbican, the artist explores the universality of play, even in challenging situations Wallpaper · Jul 17, 2024
Kyoto exhibition collates Veronica Ditting’s influential printed matter for the world’s biggest brands Creative director and designer Veronica Ditting has created printed matter for The Row, Hermès and Maison Margiela. Now, a new exhibition in Kyoto, ‘Folio Folio Folio: Print by Veronica Ditting’ celebrates her influential career so far Wallpaper · Jul 13, 2024
Beton, Spacemade’s new Barbican co-working space, offers facilities with a fashionable edge Beton is a new co-working space looking to nurture a creative ecosystem in the heart of London's EC1 Wallpaper · Jun 21, 2024
Kiss Me, Kate review: A supremely silly evening of summer escapism ‘Line of Duty’ star Adrian Dunbar teams up with Broadway legend Stephanie J Block for another perfectly pitched Cole Porter revival at the Barbican The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024
Wallpaper · Jun 1, 2024 Looking at people looking at art: inside the mind of a gallery attendant Visitor experience workers at London’s Tate Modern, Serpentine, Barbican and V&A share what it’s like to watch people looking at art during a time of changing attention spans and rising vandalism
Evening Standard · May 19, 2024 Doomed architecture: London's greatest unbuilt buildings include a glowing pod and a giant glass pyramid Here are the amazing London building projects that were never meant to be, or just too over-the-top to even begin to be affordable
Evening Standard · May 11, 2024 Mary Said What She Said at the Barbican review: Isabelle Huppert is riveting in this complex, rewarding show This is no easy star vehicle – it’s a bold challenge to the great French actor’s technique, charisma and rigour and she rises to it
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024 Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell, a Life review – down the rabbit hole with a musical maverick He played cello for Allen Ginsberg, nearly joined Talking Heads and was sampled by Kanye West. Now the singular, genre-spanning Russell has the exhaustive study he deserves
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024 ‘It contrasts with the grey British sky!’ Why the Barbican has been wrapped in pink fabric Ibrahim Mahama has draped London’s brutalist landmark in 2,000 square metres of fabric, including robes that have been urinated on. The artist, whose rise has been meteoric, explains why
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024 Two artists withdraw work from Barbican show in row over Gaza talk Yto Barrada and Cian Dayrit ask for art to be removed from exhibition after venue pulled out of hosting speech about war
Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2024 World Book Day: the most extraordinary secret reading corners in London What better way to celebrate World Book Day, than curled up with a book (alone)?
Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024 Barbican Centre needs £450m for 'essential works', report warns The world famous brutalist estate is described as having reached ‘the end of its economic life’ in the report
Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2024 Unravel: at the Barbican Art Gallery review - let the complex fabric of this textile show envelop you This exploration of the power and politics of textiles in art is never less than rewarding
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024 Barbican backs away from hosting talk about Gaza war London Review of Books ‘disappointed’ at venue’s decision not to host lectures, including one by Pankaj Mishra
Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2024 'Barbie-can' boost: Barbenhemier and My Neighbour Totoro bring huge lift to Barbican ticket sales The Barbican saw a spike in ticket sales thanks to Barbenheimer and performances of My Neighbour Totoro