Your cousin asks you to ‘say something’ at the christening of her daughter and it genuinely is an honour to be asked and really-all-confusing because in your mind your cousin is ...
For many years, London has claimed the title of Europe’s smartest city. That means it leads in metrics like internet availability, 5G proliferation and other techie features that result in ...
A touching semi-autobiographical narrative of a father-son bond, childhood in 1970s London, and the enduring impact of shared moments. Continue Reading Catch
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Join Isla and Louis for a Friday night down the Gold Star, where the pulse of London’s gentrification meets the heartbeat of traditional pubs. A compelling narrative unraveling the challenges ...
“She let his words gather then cracked them open like fruit.” Hospitals, daughters, relationships: how one woman struggles through it all. Continue Reading The Breach of Zero’s Perfect ...
“I would gaze up at the stars and sink into my dreams like honey.” A quiet tale of relationships, alcohol, and (mis)communication. Continue Reading Reunion
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“The boy’s eyes opened, as a wail escaped his pale lips. He must eat.” Today’s #StorySunday is “Postpartum” by Polly Goss. Continue Reading Postpartum
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When the answer to whether or not you want to have kids is ‘maybe.’ Continue Reading A Gamble If You Don’t
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Two friends meet again in the face of tragedy Continue Reading THE OLD STREETS OF XAMAR
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Fellow passengers connect Continue Reading FELLOW PASSENGERS
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Do you want kids? Continue Reading TULIPS
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A major London exhibition of the works of Jean Dubuffet reviewed. Continue Reading EXHIBITION REVIEW: JEAN DUBUFFET: BRUTAL BEAUTY
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A son writes an honest letter to his dad from a very rainy London. This is a lyrical piece that invites us to think of longing and nostalgia. In those ...
A young man tries to adjust to his new life in London. Continue Reading The Goal
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Sparkes and Hilaire have divided in two the work of unearthing and voicing by location, with Sparkes taking North and Hilaire the South of London, demarcated by the river that ...
Nina Raine’s play – about lawyers and their private lives – has just transferred from the National Theatre to the West End under the direction of Roger Michell. ...
In 2005, Mike Bartlett’s formally experimental Not Talking found a home on BBC Radio 3 after being rejected from multiple theatres. In 2018 – amazingly – it is being performed ...
After witnessing segregation and tribalism at the school gates, actress Félicité Du Jeu wrote Spiked to show “what mothers have in common rather than focus on their differences”. ...
Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori have written a fierce, rousing opera celebrating the Civil Rights Movement. Continue Reading A Change Is Gonna Come: Caroline, or Change at the ...
This play written seventeen years ago hits us with a very contemporary dilemma. How do two people who love each other – and yet have a clear sense of their ...