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A small place for words: Urban Writers' Retreats in London
Founder of The Urban Writers Retreat, Charlie Haynes, says the idea for the retreats came from her abundance of ‘other…
VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Artist Rooms, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Despite the sign there are no paths, only grassed banks and ramps, so this interactive sculpture is only good until…
VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: The National Gallery of Scotland
The National Gallery complex on Edinburgh’s Mound is the capital’s top free visitor attraction. Walk through Playfair’s stripped classical, red…
VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Four Scottish Painters, Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
This spring the Dean is showing the works of four Scottish painters: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, John Bellany, Alan Davie and Anne…
On Course for Your Career
So you want a career in the creative arts... but where do you start? Should you jump straight in or…
The Best of Times is Now
I’ve never been politically driven but I was amazed how many people were offended enough to leave the auditorium (invariably…
Interview with Daniel Kaluuya
Skins writer and actor Daniel Kaluuya is a talent on the rise. He talks to Samiat Pedro about new roles,…
OPERA REVIEW: Carmen, Royal Albert Hall
The four-act opera unfolded within the brilliantly recreated Iberian settings of Seville and was staged on a round platform that…
THEATRE REVIEW: England People Very Nice, National Theatre
Richard Bean’s England People Very Nice, directed by Nicholas Hytner at the National Theatre, is intended to reveal the absurdity…
Nostalgia vs Future
It’s not just that Barcelona’s avant-garde doesn’t want to grow up. Nostalgia is a creeping phenomenon.
