Culture

This great creative collective is now resident at the the Southbank Centre in London on the banks of the River Thames. I went along to the opening show and was very intrigued. Read the review more

Two heavyweight literary figures of Americana in conversation in good old Blighty of all places. Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin, if you haven’t watched it you really should, read on to find out why

Summer theatre schedule just isn’t complete without a visit to Regents Park Open Air Theatre, this year Evita and my favourite A Midsummer Night’s Dream are on, but there’s a couple of nice surprises as well

Upside Down, Natural Woman, Think of you, they were all in attendance at the opening show. Ledisi did not disappoint her fans in this long awaited return to London

An audience stunned into silence at the end of Spike Lee’s latest epic Blackkklansman is perhaps testament to how little race relations in the USA have moved on in the past 50 years. Read my review of this dark comedic masterpiece.

It had promise, the trailer is hysterical. but did the Netflix telling of this Trisha R. Thomas tale live up to the billing? Read my review to find out

On a delightfully warm, sunny August afternoon, four cousins skip work, to celebrate a birthday, sip prosecco, and watch the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar in a park in the middle of London

It’s preview week, the evening is balmy, a couple of hours spent in the company of the good people of Catfish Row awaits. Summertime at the Open Air Theatre, it’s here again, lets go!

Constance Briscoe recounts a horific childhood, full of abuse and neglect. I read it, this is what I thought of it.

More an extravaganza than mere musical, the audience is as much a part of this show as the performers on stage.