Faustus: That Damned Woman at the Lyric review – A flimsy gender-swapped adaptation January 31, 2020 The drive in British theatre to stage more plays by and about women has led to a spate of gender-swapped classics, reexamining and recontextualising their patriarchal power dynamics. Christopher Marlowe’s snappily titled The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus is the latest, and, on paper, it’s an ideal candidate. As Chris [...]
Property of the Week: Old or new? Take your pick on Portobello Road January 31, 2020 It may be home to the world’s largest antiques market; but Portobello Road in Notting Hill is surely just as renowned for its property. Tourists and influencers alike make the pilgrimage to W11 to take pictures with the row of brightly coloured Georgian houses, which have become such a symbol of London that they feature [...]
A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood review: Tom Hanks’ portrayal of a beloved kids TV star is profoundly sweet January 30, 2020 Beloved children’s television host Fred “Mister” Rogers is almost entirely unheard of outside the United States, but to a generation of Americans he inspires more heartfelt nostalgia than Neil Buchanan, Dave Benson Phillips and both of the Chuckle Brothers rolled into one. His genial style of education was an eddy of peace and civility in [...]
Event: Meet van Gogh January 29, 2020 | Sponsored After captivating audiences in Beijing, Barcelona and Seoul, the official Meet Vincent van Gogh Experience will arrive in London soon. For a limited time only, let Vincent van Gogh guide you on a magical and multi-sensory journey through his extraordinary life. City A.M. Club members are offered an exclusive ticket to enjoy Meet Vincent van [...]
Event: Chineke! Orchestra January 29, 2020 | Sponsored The Chineke! Foundation was created by Chi-Chi Nwanoku in 2015 to provide career opportunities to established and up-and-coming Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) classical musicians in the UK and Europe. City A.M. Club members are offered a 20% discount on full price tickets. The code can be entered at the checkout stage online, over the [...]
Event: London Choral Sinfonia January 29, 2020 | Sponsored Join soloists from the London Choral Sinfonia (LCS) on a journey through some of the most sublime German lieder and instrumental music alongside carefully selected wines. In association with Majestic Wine, the London Choral Sinfonia presents a brumal evening for German music lovers. Together we will explore some of the most heart-wrenching and heart-warming lieder [...]
Event: Lunchbreak Opera January 29, 2020 | Sponsored Lunchbreak Opera’s mission is to persuade those who work in the area to take a proper lunch break, and a few times a year, to spend it nourishing their artistic imagination. Lunchbreak Opera hosts two productions a year, previously including Gianni Schicchi, Prima la Musica, Suor Angelica & A Dummies Guide to Opera. City A.M. [...]
Event: Samuel Beckett: Fail Better January 29, 2020 | Sponsored Presented by Poet in the City as part of their FailBetter2020 Season. When is failure a good thing? Poet in the City’s 2020 programme contemplates failure as a catalyst for change. Writing in a time of global change and at the intersection of literary modernism and postmodernism, Samuel Beckett’s work was preoccupied with the failure [...]
Event: Big Band Night at Eastcheap Records January 29, 2020 | Sponsored EastCheap Records’ monthly Big Band series continues. Visit Eastcheap Records to see the top 16 London musicians improv their way through classic swing, bebop and Latin. It’s a one-of-a-kind night in the City and happy hour will be running from 5pm ’til 8pm. So grab a cocktail, grab a seat and enjoy the ride. City [...]
Morgan spiced: The new Morgan Plus Six combines classic styling with modern mechanicals January 27, 2020 Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. The Morgan Plus Six has a downsized, turbocharged engine and paddle-shift gearbox. It has electric power steering, LED running lights, a digital speedo and a Sport Plus mode. It even has remote central locking and puddle lights under the doors. A truly modern Morgan, then? Well, let’s not [...]