Extraordinary work by a truly unique mind February 9, 2012 Art YAYOI KUSAMA Tate Modern ***** The Tate Modern’s new show, a retrospective of the work of Yayoi Kusama, Japan’s most famous living artist, is an engorgement of colour, size and intensity. Kusama’s work is a clear extension of her brilliantly volatile, unabashedly unusual mind. After a lengthy experimental period on the New York art [...]
GOING OUT February 9, 2012 EARLY 2012 openings are showing plenty of promise. Take Galante on South Ken’s Sloane Avenue. After a beefy expansion, Gaucho is opening its first cocktail bar. Inspired by Argentina’s gilded era, staff at the Art Deco-inspired Galante don traditional white jackets or chic lamé dresses to serve guests while the drinks are mostly classic South [...]
The Devil and Mister Punch is delightfully macabre and laugh out loud funny February 9, 2012 Theatre THE DEVIL AND MR PUNCH The Barbican **** The Devil and Mister Punch is the seaside theatre production from your nightmares, where human-sized puppets wielding baseball bats break loose from the stage and Mister Punch gets chased through hell by giant penises. The action takes place in a Punch and Judy tent that wouldn’t [...]
Dangerous Method but a sadly safe film February 9, 2012 Film THE WOMAN IN BLACK Cert: 12A **** by Stevie Martin Daniel Radcliffe returns post-Potter in this traditional ghostly yarn based on Susan Hill’s novel and the wildly popular West End show. Director James Watkins gives a masterclass in creaky gothic horror, complete with rolling mists, strange spectres with a penchant for black (and appearing [...]
The Muppets is a nostalgic treat February 9, 2012 Film THE MUPPETS Cert: U ***** Whether you loved it first time around, or never got the whole “fuzzy-animals-singing” thing, now’s your chance to catch up with the Muppets. When the young, Muppet-obsessed Walter (voiced by Peter Linz) visits Los Angeles, he not only finds the Muppet Studios in disrepair but overhears evil business tycoon [...]
Red alert: shortage of fire power to give Dalglish a headache February 9, 2012 MANCHESTER UNITED vs LIVERPOOL Tomorrow – 12.45pm Sky Sports 1 EXTRA motivation isn’t normally required in this north west derby, but the additional carrot for Manchester United tomorrow is that victory will take them top of the Premier League, until Sunday evening at least. However, Old Trafford hasn’t been the fortress it was last season [...]
Gary Moore can be the scourge of the bookies once again February 9, 2012 ARCTIC weather looks like once again decimating this weekend’s racing action and Newbury can really be no more than optimistic about staging tomorrow’s bumper eight race card. Temperatures are set to plummet to ludicrously low levels again overnight and the frost blankets, which have been down all week, have their work cut out. If the [...]
BLUE SQUARE WINTER CARNIVAL February 9, 2012 THE Blue Square Sprint Series has split into two divisions again this week and the first (2.15pm) is typically competitive. Ron Harris continues to fire in plenty of winners and his Night Trade has to be a danger with the promising Darren Egan taking off 7lb. Valmina ran a cracker at Kempton last time following [...]
Expect the Red Rose to rejoice in Rome February 9, 2012 ITALY vs ENGLAND Tomorrow – 4.00pm BBC One IT was by no means a classic performance, but England’s new boys can be pleased to have a first Six Nations win under their belts. Victory was all that was asked of them against defensively-minded opposition at Murrayfield and the Red Rose’s gutsy performance was a hint [...]
Nine jailed over London Stock Exchange bomb plot February 9, 2012 Nine men have been jailed for their involvement in a plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange. The men, all British nationals, belonged to an al-Qaeda inspired group. Three – Mohammed Shahjahan, Usman Khan and Nazam Hussain – received indeterminate sentences for public protection. The other six received jail terms that ranged from five to [...]
