In 2011, the sublime was a popular topic of discussion. At the National Theatre there was Frankenstein and in the John Martin exhibition at the Tate, the sublime was on show in a spectacular way. The John Martin exhibition was my favourite exhibition of the year. The epic was presented on grand canvases, but what…
Here is my best of.. lists. The following post discusses what I thought about the year. Shakespeare in the Theatre 1. Romeo and Juliet (RSC at the RST) 2. Much Ado About Nothing (Globe) 3. Hamlet (The National Theatre) 4. Much Ado About Nothing (Wyndham’s) 5.The Comedy of Errors (Propeller at Sheffield) 6. Antony and Cleopatra with Katy Stephens and Darrell D’Silva (RSC…
In many ways, going to see Season’s Greetings at the National Theatre is a very different experience from seeing Antony and Cleopatra in the Swan theatre the light before. Here we have a lavish set, consisting of three floors of a house and lots of doors. Without knowing the play, I kind of guess that…
Read more Season’s Greetings (National Theatre, 5th March 2011)
Theatre: Shakespeare 1. Romeo and Juliet (RSC). 2. King Lear (RSC). 3. As You Like It (West Yorkshire Playhouse). 4. Measure for Measure (Almeida). 5. The Winter’s Tale (RSC/Roundhouse). 6. Henry IV part 2 (Globe). 7. Macbeth (Globe). 8. Antony and Cleopatra (RSC). 9. Antony and Cleopatra (Liverpool Playhouse). 10. Hamlet (The Crucible, Sheffield). 11.…
This is an amazing exhibition of Spanish Art, displaying artists and sculptors who attempted to bring the human and physical elements to the scared. What is really exciting about this exhibition is that normally many of the exhibits are in situ. I really liked the way that the exhibition tended to juxtapose painting and sculpture. There are some…
Read more The Sacred Made Real (National Gallery, 12th December 2009)
It was very busy when I went to see this exhibition, so I felt rather claustrophobic and the viewing felt pressured. I wanted to get close to the paintings and stand back as well and this wasn’t always possible and often viewing was over shoulders or from the sides of the works. This shows how…
Read more Picasso: Challenging the Past (National Gallery, 2nd May 2009)
Julie Raby: A Dyslexic Writer 