Arts articles
Heather MacDonald First Solo Exhibition – After The Silence OXO Tower Restaurant is pleased to announce Heather MacDonald’s first solo exhibition at this venue. "After the Silence" will include an exclusive preview of her new figurative and abstract work, inspired by time spent in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on a ten-day silent retreat. The spiritual elements […]
Moj of the Antarctic: An African Odyssey Moj of the Antarctic is inspired by the wonderful true life story of Ellen Craft, a 19th century African-American slave woman who escaped to freedom by disguising herself as a white man. Ellen’s amazing story of race and gender cross-dressing is one of the forgotten gem’s of Black […]
Trey Anthony’s new play about the hardships and joys of Black women set in a Toronto Beauty Salon is the ‘Steel Magnolia’ for the Noughties – Sassy, sexy, funny and intelligent. There will be a UK / European premier at the Hackney Empire in November 2006, with a European tour following in 2007. “If you […]
Fabulation by Lynn Nottage: The Re-education of Undine, a review by Dzifa Benson Lynn Nottage’s Fabulation: The Re-education of Undine ran from 20th February to 18 March at the Tricycle Theatre and was directed by Indhu Rubasingham. It was such a hit that the theatre has cleared space in its schedules to bring it back […]
Sugar Mummies By Tanika Gupta Jamaica: a sensual paradise where the sun, sea and sand are free but anything more comes at a price. Welcome to the 21st century where women travel across the world in search of sex, love and liberation but the reality is that hard cash = hard men. Toned torsos and […]