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Ben Wright at Design Council
As part of their regular series of short talks, Design Council asked Ben Wright, co-founder of DesignStudio, to Take 5....
Ruling Class at Trafalgar Studios
The Ruling Class is the latest play in the eclectic Trafalgar Transformed season. Starring James McAvoy, this is his second...
How To Hold Your Breath
In Zinnie Harris's new Royal Court Play, Maxine Peake is Dana, a woman waking into a crumbling nightmare. Michael went...
Pox! at The Old Operating Theatre Museum
They say love is blind. But is it also covered in boils, shedding hair, and missing its nose?
Escape Rooms
January’s Cog Night challenged us to escape Ancient Egypt with only a walkie-talkie, a torch and our wits to guide...
Tree at Old Vic
Written and performed (with Tim Key) by Daniel Kitson, Tree is described as a (relatively) new play about dissent, commitment,...
The Institute of Sexology at Wellcome Collection
November's Cog Night was a visit to The Institute of Sexology at Wellcome Collection. An exhibition about those who have...
Daren Cook: Brand onions make my eyes water at St Brides
Talks about branding can sometimes be an unprepared monologue through the speaker’s portfolio. Thankfully, we were taken on a well-thought-out...
Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album at Royal Academy
I felt a little guilty getting sucked in by a ‘celebrity’ artist, but I was immediately drawn to this exhibition....
Digital Revolution at Barbican
For our September Cog Night out we visited the Digital Revolution event at The Barbican, an exhibition led by artists,...
Drain Brain: Sir Peter Bazalgette
Sir Peter Bazalgette (Chair of Arts Council England) gave a talk about the engineering works of his ancestor, the Victorian...
The Making of Harry Potter: Studio Tour
With very little knowledge or interest in the story (I’ve not read any of the books and watched only a...
Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare’s Globe
‘Brutality of the highest order’ reads the poster outside, and you better believe it. Actually a tame description in comparison...
Museums + Heritage Show 14
Described (by the marketing blurb at Olympia) as the most popular event for the cultural sector, the Museums + Heritage...
The Testament of Mary
In the latest of their collaborations, Deborah Warner directs Fiona Shaw in a solo performance at the Barbican Theatre. Shaw...
Kronos at 40
Often described, by people who should know better, as the punk pioneers of classical, Kronos really have (alongside their English...
David Baddiel’s Fame: Not The Musical
In his first one-man show for 15 years, David Baddiel examines issues of celebrity through the skewed lens of his...
Crafts Council: Collect
The world’s galleries and makers clamour to be part of this prestigious annual showcase, organised by the Crafts Council, and...