Posts by Sarah Birch
Paolo Scheggi in Depth, Estorick Collection: ‘Well-chosen retrospective for a versatile artist’
The work of the Florentine, who died in the early 70s aged just 31, is fast becoming iconic
Read MoreSweet Sorrow, David Mitchell, book review: ‘Contemplative treatment of life’s essential questions’
The latest novel by the Highbury-based author of One Day is ‘brimming with laugh-out-loud humour’
Read MoreThe Time Of Our Lies, Park Theatre: ‘Compelling – if you’re of the right mindset’
Bianca Bagatourian’s play about the life and work of American intellectual Howard Zinn is a ‘history lesson with sonorous contemporary relevance’
Read MoreShipwreck, Almeida Theatre, review: ‘Full of a fantasmagoric energy’
Fisayo Akinade shines in this ‘compelling exploration of the American moral landscape in Trump time’
Read MoreFausto Melotti comes to Highbury
A new exhibition of the artist’s work exudes geometric harmony
Read MoreEssex Road 5: Take a walk on the arty side
Tintype gallery sponsors free walks with local artists
Read MoreThe Hunters, book review: ‘The moral turpitude of colonialism unfolds’
Kat Gordon’s second novel, set in inter-war Kenya, is apposite in today’s political climate
Read MoreKismet, book review: ‘haunted by doubts about the authenticity of her life’
Whether Kismet means destiny or division, Anna is about to test it
Read MoreMachinal, Almeida – review: an expressionist masterpiece on marital life and motherhood
Natalie Abrahami’s production of this 1928 play has a current resonance about the social confinement many women face
Read MoreIslington council elections 2018: analysis
Islington is the only local authority in London to see no change in council seats, but turbulence lurks beneath the surface
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