Blindsided at Royal Exchange
The Stage, January 2014 There is a moment in the second half of Simon Stephens’ disquieting new play that just about sums up the atmosphere his perplexing characters have conjured up. “Your aura is a […]
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Wael Shawky interview
The National, January 2014 Black camels amble through the desert near Abu Dhabi. Silhouetted against the hot sun, they look both indignant and regal. They’re certainly unlikely stars. But with a single majahim camel selling […]
India Art Fair
The National, January 2014 It felt like a major moment in Indian art – and it could have repercussions for the Middle Eastern art scene, too. In December 2013, a painting by the late Vasudeo […]
Ken Kalfus interview
The National, January 2014 Is there life on Mars? While H G Wells, C S Lewis and the cult 1996 B-movie Mars Attacks! might have enjoyably proposed the presence of little green men, sadly we still find […]
Claire Messud interview
The National, November 2013 “How angry am I? You don’t want to know. Nobody wants to know about that.” The very first line of Claire Messud’s The Woman Upstairs is surely one of the most […]