Research
A selection of essays, think pieces, interviews and reviews spanning theatre, music, film, contemporary art, design and culture.
Bob Dylan - a literary genius?
Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature because his ‘new poetic expressions’ defied existing popular music conventions, but people have enjoyed the binding of poetry and music for centuries. Dylan simply lead the way for poetry’s return to its roots.
Hardly anyone ever knew they had become a Garry Winogrand photograph
Looking at a photograph taken in 1964 on a busy street corner in downtown Dallas, Texas.
Safe Passage - a potent case of peformativity
In the spectacle of these blankets becoming ‘celeb-bling’ and the ghastly site of pure indifference, conceit, and inappropriate behaviour, they became the performance art in number of dimensions.
Rest has become a dirty word - talking stress with Ruby Wax
I speak to actor, comedian, author and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax about the dreaded S word ahead of her live show Frazzled at Nottingham Playhouse on 1 May 2017.
Look up for a sense of perspective – advice from Prof Brian Cox ahead of UK tour
Heads up! It's where it's all happening; not only for the sense of awe and wonder that a clear night sky, full of stars, can give you, but also the chance of getting a perspective on this world, and your place in it.
Cathy - Review
Half a century later, it is not a case that Britain’s housing crisis has moved steps forward or steps back, more like a step to the side. The picture is different, but we are as far away from the solution as we ever were.