Melancholy, Madness and Mark McGowan

Melancholy, Madness and Mark McGowan

Michael HollandApr 13, 2024

I made my way to the Bethlem Gallery and Museum of the Mind where I was meeting Mark McGowan to discuss the exhibition he…

The Illustrations of Alvin Cheng

The Illustrations of Alvin Cheng

Michael HollandApr 13, 2024

Alvin Cheng is a self-taught illustrator living in London who focuses on urban sketching. Cheng stresses the relationship between creativity, craft and well being, especially relating…

Estate of the Art

Estate of the Art

Michael HollandApr 13, 2024

Heygate Estate Resurrected by Artist Reuben Powell has lived and worked in Elephant and Castle for more than 40 years. His work has often…

Strange Musical Passing This Way

Strange Musical Passing This Way

Michael HollandApr 12, 2024

The European premiere of the electrifying Tony, Drama Desk and Critics Circle Award-winning rock musical Passing Strange hits London soon. Directed by Liesl Tommy…

Marie Curie at Charing Cross

Marie Curie at Charing Cross

Michael HollandApr 12, 2024

A story of life and death The English language premiere of major new musical Marie Curie, with Book & Lyrics by Seeun Choun, Music…

Olympic Hip Hop at Sadler’s Wells

Olympic Hip Hop at Sadler’s Wells

Michael HollandApr 10, 2024

Created and emceed by UK hip hop maker and Breakin’ Convention Artistic Director Jonzi D, Breakin’ Convention Festival returns to Sadler’s Wells to celebrate…

Frozen in Greenwich Theatre

Frozen in Greenwich Theatre

Michael HollandApr 10, 2024

One of the 40 best plays of all time The mother of a murdered child. Her imprisoned killer. A criminal psychologist attempting to understand…

Clean Break with Unfamous Women

Clean Break with Unfamous Women

Michael HollandApr 9, 2024

Women who dare to transgress will face judgement The Trials and Passions of Unfamous Women is a bold theatrical experiment that unpacks the experiences of…

Review: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë – Dorfman

Review: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë – Dorfman

Michael HollandApr 8, 2024

Complexity of the Brontë Sisterhood In the show Hamilton, there is a song titled ‘Who Lives, who dies, who tells your story?’ This issue…

Music that tells Stories

Music that tells Stories

Michael HollandApr 6, 2024

Everyone has a rhythm. We all heard our mother’s heartbeat The Creative Connections Project sees a group of 10 people coming together for two…

A Flamboyant Masterclass

A Flamboyant Masterclass

Michael HollandApr 5, 2024

Looking forward to the upcoming London premiere of Masterclass (at the Southbank Centre from the internationally renowned Irish theatre company Brokentalkers, and the award-winning…

Bethlem Gallery invites visitors to ‘be the artist’

Bethlem Gallery invites visitors to ‘be the artist’

Michael HollandApr 5, 2024

Curated by internationally renowned British performance artist Mark McGowan, aka The Artist Taxi Driver, Bethlem Live Lounge is a 90s-style studio experience offering few exhibits, instead…