A fast-paced farce set in 17th century plague-ridden London, the RSC’s production of The Alchemist sparkles with bright comic performances. Ken Nwosu shines as butler Jeremy (aka charmer conman Face). When his master leaves London to escape the...
Author - Sam Taylor
Sam Taylor
Algiers – ‘Symbolic Intervention’
In 1965, with war raging in Vietnam and racial tension at home, Marvin Gaye asked himself: “With the world exploding around me, how am I supposed to keep singing love songs?” From Bob Dylan to Public Enemy, Billie Holiday to Fela Kuti, protest music...
Citadel Festival: ‘celebrating London’s diversity’
Following its incarnation last year, Citadel Festival again provided a platform to a host of alternative acts, bringing a summer Sunday of music to London’s Victoria Park. Topping the bill were Icelandic band Sigur Rós, who are now performing as a...
Tolerance and Compassion: BST with Florence and Kendrick Lamar
With the rather unusual joint-headliner of Florence and the Machine and Kendrick Lamar, the second day of British Summer Time set itself out as an all-embracing assortment of musical talent. The day began with Blood Orange on the Great Oak Stage...
‘We can’t let the bigots and racists back into this situation’: Massive Attack at BST
Massive Attack are not what you would call a ‘festival band’. Yet following a week of British political turmoil, disturbing reports of increased xenophobic and racist abuse, and terrorist attacks across the globe, their headline spot on the opening...
Preview: British Summer Time
The first of British Summer Time’s six days of live music sees a plethora of alternative artists take to Hyde Park’s stage. Topping the bill are Massive Attack in what is their only London date this summer. Bolstered by the release of the...