Sarah Birch - Hackney Citizen (Page 12)

Ploutos, The Space, stage review: ‘Whimsical romp drawing on Greek folk traditions’

This ‘droll moral parable’ was the first in a series of live plays at the Covid-secure Isle of Dogs theatre

By Sarah Birch

/ 6 Oct 2020

Ploutos, The Space, stage review: ‘Whimsical romp drawing on Greek folk traditions’

Public notice, exhibition review: ‘Impressive collection in the warp and weft of our everyday lives’

Curators Kira Wainstein and Holly Pollard bring the work of 18 emerging artists to shop windows across East London

By Sarah Birch

/ 25 Aug 2020

Public notice, exhibition review: ‘Impressive collection in the warp and weft of our everyday lives’

Toyin Ojih Odutola: A Countervailing Theory, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Powerful aesthetic and concept’

The Nigerian-American artist’s first UK show imagines a prehistoric world in which gender expectations are reversed

By Sarah Birch

/ 14 Aug 2020

Toyin Ojih Odutola: A Countervailing Theory, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Powerful aesthetic and concept’

Unstilled Life: Artist Animations 1980-2020, Tintype Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Oneiric and thought-provoking’

The local venue presents 13 animated shorts, available online right now, which are ‘well worth a watch’

By Sarah Birch

/ 10 Aug 2020

Unstilled Life: Artist Animations 1980-2020, Tintype Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Oneiric and thought-provoking’

The Address Book, Deirdre Mask, book review: ‘Timely and fascinating volume’

The local author’s exploration of the meanings behind our street addresses is a ‘must-read’ for anyone who cares about place

By Sarah Birch

/ 27 Jul 2020

The Address Book, Deirdre Mask, book review: ‘Timely and fascinating volume’

Neurodiverse artists star in ‘compelling’ online photography exhibition

Leon Foggitt’s portraits for Submit to Love, a programme run by brain injury charity Headway East London, have been shared by Shoreditch gallery Autograph ABP

By Sarah Birch

/ 21 Jul 2020

Neurodiverse artists star in ‘compelling’ online photography exhibition

Photography 2020, London Metropolitan University, exhibition review: ‘Dislocation, distortion and fragmented identities’

The university’s annual showcase of final-year photography projects has ‘glided gracefully online’

By Sarah Birch

/ 2 Jul 2020

Photography 2020, London Metropolitan University, exhibition review: ‘Dislocation, distortion and fragmented identities’

Londonia, Kate A. Hardy, book review: ‘Boisterous humour and quirky invention’

If you think coronavirus feels like an alternate reality, sink into this ‘delicious’ post-apocalyptic thriller set in Hackney

By Sarah Birch

/ 16 Apr 2020

Londonia, Kate A. Hardy, book review: ‘Boisterous humour and quirky invention’

East End Canal Tales, Carolyn Clark, book review: ‘Rare glimpse of a bygone world’

Dozens of photos and snippets from horse-drivers, lock keepers and others feature in this social history of East London’s major waterways

By Sarah Birch

/ 3 Apr 2020

East End Canal Tales, Carolyn Clark, book review: ‘Rare glimpse of a bygone world’

Darling, it’s not only about sex, Alain Brémond-Torrent, book review: ‘An idiosyncratic insight into Hackney’s creative scene’

Are you hoping to read more widely during the coronavirus lockdown? Look no further than this self-published local novel

By Sarah Birch

/ 31 Mar 2020

Darling, it’s not only about sex, Alain Brémond-Torrent, book review: ‘An idiosyncratic insight into Hackney’s creative scene’

Coronavirus: Read your way through the streets of Hackney

With Hackney under lockdown, now is a great time to explore the borough through a good book. Here’s a selection to get you started…

By Sarah Birch

/ 30 Mar 2020

"A hive of creativity, activism and social fizz": outside Centerprise. Photograph: Maggie Hewitt

Sharif Persaud: Have You Ever Had, Autograph ABP: ‘Fake sneezing, gangrene – a fascination with the corporeal’

The autistic artist’s first solo show is the revealing culmination of a three-year project on neurodiversity

By Sarah Birch

/ 29 Feb 2020

Sharif Persaud: Have You Ever Had, Autograph ABP: ‘Fake sneezing, gangrene – a fascination with the corporeal’