Sarah Birch - Hackney Citizen (Page 13)

We Swim to the Shark, Georgie Codd, book review: ‘Subtle insight into the inner psyche and the natural world’

Part autobiography, part travelogue, this debut by the Hackney-based author sees her attempt to conquer her phobia of fish by swimming with the biggest one of all

By Sarah Birch

/ 27 Feb 2020

We Swim to the Shark, Georgie Codd, book review: ‘Subtle insight into the inner psyche and the natural world’

Radical Figures, Whitechapel Gallery: ‘Anxious interrogation of the 21st-century condition’

A collection of works by ten contemporary painters explores themes such as gender discrimination, racism, violence and dislocation

By Sarah Birch

/ 17 Feb 2020

Radical Figures, Whitechapel Gallery: ‘Anxious interrogation of the 21st-century condition’

Jack Left Town, Rosemary Branch, stage review: ‘Deft, jaw-achingly funny improv’

Four comedians channel Spinal Tap in an unscripted show that is ‘well worth a visit’

By Sarah Birch

/ 17 Jan 2020

Jack Left Town, Rosemary Branch, stage review: ‘Deft, jaw-achingly funny improv’

Dialogue in the Dark, Space Studios: ‘An hour in total darkness that helps us appreciate different forms of awareness’

A new immersive exhibition on Mare Street enables sighted people to experience what it is like to live with a visual impairment

By Sarah Birch

/ 10 Jan 2020

Dialogue in the Dark, Space Studios: ‘An hour in total darkness that helps us appreciate different forms of awareness’

An Opinionated Guide to Vegan London, Hoxton Mini Press: ‘Highly informative digest of animal-free eating’

The volume features mouth-watering photos, and the section on east London is ‘by far the bulkiest’

By Sarah Birch

/ 17 Dec 2019

An Opinionated Guide to Vegan London, Hoxton Mini Press: ‘Highly informative digest of animal-free eating’

The Duchess of Malfi, Almeida Theatre: ‘High-octane take on a surprisingly modern play’

John Webster’s early 17th century classic is an ‘object lesson in the iniquity of restrictions on a woman’s sexual conduct’

By Sarah Birch

/ 12 Dec 2019

The Duchess of Malfi, Almeida Theatre: ‘High-octane take on a surprisingly modern play’

The Taming of the Shrew, Barbican Theatre, stage review: ‘Gender reversal offers an ingenious twist’

Justin Audibert’s ‘inside-out version’ of Shakespeare’s classic is ‘highly enjoyable’

By Sarah Birch

/ 21 Nov 2019

The Taming of the Shrew, Barbican Theatre, stage review: ‘Gender reversal offers an ingenious twist’

Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane, Paul Trevor: ‘Camaraderie of the East End during a period of strife’

One of the leading photographers of local street life takes us back to Spitalfields in the 70s and 80s with this new collection

By Sarah Birch

/ 19 Nov 2019

Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane, Paul Trevor: ‘Camaraderie of the East End during a period of strife’

Atlas of Vanishing Places, Travis Elborough, book review: ‘For the budding explorer and armchair traveller alike’

The Hackney author’s companion book to last year’s Atlas of the Unexpected explores worlds ‘savaged by nature, humanity or both’

By Sarah Birch

/ 19 Nov 2019

Atlas of Vanishing Places, Travis Elborough, book review: ‘For the budding explorer and armchair traveller alike’

Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art, Barbican Centre: ‘Fascinating insight into culture-shaping places’

The multimedia exhibition looks at the modernist movement through nightlife, from Belle Epoque Paris to Ibadan, Mexico City and Tehran

By Sarah Birch

/ 14 Nov 2019

Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art, Barbican Centre: ‘Fascinating insight into culture-shaping places’

Artemis of the Lea, Amanda Lwin: ‘Elevating human waste into something precious’

The artist’s temporary canalside installation features jugs that serve as both urinals and watering cans

By Sarah Birch

/ 25 Oct 2019

Artemis of the Lea, Amanda Lwin: ‘Elevating human waste into something precious’

Holocaust Brunch, Artsdepot, stage review: ‘Humour and food open up traumatic history for a modern audience’

Tamara Micner’s one-woman play uses everyday devices to ‘make us think anew about a topic no-one can afford to forget’

By Sarah Birch

/ 22 Oct 2019

Holocaust Brunch, Artsdepot, stage review: ‘Humour and food open up traumatic history for a modern audience’