Sarah Birch - Hackney Citizen (Page 16)

Civilization, Flowers Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Momentous proportions of contemporary life’

This selection of photographs from a new book beautifully documents modern life

By Sarah Birch

/ 14 Dec 2018

Civilization, Flowers Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Momentous proportions of contemporary life’

A Hero of Our Time, Arcola Theatre – review

Fast paced and bursting with emotion, this is a new adaptation of Mikhail Lermontov’s neglected 1840 novel

By Sarah Birch

/ 30 Nov 2018

“Was I put on this earth to destroy the hopes of others?” Oliver Bennett plays Pechorin. Photograph: Oleg Katchinsky

Regeneration Songs: Sounds of Investment and Loss from East London, book review: ‘Unusual in its diversity’

‘Real pleasure’ to be found in this 500-page collection of essays and literature centred around urban renewal

By Sarah Birch

/ 20 Nov 2018

Regeneration Songs: Sounds of Investment and Loss from East London, book review: ‘Unusual in its diversity’

Mark Thomas: Check-Up – Our NHS @ 70, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘Visceral yet entertaining’

The comedian’s well-researched diagnosis of our healthcare service is both alarming and uplifting

By Sarah Birch

/ 29 Oct 2018

Mark Thomas: Check-Up – Our NHS @ 70, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘Visceral yet entertaining’

Evros: Crossing the River, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘The horrors of forced displacement’

Seemia Theatre’s poetic tales of involuntary migration moved audience members to tears

By Sarah Birch

/ 22 Oct 2018

Evros: Crossing the River, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘The horrors of forced displacement’

Photomonth 2018: East london’s annual picture festival is back – and ‘more varied’ than ever

The two-month event, featuring over 50 exhibitions, offers audiences a ‘visual smorgasbord’

By Sarah Birch

/ 22 Oct 2018

Photomonth 2018: East london’s annual picture festival is back – and ‘more varied’ than ever

Atlas of the Unexpected, Travis Elborough, book review: ‘Bite-sized chunks on weird and wondrous places’

Floating villages, a chess-inspired city and a tiny Canadian island all feature in this ‘enchanting’ travel compendium

By Sarah Birch

/ 27 Sep 2018

Unreal Estates, Dalston, exhibition review: ‘Dreamy excitement and sheer dread’

Amanda Lwin’s immersive show, inside a working estate agency on Kingsland High Street, ‘feeds on house-moving emotions’

By Sarah Birch

/ 26 Sep 2018

Unreal Estates, Dalston, exhibition review: ‘Dreamy excitement and sheer dread’

Smile Please, Peer Gallery, exhibition review: ‘a refreshing take on modern urban life’

Simon English’s new solo show features never-before-seen sculptures made from objects picked up around London

By Sarah Birch

/ 24 Aug 2018

Smile Please, Peer Gallery, exhibition review: ‘a refreshing take on modern urban life’

Memorial, Barbican Centre, theatre preview: ‘the biggest challenge is learning all the Greek names!’

The Citizen chats to Martina Schwarz, whose Hackney-based community choir will perform in the upcoming war drama

By Sarah Birch

/ 24 Aug 2018

Memorial, Barbican Centre, theatre preview: ‘the biggest challenge is learning all the Greek names!’

Kings of the Yukon: An Alaskan River Journey – review

From his houseboat on the Lea, it takes Weymouth three days to reach McNeil Lake, the salmon spawning ground most distant from the Bering Sea where the Yukon eventually emerges

By Sarah Birch

/ 31 Jul 2018

Lola Flash: ‘beauty for me is an idea of being proud and strong’

Herein lies the purpose of my work, to enable marginalized folk a way of seeing the glory of themselves

By Sarah Birch

/ 25 Jul 2018