Sarah Birch - Hackney Citizen (Page 5)

V&A East Storehouse to open this weekend - with a 'huge trove' of treasures to comb through

The Citizen was given a peek inside the museum's huge depository, which members of the public can peruse from 31 May

By Sarah Birch

/ 29 May 2025

V&A East Storehouse to open this weekend - with a 'huge trove' of treasures to comb through

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha, Barbican, exhibition review: 'A temporal and cultural journey'

The first in a trio of shows combining the work of sculptor Alberto Giacomettit with that of other artists 'engages thoughtfully with what we are made of'

By Sarah Birch

/ 7 May 2025

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha, Barbican, exhibition review: 'A temporal and cultural journey'

All the Young Queers, Nathan Evans, book review: 'Deliciously creative'

The local author's collection of short stories provides a 'kaleidoscopic portrait of growing up as LGBTQ+ in Britain'

By Sarah Birch

/ 25 Feb 2025

All the Young Queers, Nathan Evans, book review: 'Deliciously creative'

'You need the community': Meet the actors building Hackney's newest theatre

Husband-and-wife team Avital Lvova and James Alexandrou are set to open Playhouse East this month

By Sarah Birch

/ 5 Dec 2024

'You need the community': Meet the actors building Hackney's newest theatre

Intersectional Grammar: Trees, Hackney Gallery, exhibition review: 'Stop by this virtual forest'

The Lower Clapton venue has put on a display of arboreal photography to mark National Tree Week

By Sarah Birch

/ 27 Nov 2024

Intersectional Grammar: Trees, Hackney Gallery, exhibition review: 'Stop by this virtual forest'

Bleeding Fabulous, Mark Ward, book review: 'A heart-warming but cautionary tale'

This memoir of a haemophiliac caught up in the NHS's infected blood scandal is 'remarkable'

By Sarah Birch

/ 18 Nov 2024

Bleeding Fabulous, Mark Ward, book review: 'A heart-warming but cautionary tale'

'We have the ultimate Dame!': King's Head boss on new digs, nurturing talent, and its first full-blown panto

Sofi Berenger spoke to the Citizen ahead of a star-studded run of 'Cinderella' at the theatre's new auditorium

By Sarah Birch

/ 18 Nov 2024

'We have the ultimate Dame!': King's Head boss on new digs, nurturing talent, and its first full-blown panto

Market Day, Paul Trevor, book review: 'Real-world theatre'

The photographer's exploration of East London's street markets is 'impressive'

By Sarah Birch

/ 11 Nov 2024

Market Day, Paul Trevor, book review: 'Real-world theatre'

In the Footsteps of the East London Group, Nunnery Gallery, exhibition review: 'A fascinating collection'

Juxtaposing older paintings of East London with modern ones of the same area 'breathes new life' into all of them

By Sarah Birch

/ 6 Nov 2024

In the Footsteps of the East London Group, Nunnery Gallery, exhibition review: 'A fascinating collection'

The Imaginary Institution of India, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Sure to open eyes and touch hearts’

This collection of 150 works by 30 Indian artists is impressive in its ‘sheer variety’

By Sarah Birch

/ 8 Oct 2024

The Imaginary Institution of India, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Sure to open eyes and touch hearts’

Purim in Hackney, Neil Martinson, book review: ‘Rare insight into humour of orthodox communities’

This 25-photo collection is ‘delightful’

By Sarah Birch

/ 8 Oct 2024

Purim in Hackney, Neil Martinson, book review: ‘Rare insight into humour of orthodox communities’

Colin O’Brien: Photographer, Chats Palace, exhibition review: ‘At once realist and lyrical’

The display in Homerton ‘reminds us how much of the public realm has been lost to contemporary lifestyles’

By Sarah Birch

/ 24 Sep 2024

Colin O’Brien: Photographer, Chats Palace, exhibition review: ‘At once realist and lyrical’