The link between primates and yellow fruit is such a tired cliché, but suited the show I saw on Friday perfectly.Go ape!Titled King Kong (A Comedy), I did wonder just how obvious this was going to be. Written by Daniel Clarkson and directed by Owen Lewis this is a comedic retelling of the classic story … Continue reading Its Bananas!

After my sentimental moment in A Family Affair it’s pretty obvious how proud I am of my family. I certainly feel blessed to come from a great mix of ancestors showing strength, courage, heaps of humour, stoicism and a good dose of gumption. A lot to live up to and an easy reminder that my minor, … Continue reading Funny Bones

On a very wet Thursday evening I ventured to the Camden People’s Theatre for a one man show by performance artist Tom Marshman called Kings Cross (Remix). Show posterHaving not done much research into the content I was preparing myself for something gritty. I was surprised when we walked into the space to the sounds of … Continue reading Remix

A recent weekend escape in the country turned into a journey through time and ancestry. I was visiting special family friends in Gloucestershire and on Saturday we drove to Malvern to enjoy the Royal Horticultural Society Spring Festival. The event was packed with stalls, music, food, vintage cars, champagne and so many incredible gardens and flowers. … Continue reading A Family Affair

Clichés spring to mind when I try and explain what I saw last week at the Palladium. My vocabulary is failing to fully appreciate the experience that is Gutterdammerung. Advertised as a film created and directed by visual artist Bjorn Tagemose, as well as co-written by Henry Rollins (who featured as a hard-line priest) I … Continue reading Juliette wakes up from a bad trip…

A few weeks ago I had an overnight stay in Brighton. It was a friend’s birthday and my mate Gem and I travelled down to join the celebrations. All in all a very festive time was had on a cold and windy Friday night pubbing and dancing until the sun started rising on Saturday. After … Continue reading Initiation

The Democratic Alliance (DA) Abroad organised a demonstration outside South Africa House in London last Saturday in solidarity with the mass action against Jacob Zuma in South Africa the day before. This was a result of the president’s disastrous midnight cabinet reshuffle a week earlier which saw him dismiss and replace the well performing finance … Continue reading A Country United

It’s officially spring!  The sun is trying its hardest to join the party, and while the air remains crisp, spirits and temperatures are definitely lifting. Summer is on the wayLeaving work on time yesterday it was refreshing to make the commute home while the sky was still blue and I felt rather lucky that my … Continue reading Mad Dogs and Englishmen

 From the deep beats of Gqom to the frantic pace of Shangaan Electro, Spoek Mathambo’s Future Sounds of Mzansi takes an affectionate tour through the budding electronic music scene in South Africa. As part of The British Museum’s special exhibition, South Africa - The Art of a Nation, I was lucky enough to catch a … Continue reading Mzansi Sound

I love the movies. I mean LOVE the movies - the smell of popcorn, the unnecessarily large drinks, settling into a dark room with a bunch of strangers waiting to be transported into someone’s celluloid fantasy. The only really not fun thing (besides the inevitable toilet queue) is the price. The tickets aren’t usually too … Continue reading The Accidentally Themed Cinema