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Book Review: Ghosts, by Dolly Alderton

Martina O'Boyle10.2020Book Review, Books, UKLeave a Comment

Ghosts, by Dolly Alderton It can be tough to write a novel mainly dissecting the love and relationships that occur in your early 30s without making it sickly sweet or … Read More

Martina O'BoyleBook Review: Ghosts, by Dolly Alderton10.10.2020

Virtually Green Note

Martina O'Boyle05.2020Live Music, Music, UKLeave a Comment

Virtually Green Note

Green Note (at Home) One of the things we are all missing the most during this quarantine is getting out to see live music. So effortless. Get your hand stamped, … Read More

Martina O'BoyleVirtually Green Note05.28.2020

Theatre: Charity Performance of The Understudy

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The Understudy Theatre across the world, from Broadway to small local spaces, is taking a massive hit due to Covid-19. Since the actors can’t get to the stage, and we … Read More

WriterTheatre: Charity Performance of The Understudy04.21.2020

Book Review: One Two Three Four

Martina O'Boyle04.2020Book Review, Books, UKLeave a Comment

review one two three four

Review: One Two Three Four So, what don’t we know about the Beatles? Craig Brown’s take on the band, is what. The satirist and author of unusual, funny and page-turning … Read More

Martina O'BoyleBook Review: One Two Three Four04.11.2020

Review: Jekyll and Hyde at VAULT Festival

Martina O'Boyle03.2020Culture, Games, Miscellaneous, Theatre, UKLeave a Comment

Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde Fire Hazard Games is back with another intereactive mobile game, this time channelling Victorian hysteria via Jekyll and Hyde. So how was it – did we end … Read More

Martina O'BoyleReview: Jekyll and Hyde at VAULT Festival03.16.2020

Vault 2020 Goes Out With a Bang

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Vault 2020

Vault 2020 Eight weeks with over 600 innovative live performances championing early career artists, and now the VAULT Festival 2020 is now nearing the end. Last shows are on March … Read More

Pop Culture BeastVault 2020 Goes Out With a Bang03.10.2020

Nicolaes Maes at the National Gallery

Martina O'Boyle02.2020Art, Culture, Miscellaneous, UKLeave a Comment

Nicolaes Maes

Nicolaes Maes From illicit goings-on in servants’ quarters to portraits of high society, Nicolaes Maes captured life upstairs and downstairs in the Dutch Golden Age. This exhibition at the National … Read More

Martina O'BoyleNicolaes Maes at the National Gallery02.27.2020

Theatre Review: Sky in the Pie

Martina O'Boyle02.2020Family, Miscellaneous, Theatre, UKLeave a Comment

Sky in the Pie

Sky in the Pie Children’s theatre can fail in two main ways – it can be saccharine sweet, or frantically stupid. We adults know it, but don’t fool yourself – … Read More

Martina O'BoyleTheatre Review: Sky in the Pie02.20.2020

Theatre Review: CROOKS 1926

Martina O'Boyle02.2020Miscellaneous, Theatre, Theatre Review, UKLeave a Comment

CROOKS 1926

CROOKS 1926 Slip into the world of Peaky Blinders – CROOKS 1926, an immersive theatre game (it is game-ish), is on through March 29th, and is a great night out. … Read More

Martina O'BoyleTheatre Review: CROOKS 192602.16.2020

Vault Festival 2020

Martina O'Boyle02.2020Comedy, Culture, LGBT+, Miscellaneous, Theatre, Theatre Review, UKLeave a Comment

VAULT Festival 2020 VAULT Festival is back for its 8th year. Taking over venues throughout Waterloo, VAULT Festival 2020 will showcase over 500 shows with the best in new writing … Read More

Martina O'BoyleVault Festival 202002.13.2020

What to do in London – January 2020

Martina O'Boyle01.2020Culture, UKLeave a Comment

London January 2020

What to Do in London – January 2020 We might be winding down the twelve days of Christmas, but the London calendar is full of things to do. Whether it … Read More

Martina O'BoyleWhat to do in London – January 202001.01.2020

Concert Review: FKA Twigs, Brixton Academy

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FKA Twigs Brixton Academy

FKA Twigs, Brixton Academy Annoyance first – FKA Twigs was very late for her show at Brixton Academy. Like, an hour. It was a good thing the crowd was feeling … Read More

WriterConcert Review: FKA Twigs, Brixton Academy11.28.2019

Review: Comptoir Libanais is Chelsea’s Hidden Lebanese

Martina O'Boyle10.2019Culture, Food Review, UKLeave a Comment

Comptoir Libanaise London’s Chelsea neighbourhood has a lot of restaurants to choose from (I’m guessing so does New York’s area of the same name) but sometimes you want to go … Read More

Martina O'BoyleReview: Comptoir Libanais is Chelsea’s Hidden Lebanese10.30.2019

This Weekend in London, October 11-13

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London Pop Culture Beast

What to do in London this Weekend, October 11 – 13 It really feels like winter is upon us here in the UK, and as the waterproof parkas have come … Read More

WriterThis Weekend in London, October 11-1310.10.2019
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