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The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience
For January's Cog Night we played The Crystal Maze Live Experience. Anna gives her take on this unique attraction.

Dennis Severs’ House
For our November Cog Night the team travelled back in time to discover life in 18th Century Spitalfields, by candle...

Gary Clarke Company’s Wasteland at The Place
Our October Cog night took us to Gary Clarke Company’s ‘Wasteland’ at The Place. Ed gives his account of this...

‘The best of stand up’ at The Comedy Store
Our September Cog night was a trip to Leicester Square's legendary The Comedy Store. It was Lydia's first Cog outing...

Bowjangles at Underbelly
For our August Cog night we visited Underbelly at Southbank, to see Bowjangles (a string quartet) perform their show Excalibow.

L’arlesiana at Opera Holland Park
For our July’s Cog night we headed off to see the dress rehearsal of L’arlesiana at Opera Holland Park. Emily...

AI: More than Human at Barbican
It’s not every night you get to sip a cocktail made by a robot. But that was just part of...

Drawing the Line at The Albany
For our May Cog night we ventured around the corner to Deptford Lounge to see the award-winning show Drawing the...

Ghost Stories at Lyric
For our April Cog night we headed to Lyric Hammersmith to see the highly anticipated return of Ghost Stories. Emily...

Velvet Petal at Laban Theatre
For our March Cog night we went to Trinity Laban's stunning building in Deptford, to see Scottish Dance Theatre's show,...

The Night Shift at CLF Art Cafe
For our February Cog Night, we ventured into Peckham to see members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment...

Blue Departed at Vault Festival
We made our way to The Vaults Festival 2019 to see the Blue Departed. Claire gives her take on this...

Club Classics: The Lips Remix at Clapham Grand
November's Cog Night saw us pump up the jam at Clapham Grand. A night of house history and disco anthems,...

Dracula at Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
Our October Cog Night was Arrows & Traps Theatre's take on the Dracula story. Michael tells us how much he...

London Incidental Orchestra at St John’s, Waterloo
This September the Cog team headed down to St John’s church in Waterloo for something a little different. This month’s...

Lee Bul’s ‘Crashing’ at Hayward Gallery
For August’s Cog Night we went to the Hayward Gallery where more than 100 of Lee Bul’s pioneering and thought-provoking...

East Wall: Storm the Tower at Tower of London
July's Cog Night was in the historic setting of the Tower of London. Seated in the moat we experienced the...

Hamlet at Shakespeare’s Globe
For June’s Cog Night we went to Shakespeare’s Globe to see artistic director Michelle Terry as Hamlet. Jack reflects on...