Cultural highlights of 2019
Michael gives a month by month overview of his favourite cultural events of 2019… more
Journal
Journal entries ordered by “Reviews”
Transformative moments in the arts
In his role as Executive Chair at the National Campaign for the Arts, Michael has published… more
Dennis Severs’ House
For our November Cog Night the team travelled back in time to discover life in 18th… more
Spektrix conference 2019
This annual conference has grown into a huge event. Michael was there for the first time,… more
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… more
London Film Festival 2019
With new director, Tricia Tuttle, the 63rd BFI London Film Festival is bigger than ever. Here’s… more
Smashing It – book launch
Michael was at the launch of a new book ‘Smashing It: Working Class Artists On Life… more
‘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… more
End of the Road festival 2019
Michael’s been back to his favourite annual music festival. He’s written about the many bands he… more
Bowhold, the brilliant Bowjangles!
For our August Cog night we visited Underbelly at Southbank, to see Bowjangles (a string quartet)… more
L’arlesiana at Opera Holland Park
For our July’s Cog night we headed off to see the dress rehearsal of L’arlesiana at… more
AI: More than Human at Barbican
It’s not every night you get to sip a cocktail made by a robot. But that… more
Drawing the Line at The Albany
For our May Cog night we ventured around the corner to Deptford Lounge to see the… more
Happy 28th Cog
To help us celebrate our 28th we’ve thrown a party at Rich Mix for our clients,… more
Discussion Day Scavenger Hunt
We take a day out, each year, to talk about past successes, lessons to be learned… more
Ghost Stories at Lyric
For our April Cog night we headed to Lyric Hammersmith to see the highly anticipated return… more
Team outing to the Horniman Museum and Gardens
The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a landmark for South London. Lots of the team had… more
Velvet Petal at Laban Theatre
For our March Cog night we went to Trinity Laban’s stunning building in Deptford, to see… more
Painted Hall
We were lucky enough to be invited to an advanced opening of the restored Painted Hall,… more
The Night Shift at the CLF Art Cafe
For our February Cog Night, we ventured into Peckham to see members of the Orchestra of… more
Cog Christmas 2018
In 2018, tragedy struck the Cog Christmas tree. Read Emily’s account of the ways our wonderful… more
Cultural highlights of 2018
Michael gives a month by month overview of his favourite cultural events of 2018… more
Club Classics: The Lips Remix
November’s Cog Night saw us pump up the jam at Clapham Grand. A night of house… more
London Film Festival 2018
This year’s BFI London Film Festival was as big as ever. Here’s Michael’s round-up of the… more
Dracula at Jack Studio Theatre
Our October Cog Night was Arrows & Traps Theatre’s take on the Dracula story. Michael tells… more
Liverpool’s Dream
Theatrical magic-makers Royal De Luxe brought their Giants to Liverpool for the third and final time…. more
End of the Road Festival 2018
End of the Road is an annual take-over of Larmer Tree Gardens, on the Dorset/Wiltshire border…. more
Lee Bul’s ‘Crashing’ at the Hayward Gallery
For August’s Cog Night we went to the Hayward Gallery where more than 100 of Lee… more
Edinburgh Festival & Fringe 2018 – part 2
In the second part of his Edinburgh overview, Michael details the next twenty shows of his… more
Edinburgh Festival & Fringe 2018 – part 1
Michael has been to Edinburgh to see if he had the stamina to last a… more
East Wall: Storm the Tower
July’s Cog Night was in the historic setting of the Tower of London. Seated in the… more