The Mermaid’s Tongue
For January’s Cog Night we played Swamp Motel’s online game The Mermaid’s Tongue. Anna gives her… more
Journal
Journal entries ordered by “Reviews”
Cultural highlights of 2020
Michael gives a month by month overview of his favourite cultural events of 2020… more
R.A.P Party 10th Anniversary Celebration
For our November Cog Night we enjoyed The Albany’s livestream of R.A.P. Party. Kristina shares her… more
Bubble at Nottingham Playhouse
For our October Cog Night we watched a live-stream of James Graham’s play about the Covid-19… more
BSO@Home: Eight plus Eight
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra are running a series of concerts in person and online. Ed caught… more
London Film Festival 2020
The 64th BFI London Film Festival moved mostly online. Here’s Michael’s round-up of the 13 festival… more
Breakfast briefing with Chris Smith
As part of our fortnightly breakfast briefing series, we invited former Culture Secretary Chris Smith to… more
Hot Pink Turquoise at South London Gallery
Ed enjoyed this perception-bending show at South London Gallery. The perfect antidote to too much time… more
Faith Healer at the Old Vic
We attended a live-stream of Brian Friel’s Faith Healer for our second ever virtual Cog Night…. more
Blindness at The Donmar Warehouse
This immersive sound installation was our first live outing since March. Alex gives his take on… more
My White Best Friend (and Other Letters Left Unsaid)
We went on our first (virtual) Cog Night in a while. Ed gives his account of… more
The Walrus Who Came to Tea
A fundraising virtual tea party. Count us in. Emma’s love for sweet (and savoury) treats, meant… more
VAULT Festival 2020
I’m fascinated by VAULT Festival (I really don’t like using those capitals but that’s how they… more
White Plague at Greenwich Theatre
For our March Cog Night we were at Greenwich Theatre for an immersive theatrical experience about… more
Jekyll and Hyde at Vault Festival
February’s Cog Night saw us chasing round the streets of Southwark in this interactive piece by… more
Vivian Suter: Tintin’s Sofa at Camden Arts Centre
On a stormy Sunday afternoon Ed took refuge in this paint-sodden exhibition at Camden Arts Centre. more
The Lost Hours at Vault Festival
A performance for one in a shipping container. Michael had little idea what to expect from… more
Christine Rebet at Parasol Unit
Parasol Unit are leaving their current London space. Ed went along to their final exhibition -… more
The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience
For January’s Cog Night we played The Crystal Maze Live Experience. Anna gives her take on… more
Lucian Freud: The Self-portraits at the Royal Academy
Ed shares his thoughts on one of January’s must-see exhibitions at the Royal Academy. more
Cultural highlights of 2019
Michael gives a month by month overview of his favourite cultural events of 2019… more
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