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Dirty Work (The Late Shift) – Forced Entertainment
For our June Cog Night we were back at Battersea Arts Centre for the UK premiere of Forced Entertainment's...
Demon Dayz at Dreamland, Margate
In their latest incarnation, Gorillaz curated and headlined their own festival in the glorious setting of Dreamland theme park in...
Late at the Gate: Ye Olde Tavern Quiz
For May's Cog Night we took Matt to the Museum of the Order of St John for his first ever...
Simon Esterson at Typo Circle
"Recently we've been using some big type and we've also been using some smaller type for text". Michael was at...
A Practice For Everyday Life at Typo Circle
Matt and Michael are at St Brides for a Typographic Circle talk by Emma and Kirsty from A Practice For...
Mellor&Smith meet GFDA
Good Fucking Design Advice (GFDA) is an initiative from New York designers Brian Buirge and Jason Bacher. As part of...
Electricity at Wellcome Collection
This month’s Cog Night was not only my first with the team, it was also my first visit to the...
Hamlet at Almeida Theatre
The brilliant Andrew Scott gives us his Dane in a new production directed by theatrical wunderkind Robert Icke. Michael settled...
Bridget Christie: Because You Demanded It
Bridget Christie is about to take her Brexit material on tour. We caught the show for our February Cog Night....
Richard Gadd at Soho Theatre
January's Cog Night was another outing to Soho Theatre, this time to see Richard Gadd's very personal show, Monkey See,...
Blue Aeroplanes at O2 Academy, Islington
Art-rocking beatniks with altitude, The Blue Aeroplanes are back on the road with a new album. Michael caught their London...
Cultural highlights of 2016
Michael gives a month by month overview of his favourite cultural events of 2016…
The Infinite Mix
With their main gallery closed for renovation, the Hayward Gallery team have moved offsite for this collaboration with The Vinyl...
Akram Khan’s Giselle at Sadler’s Wells
Akram Khan's influences from Kathak and contemporary offer a striking take on the classic romantic ballet, beautifully performed by the...
The Red Barn at National Theatre
David Hare has adapted Georges Simeon's 'La Main' for his latest directorial foray at The National Theatre. Mark Strong, Hope...
Shopping and F*cking at Lyric
October's Cog Night was the revival of Mark Ravenhill's shocking debut. Would this production at Lyric Hammersmith still have the...
King Lear at The Old Vic
At 80, Glenda Jackson is back on stage after a quarter of a century as an MP. As King Lear...
London Film Festival 2016
248 features from 74 countries in 15 cinemas across 12 days. The BFI London Film Festival is a huge event...