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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…
Cog Christmas 2016
It's Christmas and don't we know it. The Cog studio is filled with festive songs, all day everyday from 1st...
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 Infinite Mix
With their main gallery closed for renovation, the Hayward Gallery team have moved offsite for this collaboration with The Vinyl...
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...
An intern’s Cogspective
Ben has been interning at Cog since September, and gives some insights into moving from university to a real design...
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...
Björk Digital at Somerset House
For our September Cog Night, we went to Somerset House to immerse ourselves in the world of Björk. We knew...
Groundhog Day at The Old Vic
What is there to add to one of the more perfect film comedies of all time? Sæunn, Sam and Michael...
Ride at Concorde 2
It's been more than 26 years since Michael first went to Brighton to see the then teenage band, Ride. He's...
Wilting in Reverse at Soho Theatre
An absurd, surreal and fascinating story delivered through speech, song and dance. A brilliant performance that has you laughing one...
Edinburgh Festival & Fringe 2016 – Day 5 (& 6)
Day five (and a bit of six) of Michael’s trip to Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, with surrealist circus, vaudeville villains...