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Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.
Cog acquires digital agency Red Leader
We are delighted to announce that we have acquired the business of the digital design studio Red Leader.
Voted number one small agency in the UK
Cog Design was ranked as the number one small agency in the UK by Drum magazine.
Cog World Cup 2014
After a hugely successful 2010, our World Cup sweepstake returns for the tournament in Brazil.
Drain Brain: Sir Peter Bazalgette
Sir Peter Bazalgette (Chair of Arts Council England) gave a talk about the engineering works of his ancestor, the Victorian...
Brasil:Brazil essay
In 2000 Michael wrote a history of Brazilian music in the programme notes for the Brasil:Brazil festival at the Barbican....
The Making of Harry Potter: Studio Tour
With very little knowledge or interest in the story (I’ve not read any of the books and watched only a...
Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare’s Globe
‘Brutality of the highest order’ reads the poster outside, and you better believe it. Actually a tame description in comparison...
Museums + Heritage Show 14
Described (by the marketing blurb at Olympia) as the most popular event for the cultural sector, the Museums + Heritage...
The Testament of Mary
In the latest of their collaborations, Deborah Warner directs Fiona Shaw in a solo performance at the Barbican Theatre. Shaw...
Kronos at 40
Often described, by people who should know better, as the punk pioneers of classical, Kronos really have (alongside their English...
David Baddiel’s Fame: Not The Musical
In his first one-man show for 15 years, David Baddiel examines issues of celebrity through the skewed lens of his...
Crafts Council: Collect
The world’s galleries and makers clamour to be part of this prestigious annual showcase, organised by the Crafts Council, and...
United Visual Artists: Momemtum
Outside the Curve, I was greeted by a cheery Barbican attendant. He explains that we are about to enter a...
Circus Geeks Beta Testing
With its annual circus festival, the Roundhouse continues to be one of London’s most interesting live event spaces. This year,...
King Lear at The National Theatre
I’ve never been a fan of King Lear, I don’t think I’ve got the intellectual stamina to cope with three...
Martin Creed at Hayward
Martin Creed might not like the label ‘conceptual artist’ but I’m struggling to think of a better way to describe...
Andy Altmann at Design Council
In the second of their Take 5 series, Design Council invited Andy Altmann, one of the three founding partners at...
The Weir at Wyndham’s Theatre
The Weir is a rarity, a play that every critic and every actor agrees to be brilliant. When it was...