Journal
Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.


Ed’s first First Aid course
On a half-day First Aid course Ed learnt some useful skills, made some new friends and chatted about cats

London Film Festival 2019
With new director, Tricia Tuttle, the 63rd BFI London Film Festival is bigger than ever. Here’s Michael’s round-up of the...

Smashing It – book launch
Michael was at the launch of a new book 'Smashing It: Working Class Artists On Life Art And Making It...

‘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 Lydia's first Cog outing...

End of the Road festival 2019
Michael's been back to his favourite annual music festival. He's written about the many bands he saw.

Bowjangles at Underbelly
For our August Cog night we visited Underbelly at Southbank, to see Bowjangles (a string quartet) perform their show Excalibow.

L’arlesiana at Opera Holland Park
For our July’s Cog night we headed off to see the dress rehearsal of L’arlesiana at Opera Holland Park. Emily...

AMA conference 2019
Jack’s highlights and top-tips from the Arts Marketing Association’s 2019 conference, titled ‘Rewire: culture, audiences & you’, held in Newcastle...

AI: More than Human at Barbican
It’s not every night you get to sip a cocktail made by a robot. But that was just part of...

Drawing the Line at The Albany
For our May Cog night we ventured around the corner to Deptford Lounge to see the award-winning show Drawing the...

Happy 28th Cog
To help us celebrate our 28th we’ve thrown a party at Rich Mix for our clients, friends and family. Chief...

Ghost Stories at Lyric
For our April Cog night we headed to Lyric Hammersmith to see the highly anticipated return of Ghost Stories. Emily...

Team outing to the Horniman Museum and Gardens
The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a landmark for South London. Lots of the team had visited over the years,...

Painted Hall at Old Royal Naval College
We were lucky enough to be invited to an advanced opening of the restored Painted Hall, at the Old Royal...

Velvet Petal at Laban Theatre
For our March Cog night we went to Trinity Laban's stunning building in Deptford, to see Scottish Dance Theatre's show,...

The Night Shift at CLF Art Cafe
For our February Cog Night, we ventured into Peckham to see members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment...

Blue Departed at Vault Festival
We made our way to The Vaults Festival 2019 to see the Blue Departed. Claire gives her take on this...

Cog Christmas 2018
In 2018, tragedy struck the Cog Christmas tree. Read Emily's account of the ways our wonderful clients helped to "Spruce...