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Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.
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...
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...
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...
Edinburgh Festival & Fringe 2016 – Day 4
Day three of Michael’s trip to Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, a day bookended by Daniel Kitson, with Dickens providing the...
Edinburgh Festival & Fringe 2016 – Day 3
Day three of Michael’s trip to Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, with performances in a cellar, a bunker and a double-decker...
Edinburgh Festival & Fringe 2016 – Day 2
Day two of Michael's trip to Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, with Vikings, vampires, werewolves and a smattering of comedy.
Edinburgh Festival & Fringe 2016 – Day 1
Day one of Michael's trip to Edinburgh Festival and Fringe, with Russian Shakespeare and a multiplayer game of Pong on...
Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick at Somerset House
For our July Cog Night we went to Somerset House for 'Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick', an exhibition of artistic responses...
Neil Bartlett’s Stella at LIFT Festival
The 'true' story of infamous Victorian socialite, Ernest Boulton AKA Stella, is given an emotionally driven yet enigmatic treatment in...
AMA Conference 2016
Our top-tips and takeaways from the Arts Marketing Association's 2016 Conference, titled 'On a Mission to Matter', held in Edinburgh.