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Cultural highlights of 2018
Michael gives a month by month overview of his favourite cultural events of 2018…
Club Classics: The Lips Remix at Clapham Grand
November's Cog Night saw us pump up the jam at Clapham Grand. A night of house history and disco anthems,...
London Film Festival 2018
This year's BFI London Film Festival was as big as ever. Here's Michael's round-up of the 10 films he saw...
Dracula at Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
Our October Cog Night was Arrows & Traps Theatre's take on the Dracula story. Michael tells us how much he...
Liverpool’s Dream
Theatrical magic-makers Royal De Luxe brought their Giants to Liverpool for the third and final time. Michael revisited the city...
London Incidental Orchestra at St John’s, Waterloo
This September the Cog team headed down to St John’s church in Waterloo for something a little different. This month’s...
End of the Road Festival 2018
End of the Road is an annual take-over of Larmer Tree Gardens, on the Dorset/Wiltshire border. Michael was there to...
Lee Bul’s ‘Crashing’ at Hayward Gallery
For August’s Cog Night we went to the Hayward Gallery where more than 100 of Lee Bul’s pioneering and thought-provoking...
Edinburgh Festival & Fringe 2018 – part 2
In the second part of his Edinburgh overview, Michael details the next twenty shows of his 2018 adventure.
Edinburgh Festival & Fringe 2018 – part 1
Michael has been to Edinburgh to see if he had the stamina to last a week at the world's biggest...
AMA conference 2018
Jack's highlights and top-tips from the Arts Marketing Association’s 2018 conference, titled ‘The Power of Play’, held in Liverpool.
#DumpTrump signs
Cometh the man, cometh the witty protest banner. On Friday 13th July, like so many people from the creative and...
East Wall: Storm the Tower at Tower of London
July's Cog Night was in the historic setting of the Tower of London. Seated in the moat we experienced the...
Hamlet at Shakespeare’s Globe
For June’s Cog Night we went to Shakespeare’s Globe to see artistic director Michelle Terry as Hamlet. Jack reflects on...
Cog Culture Cup wall chart
An absolute game-changer of an interactive cultural calendar and world cup wall chart thing.
All Hands and Hearts comedy night at Up The Creek
For May's Cog Night we took a short walk to Up The Creek for a stand-up night in aid of...
Cog Design Scavenger Hunt
As part of our annual away day we split off into teams and took to the streets of London on...
Time Share at Rich Mix
The Cog team went to the Rich Mix to watch the UK premiere of Time Share as part of the...
Museum Marathon
On 15 April, Jack took part in a Museum Marathon in London, here's his journey around 26 museums in one...
Flight of the Conchords at Soho Theatre
When stars of successful TV shows come back after 10 years it's hard not to be cynical.... Would the Flight...