Review at a glance Oh dear. In this stiff production by Roxana Silbert, Nell Leyshon’s “play with songs” about the history of English folk music addresses interesting questions about who owns a nation’s culture with clunking obviousness. Which is ironic, given it’s about a man who supposedly saved England’s folkContinue Reading

Artist Es Devlin is among the capital’s cultural heavyweights recognised in the New Years Honours. The designer and artist, whose work includes West End theatre hits and London’s Olympic ceremonies, has been awarded a CBE. Devlin, who made her name with large scale installations, designed the UK pavilion at theContinue Reading