Connected Cultures

Edited by Nancy Adimora and Ore Agbaje-Williams. Published by the Borough press. Review. I turn to books to learn, to engage, to enjoy....

The Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington, 4th September. Review. “All that glisters is not gold, Often have you heard that told...” ...but this...

The Journey North. The summer of ’21 and everything is getting back to normal. Except it isn’t. Still, we felt bold enough to take a tour...

Sheep and the Forgotten Lion. Given the pandemic, we have chosen somewhere as remote as possible. Full of beautiful countryside and...

Bring Me Sunshine. Morecambe Bay sounds pleasant. Given a high tide and a sunny day it might be quite perfect for a day at the seaside....

25th Anniversary Event. In many ways Connected Cultures is inspired by The South Bank Show. Melvyn Bragg is the ultimate role model as a...

The latest English fiasco? Or just another one of those things we aren’t very good at? The latest being penalties. Again. This time just...

by Nadifa Mohamed. Review. I try to curb my expectations when it comes to new novels by favourite authors, but for The Fortune Men I...

By Maggie O’Farrell. Review. Like the troubled prince, I am a little hesitant. I have no will to give this story away. Which is strange,...

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. Review. The Perfect Nine is a glorious retelling of the story of the birth of the Gĩkũyũ people, featuring Gĩkũyũ...

Celebrating excellence in the Creative Arts and Society, as selected by the Connected Cultures editorial board. 2020 has been an...

Retold by Anne Louise Avery. Review. Reynard the Fox is the master of the grand entrance and he is true to form in this brilliant...

I’ve long had a fascination with foxes. Early on, I always loved family outings to the countryside to collect blackberries. One time, we...

Review, September 2020 When I requested a review copy I was expecting an anthology of Clare’s poems and selected works, with the latest...

Brittle Paper, the leading online African Literature platform, is ten years old. Connected Cultures is delighted to pay tribute and to...

Finally. Finally. Finally. The Colston statue has been removed. Bristolians, black and white, have together done the decent thing. The...

Black Lives Matter. Bristol will forever have a terrible past, but finally one of the reasons for long-lasting shame has been removed....

Written by Inua Ellams, Directed by Bijan Sheibani Filmed at London Roundhouse in summer 2019 Screened online, May 2020. Review. This...

Shakespeare Lite. I was excited about the prospect of seeing this play. The 38th Shakespeare. The extra one. The play that everyone can...

English National Ballet Lockdown Wednesday Watch Party - Review. Our cultural lives have just been enhanced with the start of a series of...