Eddie HewittJul 16, 20197 minEngland, finallyThings like this never happen to England. Or rather, they never happen for England. But we have just won the Cricket World Cup. Oh my!...
Eddie HewittMar 10, 20196 minRichard IIWomen of the world unite and...fight? Review: Shakespeare's Globe, 5th March 2019 I cannot recall exactly when, but at some point I gave...
Eddie HewittMar 10, 20197 minThe Story of England?Probing nationality, race, gender and universality Much has been made of Richard as the great play about England. This seems rather bold....
Eddie HewittJan 31, 20194 minDon QuixoteRoyal Shakespeare Company at the Garrick Theatre, London Saturday 26th January 2019 Review Cervantes is sometimes accorded a similar...
Eddie HewittJan 25, 20193 minMary Queen of ScotsMovie Review: 5 stars The Guardian film critic Pete Bradshaw was disgruntled by the lack of balance in this film. It’s true, Queen...
Eddie HewittJan 20, 201911 minArt Rooms 2019Review Meliá White House Hotel, 11th to 13th January Art Rooms promised to be extra special for me this year. Having reviewed the...
Eddie HewittJan 19, 20193 minArt Rooms 2019Part 2: Hard to leave out... Due to the exceptionally high standard of art on display at the event, Connected Cultures is including in...
Eddie HewittJan 19, 20193 minArt Rooms 2019Part 3: Returning Favourites It was a great pleasure to encounter three of my all time favourite Art Rooms exhibitors again at the 2019...
Eddie HewittJan 4, 20195 minMacbethRoyal Shakespeare Company, The Barbican, 29th December 2018 Review One word springs to mind. Understated. Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s...
Eddie HewittDec 31, 20189 minAnnual Awards 2018The First Annual Connected Cultures Awards 2018 Recognising excellence, as perceived in the Connected Cultures world, defined by...
Eddie HewittDec 31, 20184 minCultural Connectivity AwardsThe Inaugural Connected Cultures Special Award for Cultural Connectivity 2018 With this award we are celebrating excellence in Cultural...
Eddie HewittDec 24, 20185 minMacbeth: a national favouriteIn many ways Macbeth is the most popular of Shakespeare’s Big Four tragedies. Maybe of all his plays. Hardest to get tickets for at the...
Eddie HewittDec 23, 20185 minWords of the Year 2018Connected Cultures Favourites: A selective review of the year, focusing on the words, names and phrases that have found a special place...
Eddie HewittDec 10, 20185 minOthelloShakespeare's Globe, Monday 8th October 2018 Review A tragedy at The Globe is invariably a triumph, especially when it’s one of the...
Eddie HewittDec 10, 20189 minRacism in OthelloIn my review of the production at the Globe Theatre in the autumn of 2018, I posited the theory that Othello is not essentially about...
Eddie HewittDec 9, 201810 minBecoming DazzledPart 3 of a special 3 part feature on Michelle Obama’s historic conversation with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in London: how we celebrated,...
Eddie HewittDec 4, 20186 minBecoming DisconcertedPart 2 of a 3 part feature on the historic conversation between Michelle Obama and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in London. Here: the...
Eddie HewittDec 4, 20185 minBecoming ExcitedPart 1 of a special 3 part feature on the historic conversation between Michelle Obama and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in London. Here: the...
Eddie HewittNov 20, 20184 minKudos to Brittle PaperCongratulations to Brittle Paper on hosting their second, annual, prestigious review of contemporary African literary brilliance. A huge...
Eddie HewittOct 27, 20185 minIn Our TimeTwenty Years of Cultural, Historical, Scientific, Religious, Philosophical Conversation I’m in the Purcell room at the Southbank Centre....