Happy New Reading Year 2018
Books lined up so far for 2018: 01. The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil 02. Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo...
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Eddie Hewitt
Dec 29, 20176 min
Tough reads in 2017
Introduction With the exception of one book on the following list, these books were either longlisted or shortlisted for the Man Booker...
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Eddie Hewitt
Dec 29, 20175 min
My Year in Books 2017
Introduction I have been blessed with some fine books in 2017. Not all of them were published this year. I tend to store up some reading...
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Eddie Hewitt
Dec 24, 20174 min
Matters of the Heart
You think you know someone. Think you’ve known him your whole life. And then, one day, you find out something about him that you had...
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Eddie Hewitt
Dec 3, 20174 min
Bro's with Mo's
In the latest blockbuster version of the movie Murder on the Orient Express, Sir Kenneth Branagh has taken on a mighty task. Others have...
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Eddie Hewitt
Dec 3, 20175 min
Murdering Poirot on the Orient Express
After the Graham Norton Show with Sir Kenneth Branagh and Johnny Depp rolling around on the sofa, I was seriously concerned that they...
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Eddie Hewitt
Nov 19, 20175 min
An anti-hero for our time
Contemporising Shakespeare Dressed for the occasion: Sope Dirisu as Coriolanus (RSC, via Twitter) “I would rather you just said ‘thank...
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Eddie Hewitt
Nov 14, 20174 min
Coriolanus
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, The Barbican – Saturday 11th November 2017 In Coriolanus, Shakespeare shows us what happens when you give in...
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Eddie Hewitt
Oct 21, 20174 min
Marlowe and Shakespeare
I’ve long wondered how Marlowe compares to Shakespeare. Upstart Crow (the brilliant BBC sitcom on the life, works and friends of the...
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Eddie Hewitt
Oct 21, 20174 min
Dido Queen of Carthage
Royal Shakespeare Company, Swan Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon This rapturous RSC production of Dido Queen of Carthage brings along a superb...
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Eddie Hewitt
Oct 17, 20174 min
Stay With Me - review
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s debut novel is brilliantly crafted but at times it places an almost unbearable burden on the soul. Ayọ̀bámi seems...
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Eddie Hewitt
Oct 4, 20174 min
Saraba magazine launch
After nine years online, Saraba magazine has now been launched in print. A special event, hosted jointly by the Royal African Society and...
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Eddie Hewitt
Aug 31, 20174 min
#ENGvWI Test Match Culture
Culture abounds at cricket matches. The three match series between England and West Indies is providing a marvellous opportunity for...
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Eddie Hewitt
Aug 31, 20175 min
West Indies: Heroes and a time for Hope
Quaking in their boots? There's no ducking this one, West Indies in the 1970s and 80s were the greatest ever cricket team. Opening up,...
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Eddie Hewitt
Aug 16, 20176 min
Snowdonia: There's Lovely Isn't It
Taking the Welsh Cultural High Ground August 2017 and time for a British Summer holiday. I’ve wanted to visit Snowdonia and North Wales...
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Eddie Hewitt
Jul 18, 20175 min
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Movie review Take an all-time superhero and send him spinning back to his teens. Geeky, gawky, uncertain, disconcerted. Out of his depth...
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Eddie Hewitt
Jun 30, 20176 min
A Conversation of Different Geographies
Art Exhibition - review Thursday 22nd June to Monday 26th June 2017 Wandering Meander by Julie-Brixey Williams (left) A Divided...
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Eddie Hewitt
Jan 24, 20176 min
Art Rooms 2017
Review The third annual Art Rooms exhibition took place at The Meliá White House Hotel, Regents Park, from January 20th to 23rd. Such was...
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Eddie Hewitt
Jan 24, 20172 min
Project Art - in profile
Project Art – The Social Arts Market ™ is a superb and remarkably innovative online platform for artists and art lovers everywhere....
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Eddie Hewitt
Nov 13, 20164 min
The Other World, It Whispers
Review This is a truly remarkable debut collection of short stories by Stephanie Victoire. The tales are strikingly original, refreshing...
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