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 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 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, 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 HewittAug 27, 20183 minThe African PlayWhen I booked tickets for Hamlet at the Hackney Empire I was expecting the play to fall somewhere within the Conjectured Cultures brief,...
Eddie HewittAug 4, 20187 minPortugalCultural connections in the Land of the Frango Summer 2018. Time for one last vacational fling on the continent where I still belong, but...
Eddie HewittMay 21, 20185 minClemantine WamariyaIn profile In mid-May, to launch her book The Girl Who Smiled Beads in the UK, Clemantine was at Foyles in Charing Cross Road, an...
Eddie HewittMay 21, 20185 minThe Girl Who Smiled Beadsby Clemantine Wamariya Review As well as being an inspirational speaker and humanitarian, Clemantine Wamariya is a born storyteller. A...
Eddie HewittMar 22, 20187 minBallet Black in profileConnections and Opportunities Introduction “Ballet Black is Britain’s most diverse and daring ballet company. Not only do they open up...
Eddie HewittMar 22, 20185 minBallet Black at the BarbicanReview The Suit and A Dream Within a Midsummer Night’s Dream The Barbican, Friday 16th March 2018 "The course of true love never did run...
Eddie HewittFeb 25, 20187 minBlack Panther - reviewEssentially, Black Panther is a Marvel superhero film, and one of the best. But it transcends genre. It’s a fantasy adventure. A sci-fi...
Eddie HewittJan 14, 20185 minDecline and Fall on stage and in societyEarly Shakes Chancing his arm with a tragi-comedy, Shakespeare wrote Titus Andronicus early in his career after initially coming up with...
Eddie HewittNov 19, 20175 minAn anti-hero for our timeContemporising Shakespeare Dressed for the occasion: Sope Dirisu as Coriolanus (RSC, via Twitter) “I would rather you just said ‘thank...
Eddie HewittAug 31, 20174 min#ENGvWI Test Match CultureCulture abounds at cricket matches. The three match series between England and West Indies is providing a marvellous opportunity for...