Connected Cultures

Connected Cultures invited guest contributor Eric Stevens to delve into the history of the Black Panther character, placing him firmly in...

Nakia - Undercover Spy 1. On Wakanda: “Wakanda is secretive, isolated, kept to itself.” “It’s uncolonised, so it’s advanced in a way its...

Essentially, Black Panther is a Marvel superhero film, and one of the best. But it transcends genre. It’s a fantasy adventure. A sci-fi...

Introduction January at the Meliá White House Hotel. Is it really a year since the last Art Rooms in London? And could the 2018...

Early Shakes Chancing his arm with a tragi-comedy, Shakespeare wrote Titus Andronicus early in his career after initially coming up with...

Review Royal Shakespeare Theatre, The Barbican – Friday 5th January 2018 What is this play? A tragi-comedy, a horrific farce, a...

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...

Introduction With the exception of one book on the following list, these books were either longlisted or shortlisted for the Man Booker...

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...

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...

In the latest blockbuster version of the movie Murder on the Orient Express, Sir Kenneth Branagh has taken on a mighty task. Others have...

After the Graham Norton Show with Sir Kenneth Branagh and Johnny Depp rolling around on the sofa, I was seriously concerned that they...

Contemporising Shakespeare Dressed for the occasion: Sope Dirisu as Coriolanus (RSC, via Twitter) “I would rather you just said ‘thank...

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, The Barbican – Saturday 11th November 2017 In Coriolanus, Shakespeare shows us what happens when you give in...

I’ve long wondered how Marlowe compares to Shakespeare. Upstart Crow (the brilliant BBC sitcom on the life, works and friends of the...

Royal Shakespeare Company, Swan Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon This rapturous RSC production of Dido Queen of Carthage brings along a superb...

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s debut novel is brilliantly crafted but at times it places an almost unbearable burden on the soul. Ayọ̀bámi seems...

After nine years online, Saraba magazine has now been launched in print. A special event, hosted jointly by the Royal African Society and...

Culture abounds at cricket matches. The three match series between England and West Indies is providing a marvellous opportunity for...

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,...