Posts by Sarah Birch
An Opinionated Guide to East London, Hoxton Mini Press, book review: ‘Good browsing material’
The second edition of this guide to east London is a ‘handy source of ideas’
Read MoreIn at the Deep End, Kate Davies, book review: ‘A dizzying variety of lesbian sexual mores’
The Stoke Newington author’s new novel ‘explodes the myth that same-sex relationships are any more loving and equal’
Read MoreCacophony, Yard Theatre, review: ‘Vibrant drama that taps into #MeToo debate’
Seventeen young actors star in Molly Taylor’s energetic play inspired by Jon Ronson’s book on public shaming
Read MoreAll About My Mother, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘Hamminess and high drama’
This stage adaptation offers a ‘good way to reminisce’ about the classic Spanish film
Read MoreJSS Bach, Martin Goodman, book review: ‘Searing pain endures for generations’
In a book twenty years in the making, the local author ‘treads delicately around identity, values and life purpose’
Read MoreDead Girls, Abigail Tarttelin, book review: ‘Children know a lot, but they also get a lot wrong’
The Hackney-based author’s third novel puts young people at the centre of the action
Read MoreTrial TV, Secret Theatre, review: ‘An entertaining if slightly barmy evening’
Audience members turn detectives for this immersive murder mystery
Read MoreBus Fare: Writings on London’s Most Loved Means of Transport, book review: ‘Enjoyable hop-on hop-off reading’
Journey through a rich collection of facts, fiction and memoires that chronicle the beguiling history of buses
Read MoreCivilization, Flowers Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Momentous proportions of contemporary life’
This selection of photographs from a new book beautifully documents modern life
Read MoreA Hero of Our Time, Arcola Theatre – review
Fast paced and bursting with emotion, this is a new adaptation of Mikhail Lermontov’s neglected 1840 novel
Read MoreRegeneration Songs: Sounds of Investment and Loss from East London, book review: ‘Unusual in its diversity’
‘Real pleasure’ to be found in this 500-page collection of essays and literature centred around urban renewal
Read MoreMark Thomas: Check-Up – Our NHS @ 70, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘Visceral yet entertaining’
The comedian’s well-researched diagnosis of our healthcare service is both alarming and uplifting
Read MoreEvros: Crossing the River, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘The horrors of forced displacement’
Seemia Theatre’s poetic tales of involuntary migration moved audience members to tears
Read MorePhotomonth 2018: East london’s annual picture festival is back – and ‘more varied’ than ever
The two-month event, featuring over 50 exhibitions, offers audiences a ‘visual smorgasbord’
Read MoreAtlas of the Unexpected, Travis Elborough, book review: ‘Bite-sized chunks on weird and wondrous places’
Floating villages, a chess-inspired city and a tiny Canadian island all feature in this ‘enchanting’ travel compendium
Read MoreUnreal Estates, Dalston, exhibition review: ‘Dreamy excitement and sheer dread’
Amanda Lwin’s immersive show, inside a working estate agency on Kingsland High Street, ‘feeds on house-moving emotions’
Read MoreSmile Please, Peer Gallery, exhibition review: ‘a refreshing take on modern urban life’
Simon English’s new solo show features never-before-seen sculptures made from objects picked up around London
Read MoreMemorial, Barbican Centre, theatre preview: ‘the biggest challenge is learning all the Greek names!’
The Citizen chats to Martina Schwarz, whose Hackney-based community choir will perform in the upcoming war drama
Read MoreKings of the Yukon: An Alaskan River Journey – review
From his houseboat on the Lea, it takes Weymouth three days to reach McNeil Lake, the salmon spawning ground most distant from the Bering Sea where the Yukon eventually emerges
Read MoreLola Flash: ‘beauty for me is an idea of being proud and strong’
Herein lies the purpose of my work, to enable marginalized folk a way of seeing the glory of themselves
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