Executive Overview Civilisations are rarely remembered for their institutional politics or their temporary rulers; instead, they are immortalised by the archetypes and figures they worship. Ancient Greece is recalled as vividly through the mythic fury of Achilles and the cunning of Odysseus as it is through the birth of democracy and classical philosophy. Medieval England … Read more
Executive Overview At London’s prestigious Lyttelton Theatre, a high-stakes theatrical experiment is rewriting the rules of live performance. Conceived, written, and directed by visionary theatre-maker Benedict Andrews, Electra/Persona is an audacious double bill that welds Sophocles’ ancient Greek tragedy Electra to Ingmar Bergman’s searing 1966 psychological film masterpiece Persona. Featuring powerhouse performances by two of … Read more
Executive Overview Step through the doors of London’s prestigious Saatchi Gallery into The Raw and the Cooked, and you are immediately confronted by an arresting dialogue between antiquity and the avant-garde. Dominating the gallery’s far wall is a singular, monumental painting that instantly sets the tone for an exhibition unafraid of morbid historical curiosities. Harry … Read more
