John Wilcock

reflecting on films, plays, art, books, operas etc around London

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@leabank2010 I still use the SmartThings classic app but heard it wasn’t available for new users now? I added some replies last week to some comments in similar subject.

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The Nazis consolidate their grip on power in pre-war Germany in #TheDamned @barbicancentre by Comédie-Française. A compelling vision of a society disintegrating in selfish moral decay. https://t.co/RT4vFQprc2

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#LeeKrasner retrospective @barbicancentre. A key member of of the New York Abstract Expressionism movement.

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Great performances in @operahollandpark production of #Verdi ‘s #UnBalloInMaschera
#londontheatrereviews #Opera #londonopera https://t.co/b82uhDInPR

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#FrancisBacon exhibition @Gagosian in Mayfair is a visceral delve into the binding of couples

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#Afterglow @swkplay is a racy play that questions whether opening up a committed relationship to an occasional third partner can work out but doesn’t really develop beyond the initial premise https://t.co/LAR6vJ9GLr

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Ibsen’s A Doll’s House informs the basis of #Wife @kilntheatre as LGBT couples are emancipated through the ages to fulfil the love they desire. It’s also a good laugh 😀 https://t.co/6tFuHR1COL

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#MichaelRakowitz exhibition @whitechapelgallery features a series of works based on the theme of breakup and destruction from The Beatles to ancient artefacts in Syria

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The #FrankBowling exhibition @Tate Britain is bursting with colour and energy

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#LuchitaHurtado free exhibition @serpentineuk includes several interesting POV paintings of a woman seeing herself against the world

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#AMidSummerNightsDream @_bridgetheatre is a riotous joy that updates the text to create something playful and extremely funny https://t.co/tDiC36NVM3

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Enjoyed this production of #TheGlassMenagerie @arcolatheatre with fine performances from the small cast https://t.co/uD06faKUrV

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Finally gotten around to seeing the very nice looking #ThePhantomOfTheOpera @hmt_melb https://t.co/MdqEBiBXu9

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#FannyAndStella cause uproar in Victorian London @abovethestag https://t.co/xhhqtjMlnk

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Gripping sexual tension in #Romersholm @dukeofyorksldn as political idealism and traditional family values grind at the hearts of the 2 central characters https://t.co/7YGNpUMHXu

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There are standout performances from Justine Mitchell and Roger Allam in #RutherfordAndSon, a searingly sharp drama of a family in crisis, torn apart by arrogance and false pride @nationaltheatre https://t.co/g0F4M3ZQhl

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#Kubrick exhibition @DesignMuseum

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#Munch exhibition @britishmuseum

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#Sorolla exhibition @NationalGallery

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#Manga exhibition @britishmuseum