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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 1d

Finally from Montpellier, let's take a look at the Musée Fabre's temporary exhibition, Pierre Soulages: La Rencontre.

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Pierre Soulages. La Rencontre - Musée Fabre, Montpellier – Salterton Arts Review

Showing inspirations and connections beyond Pierre Soulages’ work alone, the Musée Fabre shows new sides to “the painter of black”. Pierre Soulages. La Rencontre Any serious discussion of the Musée Fa...

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 3d

Get lost in art history at the wonderful Musée Fabre in Montpellier. Read today's post to find out more, including the new sport of Bruyas-spotting 👀

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Le Musée Fabre, Montpellier – Salterton Arts Review

Montpellier’s main art museum, the Musée Fabre combines collections and acquisitions to form a classic art historical overview in a historic setting. Just Enough Time for One Museum If you’ve been fol...

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 6d

Today on the blog we start a mini trip to Montpellier. Today we wander the city for an afternoon as a quick taster, and next we will visit the Musée Fabre.

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A Montpellier Taster For Culture Lovers – Salterton Arts Review

With an afternoon to spare, how much of Montpellier can we see, and is it enough to get a feel for the city? Join us as we answer these questions, perhaps picking up inspiration for your own trip in t...

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 8d

Exquisite Noise by Van Huynh Company turns protest into movement, sound, and light. It's loud, immersive, and unforgettable.

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#exquisitenoise #vanhuynhcompany #contemporarydance #theplacelondon #performanceart #choreography #whatsonlondon

Exquisite Noise - Van Huynh Company / The Place, London – Salterton Arts Review

In Exquisite Noise, Dam Van Huynh continues his exploration of how resistance can be felt as much as seen, turning protest into movement, sound, and atmosphere. Exquisite Noise Was this the first perf...

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 10d

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 10d

Joe Penhall's Blue/Orange is at the Greenwich Theatre 25 years after its debut. A sharp, unsettling look at race, power and mental health in the NHS, updated for 2025.

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Blue/Orange - Greenwich Theatre, London – Salterton Arts Review

Blue/Orange returns to Greenwich Theatre, exploring race, power and mental health in the NHS 25 years after its first run.

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 12d

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 12d

Tobi King Bakare's Inertia, part of SEEN Lewisham at Broadway Theatre Catford, blends speculative fiction with urgent social commentary, exploring racism in AI, identity, and the digital futures already shaping our present.

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Inertia - SEEN Lewisham / Broadway Theatre, Catford – Salterton Arts Review

A review of Inertia, part of SEEN Lewisham - a speculative, thought-provoking exploration of race, technology, and power by Tobi King Bakare.

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 16d

Visit another curious London spot with me today: the Wimbledon Windmill Museum, which has been not just a mill but a block of flats in its time.

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#wimbledonwindmill #wimbledoncommon #wimbledon #smallmuseum #windmill #londonhistory #londonmuseums

Wimbledon Windmill Museum, London – Salterton Arts Review

Discover the hidden history of Wimbledon Windmill Museum, exploring milling, model windmills, and a touch of scouting heritage.

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 20d

Claye Bowler's 'Top' at Queer Britain transforms a seven year wait for gender-affirming surgery into an archive you can step inside.

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#clayebowler #queerbritain #transart #lgbtq #contemporaryart #whatsonlondon #smallmuseum #transvisibility #artlover

Top - Queer Britain, London – Salterton Arts Review

Claye Bowler’s Top at Queer Britain transforms the artist’s seven-year wait for gender-affirming surgery into an unflinching archival installation. Content warning: lots of representations of breasts,...

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 23d

When a lecture on bog bodies turns into something darker... Check out Olivia Cordell's one woman show Bog Body, with upcoming dates at the Bread & Roses and Etcetera theatres.

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📸 Kelly Powers

#bogbody #oliviacordell #horrortheatre #halloweentheatre

Bog Body - The Glitch, London – Salterton Arts Review

Olivia Cordell brings her horror style to the stage with Bog Body, a lecture-driven solo show mixing science, myth, and scares.

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 25d

It's been a while since we did a walk along a lost London river! With Tom Bolton's trusty guide in hand, join me along the path of the Fleet from Hampstead to Blackfriars.

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#riverfleet #londonslostrivers #lostriver #londonhistory #walkingtour #londonwalk

Walking the Fleet - London's Lost River – Salterton Arts Review

On today’s walk we trace the Fleet from one of its sources on Hampstead Heath, through centuries and city streets all the way to Blackfriars. London’s Lost Rivers: It’s Been a While! It sure has. “The...

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 27d

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · 27d

It's here! My annual post rounding up all the interesting corners of London I saw as part of Open House Festival. This year that includes a brand new Somali community museum project, Tudor almshouses in Croydon, and plenty of Lewisham self-build projects.

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Open House London 2025 – Salterton Arts Review

I took a slightly more reasonable approach to exploring Open House London 2025 than I did last year, but nonetheless managed to see historic treasures, contemporary living, and some real oddities as w...

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · Sep 19

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · Sep 19

Rarely performed, Oscar Wilde's first play Vera; Or, the Nihilists is on at the Jack Studio Theatre until 27 September. Wildeans should book now, you may not have the chance to see it again!

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📸 Henry Roberts

Vera; Or, The Nihilists - Third Thing Productions / The Jack Studio Theatre, London – Salterton Arts Review

Oscar Wilde’s rarely-performed first play Vera; Or, the Nihilists receives a sympathetic revival in this production at the Jack Studio Theatre in Brockley. Oscar Wilde’s First Play Now here’s a questi...

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · Sep 16

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · Sep 16

Charisma in spades as Ncuti Gatwa plays Christopher Marlowe in Born With Teeth, opposite Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare. On at Wyndham's Theatre until 1 November.

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Born With Teeth - Wyndham's Theatre, London – Salterton Arts Review

One particular magnetic performance overcomes limitations in the writing in Born With Teeth. And it might not be the Elizabethan playwright you’d first think of. Born With Teeth One thing’s for sure: ...

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · Sep 13

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · Sep 13

Tears, laughter, recognition: Not Your Superwoman at the Bush Theatre is a deeply moving story of mothers, daughters, and the cycles Black women carry and try to break. With powerhouse performances from Golda Rosheuvel and Letitia Wright.

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📸 Richard Lakos

Not Your Superwoman - Bush Theatre, London – Salterton Arts Review

A powerful new Bush Theatre play, Not Your Superwoman follows three generations of Black women navigating love, grief, and generational cycles.

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · Sep 11

It's starting to feel autumnal. Before all the leaves drop, let's take a stroll through some of Petersham's private gardens.

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#petersham #petershamnurseries #opengarden #opengardens #westlondon #thames #londonhistory

Petersham Through Its Gardens – Salterton Arts Review

Explore Petersham’s Open Gardens - from grand lodges to Arts & Crafts charm and modernist builds - in a rare glimpse behind the village’s tall brick walls.

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · Sep 7

Behind every coffin is a story. In Vernon, one funeral director finally tells his own, with dark laughs and a heavy heart.

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Vernon - SE London Fest / The Bridge House Theatre, London – Salterton Arts Review

Review of Vernon at SE Fest — Gary Bates’ one-man play about a funeral director, grief, humour, and family, balancing dark comedy with real emotion.

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Salterton Arts Review @saltertonarts.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Black Power Desk - Brixton House, London – Salterton Arts Review

A powerful new musical at Brixton House, Black Power Desk brings 1970s Black British civil rights to life with music, history and heart.

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