1883 Magazine

2 days ago | 1883magazine.com | Nick Barr

Listen very carefully, for I will say this only once: taped to the bottom of the device where you are reading this is a tiny box. Inside the box is a microfilm containing my review of The Comedy About Spies… There are enemies everywhere who would love to get their hands on this sensitive information.

6 days ago | 1883magazine.com | Nick Barr

This perennial favourite returns to Bankside with a young cast headed by Lola Shalam and Rawaed Asde as the ill-fated teenagers. It’s probably the best-known work of Shakespeare but, thanks to a trio of welcome touches from director Sean Holmes, it arrives on the Bankside somewhat refreshed. The first major change is the setting. Goodbye Italy, hello the frontier town of Verona. The set is sturdy and simple enough, with all the action happening in front of the wooden façade of a saloon.

1 week ago | 1883magazine.com | Nick Barr

Walking into Giant at the Harold Pinter Theatre, I expected a nuanced exploration of an author – Roald Dahl – defending himself against accusations of antisemitism and perhaps earning redemption. I didn’t know the full story. I hadn’t read the article, and I hadn’t researched what he’d said. I went in hoping, perhaps foolishly, that there would be another side to the narrative. What I found was something far more challenging – and far more affecting.

1 week ago | 1883magazine.com | Nick Barr

Just go and see it. Wait… I need to write more than that? Ok… This play is one of the most important works of our time. You’ll laugh, you may cry, you will be forever changed by the experience. Just go and see it. What’s that? You need even more? You got any quarters?

2 weeks ago | 1883magazine.com | Kelsey Barnes

For Tucker Wetmore, life has always been a gamble — but that’s exactly how he likes it. Whether it was leaving college to chase a music career in Nashville, betting on himself as a new artist, or navigating the whirlwind of sudden success, Wetmore has built his life around taking risks. And now, with his debut album What Not To, he’s cashing in.