James Gray
‘The Arrest of Ai Weiwei’, Hampstead
The themes on display through the duration of the play are noble ones, and the cast put in some fine performances
‘Yes, Prime Minister’
The dialogue zips along, with Sir Humphrey shining in his attempts to cover the truth hidden from the PM
The Camden Crawl
The daytime highlights this year included The Camden Gardens, an outdoor stage nestled underneath a railway bridge
The Great Puppet Horn at VAULT
Pangolin’s Teatime pokes fun at inequality, riffing on events of the past and using them to mock people in the news right now
Kafka v Kafka at Brockley Jack
Using Kafka’s work as a starting point, this new play takes the form of an extended confrontation between father and son
‘Justice Tonight’ With Mick Jones
Expectations were high for the show at the Scala. Not least because London is the hometown of former Clash member Jones
Our Days of Rage in Old Vic Tunnels
The question of when is violent action more effective than peaceful protest is debated under rumbling tunnels
Miró: The Ladder of Escape
This Tate Modern exhibition shows Miro’s internal conflict between his realist, political work and his surrealist paintings
‘The Lost Boys’ by Future Cinema
It’s slightly bizarre to be in a beachside carnival surrounded by skyscrapers, but in a way it added to the unreality of the event
Out of This World at The British Library
While the exhibit is relatively small, it manages to pack in a whole load of interesting history and geeky fun
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