At a time when some racist Southern US states went so far as to ban inter-racial chess games in public spaces, something subversive was happening down in Tennessee.
George Orwell’s "fairy story" Animal Farm stands as one of the most powerful indictments of Stalinist Russia.
William Blake claimed to experience visions throughout his life and he used these to explore ideas of religion, spirituality and philosophy in his art.
Babul and the Blue Bear is a fresh, anarchic and unique piece of theatre that brings together the worlds of hip hop, mask, puppetry and street art in a bold, dynamic and original way.
La Zona is set within a "walled community" in Mexico. It uses a violent robbery to look at class, poverty and corruption.
"We don’t ask him to become a traitor. We offer him a new definition of loyalty." And with a comment like that from a spy, you know you’re tucking into a John Le Carré novel.
"If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough," stated Robert Capa, the famous war photographer. Well no one could accuse Capa of not getting close enough.
This film verges on spoof. Two scatty gym workers find the autobiography of a recently sacked FBI agent and attempt to bribe and blackmail him while selling the information to Russian intelligence.
This period from the end of the Second World War to the mid-1970s was one of great political tension and exceptional creativity that touched all aspects of life. This exhibition explores the design of both sides in the Cold War between the superpowers of Russia and the US.
The Off the Shelf Literature Festival features readings by well-known authors, workshops, storytelling, competitions, and literary walks.
There’s Me And There’s You is the latest album from composer and jazz musician Matthew Herbert – and it’s his most explicitly political work to date.
Every so often a film comes along that so brilliantly captures an era that it can tell you more about how life was than any historical document. Babylon is one such film.
