Last night I was invited over to the Electrowerkz venue behind Angel tubestation to a live evening of entertainment organised by Artswrap, the news and reviews website to check out for anything and everything related to culture – from the visual arts via literature to live jazz.
I think the evening was organised, in part, to show the variety of the areas that Artswrap covers, as the first happening on the main stage was a monologue by Arinze Kene, a British-Nigerian playwright, from his new work ‘Little Baby Jesus‘ which is showing at the Oval House Theatre from late May to mid June. Following that were a few of the numbers by the myriad cast members from ‘Just Enough For The Real World‘, an edgy musical about human trafficking written to support the work of the Helen Bamber Foundation. Wandering around the venue we also came across the Squarepegs who were performing in the ‘Courtyard’, the large space in Electrowerkz where you can grab a drink from their bar, converted from a tube carriage, or a bite to eat from their BBQ. A string trio, they interpret music with a 1920s flair – even the theme song from Inspector Gadget got the swing treatment!
The final act that we saw before we had to leave was Rosie Sleightholme, a folk singer who writes and performs remarkably deep and meaningful songs – one in particular she performed last night focused on her homesickness for England after living in the Far East for some time and its poignancy, combined with her powerful voice, almost had me in tears!
From Artswrap Live @ Electrowerkz May 2011 |
Artswrap is a great site, and I’ve used it as inspiration for several nights out in the recent past – as well as their own website you can also see the latest news on their Facebook page and via Twitter too. Check them out!