Wednesday, August 19

Tag: Xavier Atkins

Muse – Hen & Chickens Theatre
9Aug By Caroline WorswickNo Comments
London

Muse – Hen & Chickens Theatre

Many great painters have a ‘muse,’ but how does it feel to have someone obsessing about you aesthetically?  Artist and muse met at an art gallery on a Friday night, Lilith (Millie Small) is a photographer and interested in art, and Lucas (Xavier Atkins) is an artist desperate for his break, and they both admire a painting.  They talk, and Lucas explains that he is looking for a model that he may paint.  Lilith is intrigued, but will she go along…? Of course she will!  Lucas is somewhat aloof, and Lilith is intrigued by this mysterious painter.  The studio is at his place, and once he begins painting, we hear that Lucas has been lined up for a prize if he creates some suitable work, hence his need for a live model, as he wanted his painting to be a masterpiec...
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Pop Goes The Dollar – The Hope Theatre
26Aug By Caroline WorswickNo Comments
London

Pop Goes The Dollar – The Hope Theatre

As an ex-Investment Manager, this show was a must see for me, as I recall the stressful situations bought on by a stock market crash, and the difficult conversations that I had with clients, when trying to explain why their portfolio valuations had fallen.  Set in the run up to the 2008 financial crash, the chair of the Federal Reserve Timohy Geithner (Ayan Philip) is growing increasingly worried that in a bid to grasp short-term profits, investment companies are forgetting to manage risk, and the sub-prime market may collapse.  Soon the Federal Reserve hear that the bubble is indeed bursting, and BNP Paribas are closing three of their sub-prime mortgage funds due to an illiquid market, Bear Stearns a major investment bank collapses and is bought by JP Morgan with the Fede...
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