Thomas Ostermeier’s revival of American playwright Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes at the Schaubühne begins with a dinner party… Continue reading
Berlin artist Jenny Brockmann talks about her work and relationship to the city. Continue reading
Impro Embassy is a fresh and funny English-language show at Ratibor Theatre. Continue reading
Icky as it is, I’m going to have to touch the whole Pegida thing because I saw this BBC video yesterday, and it’s been bugging me ever since. Continue reading
The Bavarian and I recently visited his hometown (well, village) to attend his nephew’s christening… Continue reading
Maths and science blogger Merel has nominated me for the Liebster Award! Continue reading
Visual artist Laura Fong Prosper has been living in Berlin since 2007. Her solo video exhibition Gēn opens tonight at the Vesselroom Project. Continue reading
Last night marked the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To celebrate, 8000 lit balloons on 3.6m poles, match the height of the wall, were released into the night sky. Continue reading
Tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I’m looking forward to the celebrations and plan to post photos here, but meanwhile, check out this great article about it over at Uncharted101.
Wetten Dass is Germany’s biggest Saturday night entertainment show. The first time I saw it, I thought, “The Germans are crazy.” Continue reading
One of the nice things about living in Berlin is its easy connections to other towns and cities. This weekend, The Bavarian and I went to Weimar, which is a two-hour train ride away. Continue reading
Filmmaker Ismar Badzic and musician Sam Hanlan have recently come up with a way to reboot the traditional postcard, featuring limited words and, to a digital, audio-visual experience – and the first AV postcard is from Berlin! Continue reading
Last night was the opening of an Erich Kissing exhibition at Galerie Schwind on Auguststrasse in Berlin Mitte. The artist, as well as gallery owner Herr Schwind, attended. Continue reading
I occasionally tweet random things that the Bavarian says to me under the tag #ThingsMyGermanHusbandSaidToday which I thought I’d collect under one blog post for those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter (why not?!)… Join the fun @madhviramani
Newsweek has just declared that this could be the start of a new century of German success – check out the German-themed cover and read the article. What do you think? Makes me feel proud to be a German, oh, wait…
Studio Visit Berlin is a door to the city’s vibrant art scene… Continue reading
This week thousands of people went to Schoenefeld to visit ILA, the Berlin aerospace fair that occurs every two years. Continue reading
Friday night saw the European premier of Isaac’s Eye – a snappy play tackling the history of science – at the English Theatre Berlin. Continue reading
There’s a fascinating article about the Berlin Techno scene (something I know nothing about) in The New Yorker this week. Check it out: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/03/24/140324fa_fact_paumgarten
I was excited to see the premier of Schwarz Gemacht, the first play to be developed and produced by the English Theatre Berlin, but it fell short… Continue reading
Living Room Productions is currently staging two plays by New York playwrights Daniel Sauermilch and Barbara Hammond at the TheaterForum Kreuzberg. Continue reading
Winter is coming. Berlin winters are harsh with Siberian winds and temperatures dropping to -20 °C. Spectacularly, the Deutschens carry on as normal; schools stay open, people go to work, trams run on schedule. I, however, remain true to my London routes by going into hibernation. I only come out when The Bavarian bribes me … Continue reading
