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Taking Up Space
A new room, a final year looming and a fresh start. On taking up space, living with the weight of the past, and trying to turn experience into something useful.
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Spa Weekend: There’s Something Special Here
Beneath the Hangover bravado of Spa Weekend is something warmer and much more interesting: four flawed women, an enduring friendship and a comedy that ultimately finds its heart.
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The Comedy About Spies Review: Familiar Tricks, Extraordinary Ambition
Mischief return to the West End with their most ambitious production yet. The Comedy About Spies delivers huge laughs, extraordinary stagecraft and moments of genuine genius, but can familiar formulas sustain their biggest adventure to date?
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The Golden Hinde: Preserving a Ship, Sustaining a Story
The Golden Hinde, a full-scale replica launched in 1973, has been a permanent educational attraction in St Mary Overie Dock since 1996. Amid ongoing preservation work, the ship remains open to the public under family ownership, prioritising accessible education and hands-on experience. After pandemic recovery and a successful bid, it was named a National Historic…
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Brighton Pride 2026 Review
The performances were exceptional, the atmosphere infectious and the memories unforgettable. But as the music paused and the crowds settled, one question lingered: could Pride on the Park make the moments between the performances just as memorable as the performances themselves?
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Two Museums for the Price of None
Two free museums, one beautiful park and a day spent questioning how we experience history. A visit to V&A East and V&A Storehouse proves Stratford is one of London’s most rewarding cultural destinations.
Hi, I’m Colin.
Curiosity has always been one of my defining traits. It’s also got me into trouble once or twice.
These days, I’m an award-winning journalism student based in East London, spending far too much time wandering around museums, theatres and neighbourhoods looking for stories worth telling. Usually the free ones.
It hasn’t always looked like this.
My twenties were messy. Really messy. I spent years making decisions that damaged my future more than they helped it. Somewhere along the way I realised I had two choices: keep collecting regrets or start collecting stories.
I’m trying very hard to do the second one.
This website is where that curiosity ends up. You’ll find reviews, photography and the occasional personal piece when life gives me something worth writing about.
Colin Cushion 