Glen Pearce
Writer, critic, editor, publicist and broadcaster.
Wordsmith with over 20 years experience working in the arts and heritage sectors.
about Glen
Writer
Over 20 years experience writing content for various print and digital publications.
Critic
Extensive experience as a theatre and book reviewer.
Broadcast
Comfortable in front of microphone or camera.
Writer, Editor, and Critic Glen Pearce has over 20 years experience finding the right words for the creative and cultural sector. Having trained as a Stage Manager at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama, Glen initially worked backstage before moving into theatre management and PR. Glen has worked as a theatre critic and editor for a number of print, digital and broadcast channels.
Outside of theatre and the arts Glen has also worked in the events and heritage sectors, appearing on TV and radio as well as print interviews. Glen also writes travel features, with a focus primarily on Scandinavia.
Glen also writes features and reviews for Nordic literature and Nordic culture.
Portfolio
Below you’ll find a selection of Glen’s written work. For more please contact Glen.
Feature: Aarhus – Denmark’s second city
Many people outside of Denmark may be unfamiliar with Denmark’s second city. Billund? No that’s Lego HQ. Gothenberg? No, that’s Sweden. While capital Copenhagen draws international attention, Aarhus crams a lot into its small space.
Review: Murmurations – Bedford’s Park
In a year when environmental concerns have become headline news, both globally through extremes of temperature causing both wildfires and flash floods and more locally through river pollution, vehicle emission charges and government changes to net zero commitments, Steve Waters and Tangled Feet’s Murmurations takes on renewed relevance and urgency.
Book Reviews: The Wolf & Stigma
What happens when the hunter turns into the hunted? When police officer Alexander Blix is sentenced to 12 years in jail for murder, he discovers that life inside a maximum-security prison is more difficult than he anticipated. However, being behind bars does not prevent the Oslo police from requesting his aid in solving another case.
Review: Bat Out Of Hell – London Coliseum.
The narrative has always been strong in Steinman’s work and the London Coliseum, usual home for English National Opera, seems an appropriate venue for his almost operatic opus, albeit with a heavy rock score unlike anything usually heard in the venue.
From Larsson to Lagercrantz to Smirnoff:The unconventional evolution of the Millennium series continues
As fans eagerly awaited the publication of The Girl In The Eagle’s Talons, Karin Smirnoff’s takeover of Steig Larsson’s Millennium Series, the genesis of the books is just as complex as the plot twists contained within the book’s pages.
Book Reviews: You Can’t See Me and Reykjavik
This intricately plotted novel by Ægisdottir leaves readers wondering not only who committed the crime, but also, intriguingly, what the crime was and who the victim is.
Review: Angels In America – National Theatre, London
When initially staged at the same venue 25 years ago, the themes of tolerance, sexuality, religious belief and mental illness may have seemed radical, but a quarter of a century on, while the stigma of HIV may have somewhat lessened, the concerns raise in Kushner’s vastly ambitious work are still prevalent.
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