Something new: absolutely awful*

If you’re a fan of Meaghan McGurgan’s HK Art Guide blog, you may be pleased to know she is now also the editor of HKELD, a new website that aims to provide information in English on what’s on and what’s good in the world of performing arts, and to connect artists with audiences.

HKELD stands for Hong Kong English Language Drama but is also a play on the word “heckled”, a distraction rarely welcomed by performers but perhaps an apt analogy for criticism.

Asked about the popularity of her own blog, which had 500,000 hits last year, McGurgan says: “It’s because I’m topical and I [sometimes] say mean things … The minute you get topical or polarising, people are going to tune in.”

The new site – on which a panel of critics will cover everything from dance and drama to puppetry and mime – promises to be just as honest.