Reading Time: 3 minutesFresh from a recent 5 star review from the Edinburgh Fringe, this one man show starring Peter Tate, adapted by Tate and director Guy Masterson takes us on a journey into the posthumous psyche of one of the most famous artists of the 20th century.
Reading Time: 3 minutesLUNG’s intention of exposing the untold horrors of Woodhill’s prison system is achieved to staggering effect, encompassing stunning choreography alongside heart-wrenching verbatim.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA warming story of finding and keeping ‘the faith’ told to a soulful beat Wandering into the intimate, black box studio at the Old Fire Station in Oxford, I was immediately filled with comfort. A warm light…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn enchanting performance and an unexpected comedic delight The Theatre Royal Glasgow recently played host to my very first opera experience, The Barber of Seville, and I must say it was a dazzling revelation. This performance from…
Reading Time: 2 minutes'The Diviners’ is brought to the Golden Goose Theatre by the innovative The People Show theatre company. The Diviners explored four broken A.I entities trying to navigate and make sense of the world that they were in.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWalking into Liverpool’s Royal Court on the second night of Olivia Hirst and David Byrne’s The Incident Room’s, one steps back into the 1970s and into the centre of the police hunt for the notorious and elusive Yorkshire Ripper.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn incredibly funny show that gracefully navigates difficult topics and true experiences that are typically shied away from Identities, female-led Close to Home Productions’ first creation, is a story about boobs. Yet, it manages to be about…
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK theatres have reopened their doors following the pandemic-induced lockdown, but a persistent problem of accessibility for both disabled performers and audiences has come to the forefront. The shift to online streaming during the pandemic brought a new sense of inclusivity for disabled and chronically ill people, raising hopes for a more accessible future in theatre.
Reading Time: 4 minutesActivate Performing Arts’ biennial outdoor arts festival, Inside Out Dorset, returns to entertain and celebrate Dorset.
Reading Time: 4 minutesSmoking Apples’ show Kinder cleverly employs many different kinds of puppets (designed by Hattie Thomas and Matt Lloyd), simple but effective projections and shadow play (Hattie Thomas), and a clever sound design (by George Bellamy) as well as skillful performers/puppeteers (Hattie Thomas, David Burchhardt, and Tea Poldervaart) to tell us the story of “one small Czech-Jewish girl embarking on a mighty adventure” as she escapes German-occupied Czechoslovakia at the beginning of WWII.