REVIEW: Songs of the Bulbul
Reading Time: 2 minutesThough Songs of the Bulbul is primarily inspired by Sufic art, particularly its music and poetry, it is also a deeply personal work created in memory of Odedra’s late mother.
Eoin Fenton
REVIEW: Wayne Sleep OBE
Reading Time: 2 minutesWayne Sleep OBE, national treasure is a dancer, director, choreographer, and actor who was originally star of the Royal Ballet and more recently appeared on the BBC series The Real Marigold on Tour and ITV’s The Real Full Monty. Wayne’s cabaret reflects on the beautiful world we live in. Expect a mix of career highlights: Original Emcee in Gillian Lynne’s Cabaret, his Dying Swan routine – and a few surprises… Wilkommen Wayne!
REVIEW: Over and Over (and over again)
Reading Time: 2 minutesCandoco delivers a night of sweaty joy in their ode to raving while disabled As one of very few integrated dance companies in Europe, Candoco, which is composed of disabled and non-disabled dancers, brings their new production…
REVIEW: Union Shorts
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn its third edition, the Union Theatre presents Union Shorts. This evening showcases eight emerging playwrights, all vying to pique our interests with a short piece to show their stuff. The standard is impeccably high this year with writing that ranges from the comedic to dramatic, the political to the personal.
REVIEW: Press
Reading Time: 2 minutesOriginally premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2021 and returning to London a fourth time in the Jack Studio, Press sees Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller as writer, director and lead in this snappy two-hander.
REVIEW: Dido and Aeneas
Reading Time: 2 minutesStep into the world of Dido and Aeneas, Henry Purcell’s celebrated masterpiece, brought to life in the intimate setting of Guildhall School’s Milton Court Theatre.
REVIEW: Vuela
Reading Time: 2 minutesVuela, which means fly in Spanish, marks the 25th anniversary of the Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras, named for founder and lead performer Sara Baras.
REVIEW: House of Life
Reading Time: 2 minutesHitting the Soho Theatre with the confidence of a street preacher and the colour scheme of a drag queen, House of Life gets the clergy on their feet with their joyful brand of uplifting entertainment.
FEATURE: Free From Festival
Reading Time: 2 minutesthe UK’s only festival of gluten and dairy free food, the Free From Festival marks the beginning of a series of food and drink events down at Woolwich Works over the summer
REVIEW: Bornsick
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn endurance test has never looked quite so beautiful.