Reading Time: 2 minutesFlashy, funny, and fabulously filthy, Woodward Productions’ ‘A Very Naughty Christmas’ is a riotous romp perfect for the holiday season. Adorned in glittering – if skimpy – festive wear, the eight performers that make up the very…
Reading Time: 2 minutesIntermission Youth Theatre’s production Much Ado About Nothing: Remixed seeks to go where many adaptations have gone before, but interjected with some Gen-Z zeal.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is it about magic shows that audiences find so compelling? Is it the flashy presentation, the sparkling costumes, the smart misdirection?
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery woman in her late twenties knows the struggle - to have a baby, or not to have a baby. Balancing laments over the state of the world with the overwhelming maternal urge to reproduce is the subject of much media - Bairns, by Annie Davison, addresses this very struggle in a fresh and nuanced way.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBringing the frills and fuss is the incredibly energetic ensemble, made up of Patrick Cook, Olivia McBride, Daniel Walford, and Tayla Watson-Briathwaite. They exude everything from sex to sympathy, and dazzle their way through the snappy and well-instructed choreography by Jo McShane. To say nothing of Luke Farrugia, who, as The Diva, plays everything from a bawdy Ethel Merman to a soothing Karen Carpenter. Where he shines, however, is in his thoughtful interpretation of Judy Garland. With a soaring falsetto and the crude humor of a panto dame, he is a definite highlight.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeasoned comedian and writer Holly Stars brings her new stand-up hour to Fringe - against all odds, as she was just apprehended at the local Superdrug for attempting to make off with some rather fancy lipstick.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWitty, personable, and with a distinctly poetic edge - Laura Davis’ stand-up hour Albatross is a masterclass in nihilistic, yet hopeful comedy.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUsing the verbatim words of over 70 NHS nurses, El Blackwood’s Tending is a well-crafted and sobering reflection on trying to save lives whilst working in a broken system.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSobriety, sex, secrets - Michael John Ciszewski has meditations on them all. And just meditations, in general.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile lovers used to pen lengthy love letters to one another in days past, those of us dating in the 21st century are stuck with texting. How much does that affect the poetry of romance - or can some people still find it? Eli Zuzovksky’s Long Distance answers with a beautiful ‘yes’.