REVIEW: Bi Bi Baileigh
Reading Time: 3 minutesBi Bi Baileigh is a 1 man show depicting a young veterinary student living in London. Baileigh identifies as a gay man “and proud of it” but he finds himself lonely and longing for a boyfriend.
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REVIEW: Melissa Stephens: Hot Dogs and Tears
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMelissa Stephens opens with a 'borrowed' joke about being Southern Trash which immediately sets the tone of this stand up show.
REVIEW: The Trials
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is the heart of The Trials, Dawn King’s urgent new play, running at the Donmar Warehouse after its 2021 premiere in Dusseldorf. The best way I can describe it is if Gen-Z did 12 Angry Men. In a future where climate change has rendered much of the world uninhabitable, children adjudicate on their parents and debate whether the self-interest of older generations led them to doom future ones.
REVIEW: Ice Age
Reading Time: < 1 minutePresented at Dance Base Festival, this collaboration between Resident Island Dance Theatre and Mark's Arrabit, is a true representation of how to communicate through dance.
Featuring two wheelchair based dancers and two able-bodied dancers, the piece weaves bodies and machines together in endless harmony, with both intricate and simple choices.
REVIEW: Donuts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDonuts is a contemporary dance piece choreographed by Jamaal Burkmar showing at Assembly Rooms.
REVIEW: Patient is a Verb (work in progress)
Reading Time: 4 minutes‘Patient is a Verb’ is a show in the early stage of development about trans people’s lived experiences of NHS gender identity services.
REVIEW: The West
Reading Time: 3 minutesHold onto your hats and be prepared to take centre-stage in this rip-roaring romp through the Wild West. This is immersive storytelling at its best with a dynamic and thoroughly engaging cast, all of whom seem to revel in the opportunity to flex their impressive improvisational muscles.
REVIEW: Living A Little
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLiving a Little from Finlay Bain is a poignant zombie apocalypse comedy exploring the complex friendship of Rob and Paul, made even more complicated by Ninja Invader Penelope. Directed by Jordan Murphy the piece is original, passionate and very very funny.
REVIEW: Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhilst I was a lone 20-year old going to see this play- I can say that Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors is a brilliant play brought to life by the Birmingham Stage Company that will keep the entire family entertained for a run time of 1 hour and 10 minutes.
REVIEW: Blue Badge Bunch
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLed by comedian Benny Shakes, Blue Badge Bunch is an interactive kids gameshow which talks openly about disability and breaks down barriers. The whole show is extremely inclusive, highlighted by the BSL interpreter present throughout.