IN CONVERSATION WITH: Nicola Lucey
Reading Time: 4 minutesFollowing multiple five-star sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation returns with another rip-roaring crime comedy made up entirely on the spot.
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REVIEW: Blood Brothers
Reading Time: 3 minutesFew musicals have enjoyed the longevity of Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers, yet despite its familiarity, its exploration of class, inequality and circumstance remains remarkably pertinent today. This latest production at the Oxford Playhouse is a captivating and emotionally charged reminder of why the musical continues to resonate so strongly with audiences.
REVIEW: Juliet & Romeo
Reading Time: 3 minutesDirected by award-winning director/choreographer Ben Duke, Juliet & Romeo at the Bristol Old Vic takes on our cultural obsession with youth and our inevitable issues with longevity.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Levina
Reading Time: 5 minutesTo press play on Levina’s second album, Invincible Summer, is to simultaneously bear witness to an essential journey towards healing, connection and self-discovery, and to accept the extended hand of a friend. **What did the major-label system…
IN CONVERSATION WITH: n:u (melissandre varin)
Reading Time: 5 minutesFREE(HOLD) is a devotional live artwork at the junction of dance, performance, and ritual created by n:u (melissandre varin) and commissioned by Future Ritual and Fierce Festival. Dedicated to the practice of trying again and again, n:u…
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Stella Chen
Reading Time: 4 minutesViolinist Stella Chen joins ASMF to open the new season with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, following her widely acclaimed recent recording of the work with the orchestra. The programme includes Caroline Shaw’s Punctum, which draws on…
REVIEW: Private Peaceful
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile Benjamin Cain gives an excellent performance, Private Peaceful loses some impact in the transition from page to stage Private Peaceful, based on the book of the same name by beloved author Michael Morpurgo, made its way…
REVIEW: Turn of the Screw
Reading Time: 2 minutesA visually and sensory stimulating piece of theatre Turn of the Screw directed by Nicky Allpress and written by Morgan Lloyd Malcom is a visually and sensory stimulating piece of theatre. Entering into the dimmed theatre, the…
FEATURE: The Revenant
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs much a stress-test for the viewers as the characters, this brutal depiction of life in the American Frontier is a spectacular presentation of acting and cinematography Initially released in 2015, Alejandro Iñárittu’s brutally realistic depiction of…
REVIEW: Talking People
Reading Time: 2 minutesNot your typical improv show! Talking People brought their one-night only, improvised performance of The Interview to the Bush theatre on the 19 of September. The concept is simple, three women are about to be interviewed by…