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In Conversation with Lucy Glover and Lucy Bennett 

[Image description] A male wheelchair dancer and a female East Asian dancer are on the floor in an embrace. The female dancer is on her back, and the wheelchair dancer is perpendicular to the other dancer, but upside down as if in a head stand. His faced away from the camera. The East Asian dancer has her arms wrapped gently around the other dancer's back as if to support his headstand. Her eyes closed, hair draped gently on the floor. The image juxtaposes serenity and tension. The still wheel of the wheelchair is suspended in mid air, being a focal point of this image. The dancers are on a light coloured floor in light golden coloured costume. There is an amber light coming from behind the dancers cutting through the haze cast against the pitch black backdrop. Photography by Chris Parkes

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down with Lucy Glover who is Executive Producer and Lucy Bennett who is Co-Artistic Director of StopGap Dance Company.

REVIEW: The Opera Locos

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Opera Locos is a riotous good time! Under the direction of Joseph O’Curneen and David Ottone, five unique characters captivate the audience in this wonderfully comical presentation.

REVIEW: Sacred and Profane

Reading Time: 2 minutesSamantha Gray's latest comedy at The Space, "Sacred and Profane," invites audiences into the tangled web of online dating, where love and deception collide in hilarious fashion. Set against the backdrop of modern romance, Gray deftly navigates the complexities of finding love in a digital world, delivering a witty and insightful commentary on the traps of online relationships.

REVIEW: I Should Be So Lucky

Photo by Marc Brenner

Reading Time: 2 minutesI Should Be So Lucky is a musical which centres around a young bride named Ella, jilted at the altar, who decides not to waste her honeymoon but instead takes her family and friends to the lovers’ paradise in Turkey. The plot was ridiculous, and became increasingly so as the show went on, but the show was undeniably packed with energy, glitter and fun.

REVIEW: SoundWalk: A City Full of Stories

Reading Time: 2 minutesA soundwalk is a guided walk exploring the intersection between location and sound. In this case, landmarks around Charing Cross are paired with orchestral music and lyrics. Starting at St. Martin in the Fields, A City Full of Stories takes participants around the hustle and bustle of London’s West End, and shows how quickly this can transition into serenity when you know the perfect side street to duck into. The resulting half hour provides a nice walk alongside a pleasing musical accompaniment.

REVIEW: That’s Not My Name

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpectacular, borderline, both at the same time. That's Not My Name is a provoking play engaging the audience’s senses from the beginning. The performance quite smartly plays between the edges of energy on stage, flashy colours and simplistic scenography. In fact, the minimalistic scenery plays along very nicely with the flamboyance of the musical performances in the play. A combination of ambivalences that kept captivating the audience’s attention throughout the play.