REVIEW: Circa: Wolf
Reading Time: 2 minutesA light pulses on the stage. From the darkness, bodies pounce, pause, and hungrily survey the audience. From the first few seconds, Circa’s Wolf captivates its prey.
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REVIEW: Entertaining Murder
Reading Time: 2 minutesBased on the Ilford Murder of 1922, Entertaining Murder tells the story of Edith Thompson’s affair with Freddy Bywaters and their trial for the murder of her husband, Percy.
REVIEW: Silvana Estrada
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn 29 April at the Union Chapel in London, Silvana Estrada demonstrated exactly why she has become one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Latin folk. Known for distilling complex emotion into beautifully simple compositions, it was a pleasure to experience the full emotional range of her music live.
REVIEW: The Chronology of Water
Reading Time: 2 minutesA beautiful, hypnotic, and intense exploration of trauma and identity Kristen Stewart’s feature film directorial debut is an adaptation of American writer Lidia Yuknavitch’s autobiography, showing her escape from her abusive family home through competitive swimming, college…
REVIEW: Chat Noir!
Reading Time: 2 minutesA lavish, wine-soaked plunge into bohemian Paris, Chat Noir! is immersive theatre at its most playful, provocative and joyfully unrestrained. From the moment velvet curtains part and candlelit tables flicker into view, Chat Noir! invites its audience not just to watch,…
REVIEW: I’m Muslamic Don’t Panik
Reading Time: 2 minutesA delightful evening for the senses. Zan, Zendegī, Āzādī (Women, life, freedom) Bobak Champion’s I’m Muslamic Don’t Panik invites its audience to be immersed in aworld of storytelling, hip-hop and Bristolian and Iranian culture. Bobak welcomes theaudience…
REVIEW: Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift
Reading Time: 2 minutesComedy, Calamity and Cold-blooded Murder Guy Unsworth’s adaptation of the ‘Midsomer Murders’ pilot episode is hands down hilarious and yet still chilling and gruesome enough of a stage production murder mystery. Be prepared to laugh at some…
REVIEW: The Choir Of Man
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe concept is simple, a group of men who are regulars at their local pub ‘The Jungle’ join in song. Each character represents the well-loved pub locals we all recognise from the heart broken romantic to the practical joker.
REVIEW: Heaven, Hell and Somewhere Else
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn Jungyun Lee’s experimental performance play Heaven, Hell and Somewhere Else, her lead protagonist seemingly contemplates suicide before taking the plunge and undergoing a series of strange experiences in an in-between of heaven and hell.
REVIEW: The Ballad of Johnny and June
Reading Time: 2 minutesTelling the story of Johnny Cash and June Carter through a theatrical lens, this production blends concert-style performance with biographical storytelling, aiming to offer a fresh perspective on two of country music’s most iconic figures.