Reviews
PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Lucha Libre London, Roundhouse
Following the classic story of Good v Evil, Lucha Libre’s masked wrestlers battled it out to win - not only…
THEATRE REVIEW: Hansel and Gretel, Catherine Wheels at Barbican
Catherine Wheels’ promenade production of Hansel and Gretel, currently at the Barbican, is anything but disappointing.
THEATRE REVIEW: Zero, Theatre Absolute
Zero is the story of one of hundreds of interrogation camps set up twenty years from now to extract information…
MUSIC REVIEW: Ricordi - Beyond 200
The dual company of the world-class ELISION Ensemble and featured Ricordi protégé, Perth composer Liza Lim, essentially transformed what might…
PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Apples & Snakes, Soho Theatre
Fast becoming one of London’s most exciting literary groups, Apples & Snakes is pushing the boundaries in poetry and spoken…
OPERA REVIEW: Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
Time has withered neither the opera nor this version of it. The props, costumes and sets are fantastic$$s$$ sitting in…
VISUAL ARTS/VENUE REVIEW: The Double Club
Thursday 20 November saw the pre-launch of a temporary new hangout in London as the German artist Carsten Höller, known…
THEATRE REVIEW: The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes
The eponymous hero of the RSC’s The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes by Adriano Shaplin at Wilton’s Music Hall in London…
THEATRE REVIEW: Firsts 2008
Programme including Hambre (Compañia LA), The Canon for Duet (Chisato Minamimura Dance Company), Beautiful Dance (Albert Quesada and Vera Tussing),…
THEATRE REVIEW: Drifting and Tilting
Scott Walker's Drifting and Tilting at the Barbican Theatre last week was a consummate performance art miracle.