Performing Arts
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…
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…
Career Profile: Lucy Gough, playwright
Lucy has written for theatre and radio for over 15 years, writing for Hollyoaks for 10 years alongside this.
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 Cuts
If the Council decides to make dramatic cuts, projects and shows put on by institutes such as the Bristol Old…
THEATRE REVIEW: Drifting and Tilting
Scott Walker's Drifting and Tilting at the Barbican Theatre last week was a consummate performance art miracle.