Performing Arts
The Middle East film festival season kicks off
For many nations in the Middle East the retreat of the blazing summer heat in about October each year is…
Introducing The Friends of Gagarin: A post-postmodern performance collective
Imagine you’re at a club. You came to see the klezmer bands and dance to some music. Suddenly a woman…
In conversation with Sarah Kendall
Sarah Kendall is one of the funniest stand-up comedians around. Time Out Comedy Award Nominee 2006, Perrier Award Nominee 2004…
Platform 5: Trains & Boasts & Plans
The London Transport Museum re-opens tomorrow with design as its focus. So what better time to hear from Gordon Haynes…
REVIEW: Sigur Ros, Heima
REVIEW: Heima means home in Icelandic. And, as its name suggests, this documentary follows the homecoming of hugely successful independent…
Career profile: Lesley Anne Derks, artist
Jane Rae speaks to Lesley Anne, who studied at the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Barcelona. She…
A talent showcase for new writers and actors: The Play Offs
The bookshop is buzzing despite the late hour. Just over a dozen new playwrights are witnessing the launch of their…
Chickenshed: Theatre for all
Chickenshed Theatre Company are an arts success story, but also a funding success story. Samiat Pedro talks to the Chief…
REVIEW: Small metal objects, by Back to Back, Stratford
REVIEW: Kate Larsen sees performance enter the public realm at Back to Back’s site-specific revelation, small metal objects, which unfolds…
REVIEW: The Investigation, Young Vic
REVIEW: "Several people walked out of the press night of The Young Vic’s production of The Investigation by Peter Weiss,"…