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For Voodoo Vaudeville virgins it’s like is this: a cool, cabaret night of slightly surreal, brilliantly bizarre and macabre mix of circus-style, theatrical and music hall treats. This company has a cult following and it’s as easy as black cherry pie to see why.
Themed on the ‘clowns of the apocalypse’, the show saw everything from burlesque to Bee Gees tributes tinged with gothic eroticism, and a spellbinding performance from the eerie Sawchestra. And who will ever forget Baby Warhol – the smooth, Barry White-toned, hand puppet and self-proclaimed guru perched on a picture frame?
Voodoo Vaudeville: wickedly phantastic.
Komedia, 24 November
4/5
Monica Perdoni

After seeing Okkervil River a few weeks ago at the Concorde, you’d be forgiven for assuming Okkervil man Jonathan Meiburg’s other project would be a quaint, gentle cousin. This couldn’t be further from the truth as Texans Shearwater lamented nature’s demise in spectacular style. Mournful human wails and whale song, wrangled from strings and hammer dulcimer echoed poetically as charging brass and drums blasted through the ether. Songs from their latest record ‘Rook‘ and their previous four are transformed from delicately balanced pangs of melancholia to something more immediate live. An astute, mesmerising performance to be remembered.
Komedia, 24 November
4/5
Nick Aldwinckle

Knowing nothing about what would happen, we were told to meet outside Brighton Museum. We were then teased with appearances from a dishevelled man looking for ‘the gatekeeper’, NYPD cops, end-is-nigh protesters… then of course the ghostbusters.
On to the Corn Exchange, to be served hot chestnuts before going inside to mingle with other characters and to watch the movie. This was a brilliant, student-pleasing, feel-good night with free popcorn and a comfortable venue. The movie was followed by a themed disco, with the nostalgic audience showing off their best 80s moves.
Corn Exchange, 28 November
4/5
Rachel Pegg

Dubbed a ‘sensual, sublime voice’ isn’t far off the mark. Alice Russell can sing, and with sass and star quality which obviously irked some X Factor wannabee in the crowd. The only problem was the newer, jazzier tracks, which couldn’t do justice to her bluesy notes and it showed.
‘Hurry On Now’, her first hit with TM Juke that seriously shone the spotlight on her, was an expected aural treat along with a few other older songs. The rest, not so. Smooth, sultry, soul numbers are what she does best. And as for the running man routine at the end, no Alice, no.
Komedia, 26 November
3/5
Monica Perdoni