I love the concept of a show within a show: it offers the audience a behind-the-scenes look into the world of showbiz, proving the glamour and sparkle we see on show isn’t often the case backstage. Set in 1933 New York during… Read more →
This was a whirlwind tour of musicals past and present from a team of just six, young and talented performers. An ambitious idea but they pulled it off. Where they get the energy from I don’t know! There were some eras/musicals I… Read more →
Imagine coming home from a hard day’s work feeling blue and wanting to do something crazy, madcap and exciting. Now imagine being transported back to the 1920s with a swing! Sussex Swing brings the dance styles of the era smack bang into… Read more →
Despite the summer heat, the Nightingale Theatre came to life with a dynamic performance that blew everyone away. The concept of fusing dance and physical theatre is not an easy task, but Tanya Khabarova and Yael Karavan made it look easy as… Read more →
Wow! These five dancers from the Hofesh Shechter Company demonstrate yet again why their work consistently meets with such critical and audience acclaim. Innovative, witty, challenging and rewarding, these vignettes were completely captivating from tender start to humorous finish. The sonic experience… Read more →
Few art forms engage an audience as wholly as DV8 last night. Never shy of making bold statements and exploring complex and difficult ideas, DV8 started by asking the audience if we felt morally superior to the Taliban. Personally I doubt feeling… Read more →
Touched Theatre’s show Headcase spun a fascinating tale with puppetry and dance, unfolding over the course of a long night alone in a troubled teenager’s room. A sweltering evening in the Nightingale added to the feverish, claustrophobic atmosphere of the story, as… Read more →
Usually first off the block to complain about jugglers at festivals I am now forced to eat my words. Smashed is an indisputable smash! In only an hour the cast managed to change my mind and turn me into a juggling-lover. That… Read more →
A crowd of shoppers, sunshine absorbers and dog walkers, sat patiently in Marina Square for the Company Chameleon to take to the floor mats. Two dancers, Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner, performed a fifteen minute set that explores the physical and… Read more →
This trio of pieces highlights Bourne’s early work, including his first commercial success ‘Spitfire’, which cheekily indulged the audience with images pulled from a men’s underwear catalogue. The images were certainly provocative and pleasing but the performances were distracting in that they… Read more →
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