Sandy Denny means surprisingly little to most people today, and yet over time she is being increasingly seen as one of the most important female figures in the world of folk, pop and rock, an artist mainly known for her voice (and… Read more →
All the best performances start with a demonstration and the ‘shame on you’ growled at us by a lone lady protestor was definitely the second worst greeting I have ever had at a theatre. Oh well, whatever, and on to the sane… Read more →
Shyly shuffling Van Etten treated her fans well downstairs at Komedia, performing a long set, taking requests and offering the chance to meet her at the merch table after the gig. This kind of approachability and charm is a big part of… Read more →
Her latest Radio 4 series ‘It Is Rocket Science’ began broadcasting only last week, but feminist space geek Helen Keen was far too modest to think of mentioning this in tonight’s show. Never mind rocket science, it was domestic science that greeted… Read more →
It’s 7 o’clock and Clive (Michael J Buchanan-Dunne) is getting ready to host his 36th birthday party when one of the balloons starts talking to him. This ‘comedy’ got off to a slow start, with an overlong set-up scene as Altered Image’s… Read more →
The three Rachels have done it again! I never thought it possible but they get better everytime I see them. The audience were wowed with the trio’s recital, in the wonderful candlelit atmosphere. The Hilser Trio held the audience spellbound whilst they… Read more →
‘Have you come alone’? ‘Were you followed’? Press play precisely on the hour and the city (in this case, the concourse of the beautifully naturally-lit Brighton train station) becomes a film-set, its people extras and you the star. That’s the basis of… Read more →
This HOUSE 21012/Brighton Festival co-commission was borne from witnessing a traditional street illumination street festival in Italy a couple of years ago. Coalescing within the context of the May festivities, and more specifically the interior decoration of the Grade 1 listed Regeny Town… Read more →
Having seen many many English comics in rooms above pubs at the Edinburgh Fringe, it seems only right to support the Scottish comics who make the long trek in the opposite direction. A small audience did not deter any of the of… Read more →
This emotionally rousing and thought provoking one-man show was written and performed by Chris Larner, and was about the struggle to help his wife Alison end her own life with the help of Dignitas in Switzerland. This was accomplished storytelling; we were… Read more →
