Reviews

He Had Hairy Hands

He Had Hairy Hands

- 3 November 2015

It’s 1974 and there’s a werewolf in Hemlock-Under-Lye, how inconvenient. Who is this hairy creature,...

Diversity: Up Close and Personal

Diversity: Up Close and Personal

- 3 November 2015

With their motto of: Dream, Believe, Achieve, Ashley Banjo’s crew are not just talented dancers...

Nina Conti: In Your Face

Nina Conti: In Your Face

- 3 November 2015

Content-wise this was a show of two sections; one part scripted and the other about...

Joanna Newsom

Joanna Newsom

- 3 November 2015

Touring for the first time in years, the beloved indie-songwriter was in fine form, deftly...

BREMF: Biblical Heroines – The London Handel Players

BREMF: Biblical Heroines – The London Handel Players

- 2 November 2015

The programme was a fantastic mix of instrumentals and two cantatas, and Elizabeth Jacquet de...

BREMF – Convent, Court and Salon – BREMF Consort of Voices, Deborah Roberts (director)

BREMF – Convent, Court and Salon – BREMF Consort of Voices, Deborah Roberts (director)

- 2 November 2015

Splendidly accompanied by Claire Williams (organ) and Alex McCartney (theorbo), the BCV, a choir full...

BREMF – The Day of the Witches – Early Music Live!

BREMF – The Day of the Witches – Early Music Live!

- 1 November 2015

Five ensembles from the BREMF young artists scheme filled the afternoon with a joyous selection...

Dan Lees – Brainchild

Dan Lees – Brainchild

- 31 October 2015

‘Play’ is a marvellous thing that, once past a certain age, tends to be dismissed...

BREMF – ‘Voices Appeared’ – The Orlando Consort

BREMF – ‘Voices Appeared’ – The Orlando Consort

- 31 October 2015

‘La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc’ (1928), a monumental 96 minute silent film starring Renée Maria...

Playhouse Creatures

Playhouse Creatures

- 30 October 2015

The title refers to the unflattering name given to the first actresses to take to...

The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead

The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead

- 28 October 2015

This new production from English Touring Theatre certainly takes Homer’s epic poem and brings it...

Nish Kumar – Long Word, Long Word, Blah, Blah, Blah… I’m So Clever

Nish Kumar – Long Word, Long Word, Blah, Blah, Blah… I’m So Clever

- 28 October 2015

Intelligent, bright, silly, extremely funny and marvellously thought-provoking – Nish Kumar brings all this and...