Reviews

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

- 4 March 2015

This is many a lad’s favourite school book. Craig Gilbert’s updated version includes many amusing...

The Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete History Of Comedy

The Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete History Of Comedy

- 3 March 2015

It’s one thing reducing the works of Shakespeare into a two hour show; it’s quite...

Jenny Eclair

Jenny Eclair

- 3 March 2015

Jenny Éclair is bonkers. She performs as if she’s had 12 cans of Red Bull...

I Am Hamlet

I Am Hamlet

- 3 March 2015

This well put together two hander showed an amateur theatre director desperate for a Hamlet,...

Stewart Lee: A Room With A Stew

Stewart Lee: A Room With A Stew

- 2 March 2015

You have to admire Stewart Lee. In spite of his success, he refuses to alter...

Benjamin Booker

Benjamin Booker

- 27 February 2015

Resolutely lo-fi, Benjamin Booker’s music defies genre, form, structure and internal logic, and, on occasion,...

Simon Munnery Sings Soren Kierkegaard

Simon Munnery Sings Soren Kierkegaard

- 25 February 2015

“What’s the name of this show?” asked Simon Munnery of an enraptured audience who’d presumably...

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

- 25 February 2015

Former TV talent star Jodie Prenger and ex-Emmerdale actor Tom Lister wowed the audience in...

The Decemberists

The Decemberists

- 25 February 2015

Colin Meloy stepped out onto an empty stage, acoustic guitar in hand. Bathed in light...

The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain

- 25 February 2015

Far more than just another reformed indie band, the JaMC’s performance of classic album ‘Psychocandy’...

The Blues Band

The Blues Band

- 24 February 2015

They’ve been going a while (36 years to be exact), but The Blues Band are...

Peter James’ Dead Simple

Peter James’ Dead Simple

- 24 February 2015

Despite having read the novel, this stage version of the Peter James novel managed to...