Reviews

The Merry Wives Of Windsor

The Merry Wives Of Windsor

- 25 July 2013

Falstaff’s abject humiliation at the end of Henry V clearly wasn’t to Elizabeth I’s liking...

Dark Dark Dark

Dark Dark Dark

- 25 July 2013

Dark Dark Dark lit up The Blind Tiger with their experimental fusions of folk and...

Stage: Pink Fringe

- 23 July 2013

Pink Fringe Does Pride: a trio of theatrical & performance events for this year’s Brighton...

Soul Sister

Soul Sister

- 23 July 2013

A poor script and a messy staging could do nothing to detract from the joy...

I Am Divine + Female Trouble

I Am Divine + Female Trouble

- 22 July 2013

Gay icons is the theme of this year’s Brighton and Hove pride; and what better...

Bette Bourne – It Goes With the Shoes, with Q&A by Jeremy Jeff and Mark Ravenhill

Bette Bourne – It Goes With the Shoes, with Q&A by Jeremy Jeff and Mark Ravenhill

- 22 July 2013

Topped and tailed with footage of Bourne receiving an honorary fellowship from the University of...

Vanity and Joy – BFC, BBC Singers, James Morgan (conductor)

Vanity and Joy – BFC, BBC Singers, James Morgan (conductor)

- 22 July 2013

The well-rehearsed and attentive Brighton Festival Chorus was joined by the BBC Singers in an...

The Wurzels

The Wurzels

- 22 July 2013

A strange booking for a Saturday night on Madeira Drive, nonetheless the carrot-crunching, scrumpy-swilling West...

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

- 22 July 2013

Okay, you’ve probably seen R&J a hundred times before (and as such I won’t labour over...

The True Tragedy Of The Duke Of York

The True Tragedy Of The Duke Of York

- 22 July 2013

This Shakespearean history picks up the story from the previous evening’s English revolution, with the...

The Houses Of York And Lancaster

The Houses Of York And Lancaster

- 19 July 2013

A bloody history this, filled with power struggles, Machiavellian plotting and marvellously strong women plotting...

Some Like It Hotter

Some Like It Hotter

- 19 July 2013

This play/musical had all the ingredients of a really good production. A multi-talented cast, an...