Reviews

The Shed Show

The Shed Show

- 18 May 2012

Brighton poet John Davies (AKA Shedman) celebrates 10 years of touring the country, participating in...

Swimming With My Mother

Swimming With My Mother

- 17 May 2012

A 50-minute dance piece between mother (Madge) and son (David) gave us an extraordinary insight...

Wrong Pong

Wrong Pong

- 17 May 2012

Part of the 26 Letters strand of Brighton Festival, Wrong Pong is a kids’ book...

Haunted

Haunted

- 17 May 2012

An erotic thriller? In Worthing? Before stern letters are sent to the local rag by Mr...

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

- 17 May 2012

Coming in at minutes off three hours it is hardly surprising that at times this...

Lilies or The Revival of a Romantic Drama

Lilies or The Revival of a Romantic Drama

- 17 May 2012

It’s 1962 and Bishop Bilodeau finds himself confronted in a prison by his old schoolfriend...

Mountain Firework Company

Mountain Firework Company

- 17 May 2012

Heartbreak, pain, loss, misery… the usual themes of ‘country’ music. But in the hands of...

6 Foot Silly

6 Foot Silly

- 16 May 2012

This pairing of two above average height male comics touches loosely on their stature but...

The Cock & Tail Inn 2: The 80s

The Cock & Tail Inn 2: The 80s

- 16 May 2012

After last year’s successful run The Cock & Tail has returned to the Brighton Fringe,...

Hangover Square & The Life & Work of Patrick Hamilton

Hangover Square & The Life & Work of Patrick Hamilton

- 16 May 2012

The re-creation of two scenes from Hamilton’s book is excellent, the atmosphere oppressive and the...

Review: Heavenly Harps, Andrew Ballantyne & Magdalena Reising

Review: Heavenly Harps, Andrew Ballantyne & Magdalena Reising

- 16 May 2012

One harp sounds very clear in St Mary’s, which has such a fine acoustic, but...

Translunar Paradise

Translunar Paradise

- 16 May 2012

With little more than three performers, two masks and an accordion, Theatre ad Infinitum created...