Reviews

Stuart Black: Lemsip And Cigarettes

Stuart Black: Lemsip And Cigarettes

- 9 May 2015

Stuart Black has some great ideas. He questions things, he gathers facts, he gathers opinions,...

Alexander Karpeyev (piano)

Alexander Karpeyev (piano)

- 8 May 2015

Only the fool-hardy or brilliant would start with Schumann’s ‘Concerto without Orchestra’, an ardent, ambitiously...

Lucia’s Chapter’s of Coming Forth by Day: Mabou Mines

Lucia’s Chapter’s of Coming Forth by Day: Mabou Mines

- 8 May 2015

Lucia Joyce, daughter of James and mentally unstable – the stuff of theatrical magic, which...

Huw Wiggin (saxophone) & James Sherlock (piano)

Huw Wiggin (saxophone) & James Sherlock (piano)

- 8 May 2015

Sometimes a concert can be so original, daring & musically dazzling that it takes one’s...

The Lads In Their Hundreds: Comèdie de Picardy

The Lads In Their Hundreds: Comèdie de Picardy

- 7 May 2015

With only schoolboy French I was worried that this might be a tough act to...

Louise Alder (soprano) and James Baillieu (piano)

Louise Alder (soprano) and James Baillieu (piano)

- 6 May 2015

Louise Alder began with Gypsy songs by Schumann, one bright-voiced and the second beguilingly plaintive....

Vlad The Impaler

Vlad The Impaler

- 6 May 2015

Vlad The Impaler is a play that tells the history of both the Romanian prince...

My Kampf

My Kampf

- 6 May 2015

Andy Thomas gave a very frank and honest comedic account of his life in My...

Shit Faced Showtime

Shit Faced Showtime

- 6 May 2015

Having seen Shit Faced Shakespeare before, I knew all were in for a treat when...

CarMen

CarMen

- 6 May 2015

This all-male production of CarMen saw the classic story unfold in liberal ’20s Spain, and...

Jonny And The Baptist: Rock The Vote

Jonny And The Baptist: Rock The Vote

- 5 May 2015

The satirical musical ‘band’ Jonny And The Baptists have been touring the country in the...

The Apple Family Plays: The Public Theater New York

The Apple Family Plays: The Public Theater New York

- 5 May 2015

This canon of drama arrived at the festival garlanded in praise and glory, a dangerous...