Reviews

Comic Boom

Comic Boom

- 27 September 2013

Comic Boom has returned from a summer break for a new season of outrageously funny,...

Dead Meadow

Dead Meadow

- 26 September 2013

With projections of swirling acid sea life shambling along in alien fashion, spaced-out guitar noise...

L’Élisir d’amore – OperaUpClose

L’Élisir d’amore – OperaUpClose

- 26 September 2013

Donizetti’s enchanting comic opera about devotion, stupidity and love is updated (upgraded?) to Hollywood. It...

Kathryn Williams + support from Alex Cornish

Kathryn Williams + support from Alex Cornish

- 26 September 2013

The small but loyal crowd loved the sweet, understated songs of Kathryn Williams. Stand out...

Swim Deep

Swim Deep

- 26 September 2013

Concorde 2 acted as the can to Swim Deep’s fizzy pop that bubbled within; rammed...

Another Country

Another Country

- 25 September 2013

Julian Mitchell’s classic play set in a public school requires a cast of believably young...

Neville’s Island

Neville’s Island

- 23 September 2013

Four middle management businessmen from Salford get marooned on an island on Derwent Water during...

The Duckworth Lewis Method

The Duckworth Lewis Method

- 23 September 2013

Cloaked in neo-colonial garb, the gentlemen and players of Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh’s celebration...

A Little Nonsense

A Little Nonsense

- 23 September 2013

It’s rare to discover a show which succeeds in balancing genuine hilarity and powerful drama,...

Giant Drag

Giant Drag

- 23 September 2013

Dubbed the ‘unluckiest band in America’, it hasn’t been an easy road for Annie Hardy...

The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey

The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey

- 23 September 2013

The Old Market was transformed into a world of myth, lost love and ink puppets!...

Tim Hecker & Regal Safari

Tim Hecker & Regal Safari

- 23 September 2013

Local boys Regal Safari opened using Emeralds-type arpeggios and general electronic noodling in an accomplished...