Reviews

Alexi Sayle

Alexi Sayle

- 22 October 2012

The “Godfather of Alternative Comedy” made a triumphant return to stand-up after a 16-year absence....

Trevor Lock’s Amateur Sex Tape Theory

Trevor Lock’s Amateur Sex Tape Theory

- 22 October 2012

It’s very rare you find a comedian who is so unpredictable that the show takes...

Marcus Brigstocke – The Brig Society

Marcus Brigstocke – The Brig Society

- 22 October 2012

A furious and fiery assault on government figures, the Big Society, bankers and the privileged...

The Yellow Sofa

The Yellow Sofa

- 19 October 2012

Julian Philips’ chamber-scale opera, with libretto by Edward Kemp, is based on a novella by...

Lianne La Havas

Lianne La Havas

- 19 October 2012

Beautiful, charming, confident and talented. All these and other positive attributes exist within this starlet...

Joe Lycett – Some Lycett Hot

Joe Lycett – Some Lycett Hot

- 19 October 2012

I was lucky enough to see Joe Lycett twice this night, once at his hour-long...

Tenacious D

Tenacious D

- 19 October 2012

Mock-rock duo Jack Black and Kyle Gass certainly know how to entertain with their stage...

Angela Barnes and Friends

Angela Barnes and Friends

- 19 October 2012

Despite opening the show with the tedious ‘who’s from Brighton, who’s from Hove actually?’ gags,...

Josh Widdecombe

Josh Widdecombe

- 19 October 2012

There was a time when observational comedy felt like an overwhelmingly fresh approach to stand-up....

Field Music

Field Music

- 19 October 2012

The Sunderland four piece returned to town in support of their stunning fourth album ‘Plumb’...

Danny Schmidt & Carrie Elkins

Danny Schmidt & Carrie Elkins

- 18 October 2012

The intimate and little-known gem that is the West Hill Hall was the setting for...

Dara O’Briain: Craic Dealer

Dara O’Briain: Craic Dealer

- 18 October 2012

Is there a better comic for working a crowd than Dara O’Briain? For many comics,...