Reviews

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,...

Caitlin Moran ‘Moranthology’

Caitlin Moran ‘Moranthology’

- 18 October 2012

City Books presented Moran the Gin Boudica. Fighting for her right to be gobby in...

Three Men In A Boat

Three Men In A Boat

- 18 October 2012

Lashings of lemonade and jolly japes on the river were delivered by The Original Theatre...

Nick Helm: This Is War!

Nick Helm: This Is War!

- 18 October 2012

Exploding on to the stage the bombastic Helm beat the audience into submission with extremely...

Sara Pascoe: The Musical

Sara Pascoe: The Musical

- 18 October 2012

This show was more a diary monologue than a life story set to music. Referring...

Ray Davies

Ray Davies

- 17 October 2012

Cultural icon Davies knows how to work an audience. His laconic, friendly “cheeky chappy” demeanour...

Festival Of The Spoken Nerd

Festival Of The Spoken Nerd

- 17 October 2012

Festival Of The Spoken Nerd gathers together Helen Arney (music and physics), with Steve Mould...

Suzi Ruffell – Let’s Get Ready To Ruffell

Suzi Ruffell – Let’s Get Ready To Ruffell

- 17 October 2012

‘Likeable’ is a term bandied about too freely these days, which never seems like much...

Duet For One

Duet For One

- 16 October 2012

In Tom Kempinski’s two hander we are reminded just how powerful a simple piece of...

Jack Dee

Jack Dee

- 16 October 2012

Jack Dee brought his jaded sense of humour and purposely unenthusiastic attitude to all topics...