Reviews

A Celebration of William Byrd, The Cardinall’s Musick

A Celebration of William Byrd, The Cardinall’s Musick

- 21 May 2012

Andrew Carwood is a very blessed man to be conducting such fine singers who respond...

The Music and Legacy of Joy Division

The Music and Legacy of Joy Division

- 18 May 2012

I was mesmerised in my youth by footage of Joy Division performing ‘She’s Lost Control’...

The Charles Dickens Literary Cabaret

The Charles Dickens Literary Cabaret

- 18 May 2012

Performance group Scary Little Girls hosted an evening of literary nudges and Dickensian winks in...

A Séance With The Ogden Sisters

A Séance With The Ogden Sisters

- 18 May 2012

Blowing the lid off Victorian spirit seekers, this peculiar trio arrived as one rising from...

Dr Frankenstein’s Travelling Freak Show

Dr Frankenstein’s Travelling Freak Show

- 18 May 2012

Marvellously grotesque and freakishly compulsive. This bullying tyrant of a Victorian showman and his collection...

The Best of Bug: The Evolution of the music video

The Best of Bug: The Evolution of the music video

- 18 May 2012

If you look no deeper than the title of the show it gives you a...

We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie?)

We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie?)

- 18 May 2012

East by South-East presents a duo performance that takes humanity with consumerism and rubs it...

Predator

Predator

- 18 May 2012

Armed with just a few toys, remote control helicopter and a big imagination; Andy recruits...

Guy Pratt’s Wake Up Call

Guy Pratt’s Wake Up Call

- 18 May 2012

Guy Pratt has long been one of the UK’s top session bassists, both live (notably...

And No Birds Sing

And No Birds Sing

- 18 May 2012

The venue has always resembled an orderly Addams family household and James Lloyd Pegg, our...

Diabolical: The Magic Show

Diabolical: The Magic Show

- 18 May 2012

‘Diabolical’ wouldn’t necessarily be my first choice of word but it wouldn’t be too far...

A Marvellous Year For Plums

A Marvellous Year For Plums

- 18 May 2012

Hugh Whitemore’s new play is a beautifully devised saga covering the events of the Suez...