Comedy working can be as much about the
surroundings as the material, and this surprising venue has a fantastic
atmosphere.
As with most fairytales there are some
mixed messages in this Northern Ballet version of the story of the vainglorious
prince turned to a monster by a slighted fairy.
A play about words is a risky one for a
critic; one largely about love is doubly troubling for us unhappiest of all
artists.
There’s something of a continuum with tribute acts: from the
iffy karaoke with a rip off backing track, to the talented artists who really
should come out of the shadow of their target.
There’s something of a continuum with
tribute acts: from the iffy karaoke with a rip off backing track, to the
talented artists who really should come out of the shadow of their target.
Buckle up – you’re about to have you
senses assaulted by a crazed mash-up of Shakespeare and 60s rock and roll hits.
And mostly in a good way.
Temperatures are running high in this
pacey production of West Side Story, as the Sharks and Jets battle for
supremacy in a fiery New York suburb.
Standing outside of a disused furniture
store on a cold December night waiting for Klanghaus to start, those discarded
Christmas party invitations might start to be tempting – but this music
and art cross over show from Norwich band The Neutrinos and long-term artist
collaborator Sal Pittman is worth freezing your arts off for.
Dennis Potter’s plays are well-known for their controversial topics and idiosyncratic style, and this dark and disturbing tale is no different.
Explore MoreWhen three female office workers have had enough of their over-bearing, sexist, arrogant boss and spy an opportunity to turn the tables things get very strange, in this song and dance production of the 1980s film.
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The Bard of Barking opened this sold-out gig with a classic Bragg number, the Milkman of Human Kindness, and the crowd never stopped drinking it up
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This is circus, but with a Spiegeltent twist: a naked man straining against cling film before rolling over giant blue balls; a dancer twisting and flexing on the floor like a woman with zombie limbs that leaves you feeling like you’ve been to a chiropractor.
Explore MoreLooking like they had been transported straight from a 1930s tea dance, the FB Pocket Orchestra brought the sounds of the early 20th century back to the Spiegeltent – the sort of music that would have reverberated around its mirrored walls at its creation.
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It is mentioned repeatedly during this new play that quantum biology – the science peg the story hangs on – is so complicated that if you think you understand it, you really don’t.
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There are times when the Spiegeltent tent tingles: listening and watching to Lera Lynn was one of those times.
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