Time was when all authors had to do was to turn up and read from
their works — now they must fight for survival.
What kind of decisions lead to you drinking rum and eating crisps on stage with strangers?
Explore MoreLaughter is an appropriate reaction: that’s probably about as
close as a summary to Rachel Mars’s latest show as you’re likely to
get.
Space journeys, even fictional ones, are fraught with risk. Curious Directive’s new production Pioneer, which chronicles the first manned missions to Mars, is an ambitious and challenging piece.
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Could you look your teenage self in the eye and say you stayed true to yourself?
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It’s strange the things we can get nostalgic about: for Ross Sutherland, it’s the humble videotape.
Explore MoreA shock of blood red curtain, a stark shaft of light and the
nervous ringing of a telephone: these are the key motifs of this sharp and
stylish production of Dial M for Murder.
They can be one of the irritants of summer: bees buzzing around you, clambering over your picnic, harmless and yet simultaneously threatening.
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Trends come and go, but Ewan Wardrop’s magical one-man George Formby biopic show is proof that talent – not topic – is the key to entertainment.
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The career trajectories of most comics goes from years of playing depressingly small venues, to decent theatres and finally telly. For Matt Richardson, things have been a little different.
Explore MoreMixing magic and technology can be a risk: while an audience
always knows it is being hoodwinked, camera trickery makes it a little too
easy.
People sometimes talk about the magic of live theatre, despite the fact that some shows get performed so often they may as well be recordings. That definitely isn’t true with David O’Doherty.
Explore MoreThe Nutcracker is a Christmas tale of a young girl whose eponymous
present comes to life, but this Russian State Ballet of Siberia production
felt more like Boxing Day leftovers.
Fittingly for a show based on the changing nature of fame, David Baddiel’s gig was the first at which — moments before it started – I got a tweet from the performer about blocking me on Twitter.
Explore MoreThere’s been something of a live revival for the former
members of The Mary Whitehouse Experience.