Review: Re:birth at The Place ★★★★★

Review: Re:birth at The Place ★★★★★

15/11/2023 · by · in reviews, dance, performance & live art

A performance of movement and emotion, as exhilarating as it is mesmeric, Van Huynh Company’s Re:birth is a transcendent dance experience.

Review: The Lightning Kathak by Kathak Rockers at Brady Arts Centre ★★★★★

Review: The Lightning Kathak by Kathak Rockers at Brady Arts Centre ★★★★★

11/11/2023 · by · in reviews, dance, performance & live art

A Season of Bangla Drama 2023 is graced with a stunning performance from Kumar Sharma’s sublime dance troupe, the Kathak Rockers.

Interview: The PappyShow Artistic Director Kane Husbands

Interview: The PappyShow Artistic Director Kane Husbands

28/10/2023 · by · in interview, dance, performance & live art, preview, theatre

As The PappyShow celebrate their 10th Anniversary with a Birthday Pit Party spectacular at the Barbican, we caught up with Founder & Artistic Director Kane Husbands to talk about a decade of PappyShow, the value of inclusivity and identity, the state of UK theatre arts, and (of course) things to do in London…

Review: Babylon at The Albany ★★★

Review: Babylon at The Albany ★★★

27/10/2023 · by · in reviews, dance, live music, performance & live art

It’s great to be back in The Albany’s distinctive theatre space, but despite some beautiful moments, Quang Kien Van’s Babylon feels like a work in progress.

Review: Free Your Mind at Factory International ★★★★★

Review: Free Your Mind at Factory International ★★★★★

14/10/2023 · by · in theatre, dance, events, performance & live art, reviews

An outstanding, visually stunning reimagining of The Matrix, from director Danny Boyle.

ELVIS DIED OF BURGERS at Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★★

ELVIS DIED OF BURGERS at Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★★

14/08/2023 · by · in Edinburgh Fringe 2023, dance, reviews, theatre

For a show which places death in its title, this is a beautiful, life-affirming show from BLINK Dance Theatre!

Please Love Me at Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★

Please Love Me at Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★

12/08/2023 · by · in Edinburgh Fringe 2023, dance, reviews, theatre

Pole dancing and gig-theatre combine for this autobiographical show of two halves which ultimately finds a startlingly emotional depth.

Party Scene: Chemsex. Community. Crisis. at Edinburgh Fringe ★★★

Party Scene: Chemsex. Community. Crisis. at Edinburgh Fringe ★★★

10/08/2023 · by · in Edinburgh Fringe 2023, dance, reviews

A dance theatre exploration of chemsex that needs to inhale deeper.

Review: Fimbo Butures’ For you: wicked at VAULT Festival ★★½

Review: Fimbo Butures’ For you: wicked at VAULT Festival ★★½

06/03/2023 · by · in reviews, dance, performance & live art

Undeniably bold and provocative, Fimbo Butures’ ‘For you: wicked’ nevertheless feels out of place at VAULT Festival.

Review: Kakilang’s HOME X at the Barbican ★★★★½

Review: Kakilang’s HOME X at the Barbican ★★★★½

24/02/2023 · by · in reviews, Animation, dance, interactive, performance & live art, theatre

A mesmeric, unmissable mash-up of live theatre, dance and VR gaming, Kakilang’s HOME X is hybrid performance art with an urgent message about migration and the nature of home.