Debra Michaels in STARS. Credit: Ali Wright

Review: STARS – An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey ★★★★★

19/04/2023 · by · in reviews, lgbtqia+, performance & live art, theatre

It’s turning into the year of Mojisola Adebayo – and this latest from the acclaimed theatremaker, STARS, is a gold-plated, Afrofuturist barnstormer.

Review: Qwe're 9 at Matchstick Piehouse ★★★★★

Review: Qwe’re 9 at Matchstick Piehouse ★★★★★

18/04/2023 · by · in cabaret, drag, lgbtqia+, performance & live art, reviews

An embracing celebration of queer joy and community at SE London’s most exciting venue!

How to Break Out of a Detention Centre photo: Flavia Fraser-Cannon

Interview: Lizzie Clarke, Sînziana Cojocărescu & Mihaela Drăgan on How To Break Out of a Detention Centre

06/03/2023 · by · in interview, performance & live art, preview, theatre

BÉZNĂ Theatre & Giuvlipen collaboration How To Break Out Of A Detention Centre is a (depressingly) timely performance exploring the hardships faced by women within the UK immigration detention system.

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.

Caceroleo

Review: Caceroleo at Vault Festival 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

30/01/2023 · by · in theatre, performance & live art, reviews

Rhys Hastings’ mind-melt memoir Caceroleo hurtles towards perfection and irritation at startling pace. 90 minutes whizzes by in this can’t-look-away curiosity.