by Franco Milazzo | May 26, 2017 | Reviews
According to the opinions of the most learned historians, Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns did apparently like the occasional alcoholic beverage and singsong. In total keeping with that, Dumfries’s Big Burns Supper is a rousing and, at times, raucous weekend-long...
by Franco Milazzo | May 16, 2017 | Circus
Oh, Soho. The land of drag queens, drug fiends and sex shops comes under the microscope in this new circus extravaganza at the Peacock Theatre. SOHO is the brainchild of Stufish, arena production designers for A-listers Lady Gaga and Madonna so they know how to put on...
by Franco Milazzo | May 15, 2017 | Burlesque, Musical Comedy, Reviews
Now this is a rarity: a variety night with stand-up comics as a regular part of the bill. And that’s comics plural as regular Underbelly Festival event Friday Night Filth takes not one but two comedians away from their usual microphone stands and puts them in a tent...
by Franco Milazzo | May 7, 2017 | Circus, Reviews
Australian circus troupe Casus return to London with their latest show Driftwood, a no frills/many thrills study of human relationships and connection. Knee Deep, the 2012 predecessor to Driftwood, gave Casus an international standing and led to that award-winning...
by Franco Milazzo | Apr 22, 2017 | Interview
The times, they are a-changing. A year on from the Brexit referendum and nearly 100 days since Donald Trump became President, the political landscape in both the US and the UK is unrecognisable from where it was just twelve months ago. Who better to reflect on this...
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