by Katharine Kavanagh | Jun 15, 2015 | Circus, Reviews
Summary Scotch & Soda is stunningly original in its choreography of classical circus technique, which spills from character and situation with an impressive pace and range. Tonight there is a party. An impromptu, informal, flowing all-night kind of affair, down...
by Ed Gosling | Jun 12, 2015 | Reviews
Summary It's the finest circus show in town but one that raises some questions about the role of women. Like The 7 Fingers’ Sequence 8, that played in the same theatre back in September last year, Traces is an ensemble piece that explores the human aspect of circus by...
by This Is Cabaret | May 31, 2015 | Circus, Reviews
Summary Juggling...deconstructed. Juggling is a mystical art, appearing as an effortless flowing stream of floating, flying objects that seem to defy gravity. But this is an illusion, created through the rigorous application of technique, many hours of practice...
by This Is Cabaret | May 29, 2015 | Reviews
Summary Beauties and the Beats is an enjoyable, visually exciting singalong to kick off a night out, but it’s a largely shallow offering. Half promenade, half pop concert, The Lady Boys of Bangkok’s latest production Beauties and the Beats paints a thick, glittery...
by Katharine Kavanagh | May 28, 2015 | Burlesque, Reviews, Theatre
Nell Gwynn is not only one of history’s most famous red-heads, she is also an icon of 17th Century feminism, as this history reveals. Appropriately enough for the burlesque star ‘who just can’t stop talking’, Ginger Blush has created a...
by Rebecca Wigmore | May 18, 2015 | Reviews
One of the perks of writing a review of an improvised musical comedy is that nobody can accuse you of peddling spoilers. The musical I saw, East Side Story – a romantic epic about Jon Cri (Julie Clare) a North Korean dictator’s daughter and her whirlwind...
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