by Ed Gosling | Jan 11, 2013 | Circus, Reviews
Cirque du Soleil return to London with the follow-up to last year’s smash hit Totem. As the most expensive circus show in town, does it warrant your hard-earned? Ed Gosling investigates. When one of the world’s most acclaimed circus companies rolls into town, its time...
by Kerry Fitzgerald | Dec 24, 2012 | Reviews
If you think of clowning in terms of red noses and painted-on smiles, you’ll be surprised by Julien Cottereau. Except for the ill-fitting trousers and jaunty hat, he doesn’t fulfil any of those criteria. Mimed with exquisite sound work and fluidity, Imagine Toi,...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Dec 23, 2012 | Reviews
The droll theatricality of her live sets and her boisterous stage persona have made Meow Meow the leading artist in the international cabaret circuit. After an acting stint at Kneehigh Theatre’s West End production of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg last year, the...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Dec 21, 2012 | Reviews
If audience participation is the mainstay of the cabaret diet, then The Boy With Tape on His Face is a lavish feast of unpredictable entertainment. Relying on little more than backing tracks, props and a constant flow of volunteers onstage, the groundbreaking comic...
by Sasha Garwood | Dec 14, 2012 | Reviews
The year ended with an exceptional show for When Worlds Collide. Returning to a newly refurbished Pavilion at the Vibe Bar on Brick Lane, the monthly revue departed from its usual format of themed nights to present a “greatest hits” selection of previous...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Dec 11, 2012 | Reviews
The Cold War was never this hot. Canadian director Jonathan Joffe’s debut feature The Burlesque Assassins deploys pasties, parachutes and pastiche in a preposterous rollercoaster ride of action-packed espionage satire. With a select contingent of international...
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