Author: Simon Bishop

LULU, A MURDER BALLAD at Bristol Old Vic

The Lillies make this tableau of grotesques sizzle with two sets of blisteringly well-constructed story/songs based on Wedekind’s original words. The music has a sultry tangoesque feel to it, and we are constantly taken to new places by the ethereal swooping of the Theremin, the clacking of coconuts, or the scraping of cymbals.

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UNDER MILK WOOD at Bath Theatre Royal

From the moment the warm resonant tones of Owen Teale’s narration as First Voice in this Clwyd Theatr Cymru production of Under Milk Wood stroked the quietness of this packed auditorium, there was a sense that this performance...

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THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE at Bath Theatre Royal

“…Natalie Imbruglia does a good job of presenting the sweet and mild Nikki in this her stage debut – most convincing when mewling excuses for not having sex with the hot-bloodied Hamish, her ‘Big Bear’…. ★★★★☆

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