MMM HMMM in Bristol
What a wonderful instrument is the human voice, what incredible potential for conveying all that...
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Matthew Bourne’s SWAN LAKE at The Bristol Hippodrome
“… So, what makes this SWAN LAKE different? Daft question – everything about Matthew Bourne’s SWAN LAKE is different. This is SWAN LAKE turned on its head and given a jolly good shake. For a start, all the swans are men and the first couple of acts are played, very successfully, for laughs…”
Read MoreWHAT ELSIE KNOWS at the Wardrobe, Bristol
“…Bella gives a well-judged performance which gradually heightens the tension … It’s cleverly done since there is no other physical presence on stage of course and she manages to have some fun with the invisible friend’s questions and responses … This is a well acted, neat, engaging little piece … Well worth catching.”
Read More‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE at Oxford Playhouse
To experience Cheek By Jowl’s ‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE you must immerse yourself in the excess and madness, and hold on for dear life until you are released two hours later. Exhausting and exhilarating, it grabs you by the tongue and doesn’t let go.
Read MoreJoseph Heller’s CATCH 22 at Birmingham Rep
“…The production is both tragic and humorous at the same time, the acting is splendid and the witty exchanges between characters help achieve light and shade within the performance … Phillip Arditti plays Yossarian and barely leaves the stage within an assured performance. His performance is the gel that makes the rest of the piece work, his restraint and truthfulness really uncovering the crazy world around him.”
Read MoreLULU, 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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