On a very dark and rainy night I was swept away by a new company called Nice Work if You Can Get It (brilliant name!). The company have taken over the peculiar yet beautiful Brunswick House, a lovely regency building which is an antiques shop/ restaurant and now a unique performance space! The restaurant is [...] Read more »
From Edinburgh to Nationals: Fifth Word Theatre Spread their Gritty Realism across the Country
The prospect of turning a seed for performance into a proper professional production can seem daunting, what if I don’t get funding? What if no one buys tickets? And what if Edinburgh turns out to be nothing more than a hole in my pocket? These are all fears that have made me toss and turn during [...] Read more »
Whistle Review
I am a great believer that poetry should be heard, and Whistle is a perfect example of the way in which hearing poetry will alter ones experience and relation to the text. Martin Figura’s voice is so soothing and melodic that he could have been reading out his shopping list and it still would have sounded [...] Read more »
Brighton Fringe 2012: And No Birds Sing
Step into the world of Edward Booth, founder of the Booth Museum of Natural History in Brighton, taxidermy extraordinaire. Amidst the endless cases of stuffed birds and sheep, all arranged in peculiar ‘scenes’ that are like 3D paintings, a story is told that will send shivers down your spine. James Lloyd Pegg gave a tremendous [...] Read more »
Brighton Fringe 2012: Screaming Inside
Stephen Finlay’s Screaming Inside can be summed up by three words: Moving, riveting, and brutally honest, ok that’s four but you get the idea. This was the highlight of my trip to Brighton, mainly because Shane Armstrong’s performance as Stuart was simply spectacular. Stuart is the “unluckiest man in the world”, so called by the newspaper [...] Read more »
Brighton Fringe 2012: Unknown
Unknown tells a story about a young girl who meets a strange man in a police station, while she is waiting for her sister, who is being interviewed about her friend who recently went missing. The man starts telling the girl about his dog, and then Alarm bells immediately start ringing when the man invites [...] Read more »
Brighton Fringe 2012: A Small Museum of Displaced Sea
A Small Museum of Displaced Sea, by Karavan Ensemble, is one of many free outdoor performances that you may stumble upon while meandering across Brighton town centre during the Fringe festival. Like undiscovered treasures, many artists leave little gems for festival goers to discover. This particular gem is part of a project called Dip Your Toe, [...] Read more »
Brighton Fringe 2012: Rolling on the Floor Laughing
Rolling on the Floor Laughing is an excellent display of the work of The Circus Project, a registered charity specializing in aerial circus. The project was founded by aerial artists Emma and Dave Taylor in 1999, and is now a firmly established company that attracts young people and professional circus companies. The Circus Project runs [...] Read more »
Brighton Fringe 2012
I spent my weekend in Brighton, checking out what’s on at this year’s festival of art, performance, dance and comedy, all happening by the sea side. And despite the relentless rain and freezing winds, I was not disappointed. I saw four shows and each of them, although unique, deserved at least four stars. Fringe theatre can [...] Read more »
Brighton Festival 2012 – Level of Difficulty Hard
Level of Difficulty Hard is described by the company as “mainly a dance but also a true story”, and this half an hour performance certainly encapsulates the dichotomy between truth and fantasy. The performance took place in a small art gallery right on the Brighton sea front, a perfect setting for this serene depiction of [...] Read more »
