Reviews

ShadyJane: Sailing On

ShadyJane: Sailing On

August 24th, 2011 by

Somewhere in between ‘missing’ and ‘presumed drowned’ is – what? The limbo of the ladies’ loos, that’s what. So here we are, six of us (ladies and gents, the gents looking somewhere in-between embarrassed and intrigued), and as always there’s a queue, with two of three cubicles occupied – one by Virginia Woolf, and one […]

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Melanie Wilson and Abigail Conway: every minute, always

Melanie Wilson and Abigail Conway: every minute, always

August 24th, 2011 by

Reviewed by Dorothy Max Prior and Andy Roberts Her: We’re invited to come with a partner or friend. It’s a trip to the cinema, I’ve found a nice young man, and we’re offered the back row and a box of popcorn (‘salty or sweet?’) by the prettily-uniformed usherette. Well, what could be better on a […]

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Tonight Sandy Grierson Will Lecture Dance and Box ¦ Photo: Idil Sukan

Sandy Grierson / Lorne Campbell: Tonight Sandy Grierson Will Lecture Dance and Box

August 23rd, 2011 by

‘Arthur Cravan: poet and boxer, captain of industry, sailor of the Pacific, muleteer, orange-picker in California, hotel thief, snake charmer, grandson of the Queen’s chancellor, nephew of Oscar Wilde, lumberjack in the great forests, chauffeur in Berlin, Alfred Lord Tennyson’s great nephew’…and so the list goes on. He is best known as a writer and […]

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East End Cabaret: The Revolution Will Be Sexual

East End Cabaret: The Revolution Will Be Sexual

August 23rd, 2011 by

Femme fatale Bernadette Byrne and half-man, half-woman Victor-Victoria are here to ‘educate and entertain the masses’ with a heady mix of sex, gin, and communism. Their feisty and ferociously funny cabaret show pulls together an enticing mix of self-penned tunes and covers of whatever takes their fancy or, as they put, it ‘shamelessly appropriated tunes […]

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Adrian Howells: The Pleasure of Being: Washing, Feeding, Holding

Adrian Howells: The Pleasure of Being: Washing, Feeding, Holding

August 22nd, 2011 by

A swanky hotel room, tasteful decor, immaculately clean linen. A warm bathroom, a bath full of bubbles and rose petals, candles in glass jars. An assignation with a new lover? A weekend break to revive a tired marriage? No, a theatre show/event/experience (it’s hard to name it!); a one-on-one with Adrian Howells, one of two […]

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