Victoria Melody just wants to join in, and in Northern Soul she presents herself as a sharing artist. She has a warm manner about her, and openly chats to the audience and herself in a quirky way that gives her a charming air of eccentricity. The premise of Northern Soul builds upon this sense of […]

First came the whistles, then the drums. Seven assorted-size dancers marched through the foyer twirling batons, looking very pleased with themselves in orange majorette outfits and unnecessarily high furry busbies. Cameras flashed as coats and drinks were gathered up and a happy throng followed them into the auditorium. Pity the poor folk in the upstairs […]

At a time of year when all things Gothic crawl out from the woodwork, it can be difficult to find a theatrical offering that presents what is very familiar in a unique or interesting way. TR Warszawa’s Nosferatu is thankfully doing just that with its interpretation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a well-worn text if ever […]

‘Hello my name is Richard DeDomenici. People often ask me what motivates me as an artist. I often say something like: I want to create the kind of uncertainty that leads to possibility…’ So, here we are – The Basement on a Friday afternoon, embracing uncertainty and possibility: it’s a sunny day but we are […]

    Drowning Rock is an epic tale of horror, set against the backdrop of a tempestuous sea. Inspired by Cornish legends of shipwrecks and the work of H.P Lovecraft, the original script written by Matthew Wood tells the tale of Hawker, a young man researching the mysterious Drowning Rock to finish the book his […]