Blackout, and we hear the William Tell overture. A grand entrance is anticipated; the same kind of anticipation I built when I was purchasing the Play Goes Wrong show tickets. Lights on – and, and… And here is Teotonio, who is delighted to be on stage. So delighted. It shows in every muscle of his […]

From the moment we arrive at the Arnolfini and are asked to remove our shoes and put on white socks, there is a kinetic sense of anticipation in the air, the audience bunching nervously towards the entrance of the auditorium. Darkness envelops us, and the space into which we must step is fenced by shoulder-height […]

If science and philosophy did not sit comfortably within theatre then last year would not have seen the frustratingly engaging Schrödinger from Reckless Sleepers or the beautifully desperate The Writer from Ulrike Quade. Yet somehow Curious Directive, who set out in their manifesto to ‘interrogate the simple role which science plays in everyday life’, have produced a work that […]

Improbable’s new show, led in this case by director / designer Julian Crouch, is a strange and stirring affair. The opening moments are near perfection, for me. In a gilt frame, against a blue sky, a single, gloveless hand presents itself: the puppet unmasked. Through another small panel, a hand reaches out and sets a […]

The Echo Chamber is an introverted and largely impenetrable hour-long piece of work that hovers between installation and performance. The piece is a collaboration between renowned psycho-physical actor trainer Phillip Zarrilli and Song of the Goat performer Ian Morgan, directed by experimental performance and installation group MKultra’s Peader Kirk. On stage: two men, two rooms. The […]