Writings

Monski Mouse - Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse: Baby Disco Dance Hall

June 1st, 2016 by

There aren’t many events for you in Brighton Fringe if your child is under three. I know, I looked, hoping to share bit of the cultural feast taking over the city with my one-year-old son. There are however two ‘baby discos’ – different venues, different price points, different musical aesthetic (one assumes). The retro styling […]

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The Wardrobe Ensemble - 1972 The Future of Sex

The Wardrobe Ensemble: 1972: The Future of Sex

June 1st, 2016 by

At my girls’ grammar school, the English class of ’72 found DH Lawrence’s descriptions of ‘fecund loins’ and ‘butting haunches’ both hysterically funny and utterly disgusting. For Penny, a college student in The Wardrobe Ensemble’s hugely enjoyable show, Lady Chatterley is a role model, an emancipated woman who ‘wants it as much as he does.’ […]

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Laura Jane Dean: This Room

May 31st, 2016 by

A Nation’s Theatre Festival is showcasing an assortment of work from UK-based artists, with an eclectic programme at Battersea Arts Centre ranging from scratch pieces on a ‘pay what you can’ basis to full touring works. This Room by Kent-based artist Laura Jane Dean sits effectively within BAC’s architecture: a room in the old town […]

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Lola Arias: Minefield

May 31st, 2016 by

A group of men stand in a line, each holding a sheet of paper with his name written on it. Lou. David. Ruben. Sukrim. Gabriel. Marcelo. Lou and David, tall and broad shouldered, look like retired British soldiers, which they are. Royal Marines. They look and sound like ex-Marines, but they are now both PhDs; […]

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Deborah Pearson - History History History - Photo by Tania El Khoury

Deborah Pearson: History History History

May 29th, 2016 by

History History History is a translation of a Hungarian film – the film that was meant to be shown on the day of the Hungarian revolution in 1956, at the cinema which instead become the revolutionary headquarters. Pearson does not simply convert one language into another, but gives us a Hungarian history lesson on the […]

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