Paring live performance right back to its very core, The Devil’s Violin Company present us with a deep, dark evening of ancient stories. Tautly told and expert at drawing us in, the three rich tales are each interwoven with moreish, mesmerising live music that is as much a part of each story as its carefully […]
Reviews
Pieter Ampe and Guilherme Garrido: Still Standing You
October 6th, 2012 by Thomas BaconPortuguese performer Guilherme Garrido casually sits atop the feet of the Belgian Pieter Ampe, who lays beneath him with his legs in the air. This human erection provided by Ampe looks far from comfortable as Garrido greets the entering audience with a casual informality, as if he has all the time in the world. He […]
Rannel: 2Deep
October 4th, 2012 by Geraldine HarrisMatt and Joey are two child-adults who live together in a disco bunker underground. They’ve been here awhile, though not so long their spirits arereally getting low, and when they do feel down they cheer themselves up with a bit of hip-hop music on the turntable, maybe a synchronised dance routine. Occasionally they still try using […]
Cut to the Chase: Treasured
October 3rd, 2012 by Christopher MaddenThis year marks the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, an event that continues to reverberate as an archetype of tragedy and disaster. But despite being very old news, the sinking of what the White Star Line billed as its biggest ‘super-liner’ captures the public imagination as if it happened only yesterday. In association […]
Idiot Child: I Could’ve Been Better
October 3rd, 2012 by Thomas BaconI Could’ve Been Better takes us into the world of the wonderfully unique James, a thirty-something social oddity. Gangly in limb, adorned with a nondescript blue shirt tucked deep into pleated plain trousers that hover at his ankles above verruca socks, he stands with his back toward the incoming audience. As we take out seats, rarely […]