People Show formed in 1966 and The Detective Show is their 121st production. This was my first encounter with People Show, and it won’t be my last – the show was absolutely hilarious. To begin with, Gareth Brierley takes us through the copy on our flyers to explain that this was written six months before the show […]

‘A Spaceman, a Cowboy and a Disco-Dancer are going on a journey. A journey undertaken in the spirit of discovery. There’s a gig that they’ve got to get to and they’re the performers. The gig’s 468 miles away and they’ve only their feet to get them there. This will be 30 Days to Edinburgh.’ And they […]

He seems a decent sort, this man Meursault, present at his mother’s funeral but not overwhelmed with grief. They had had an understanding and neither needed nor expected anything more of each other than they had. She had been at a happy point in her life, content in the place she lived and with a […]

In which Tom Marshman takes us on a journey from Leg Shame to Leg Fame, telling the story of how he survived the pain and trauma of varicose veins, gaining a place in the Pretty Polly Legs 11 final. Along the way, we get an investigation of gender expectations, and liberation from those expectations, in […]

Unfinished Business’ Only Wolves and Lions was inspired by a quote from the Greek philosopher Epicurus: ‘Only wolves and lions eat alone, you should not eat, not even a snack, on your own.’ The show’s creator, Leo Kay, has brought together research into community, isolation, crisis and happiness to create this immersive experience. The event is produced […]