Buddug James Jones’ opening words – ‘I am not an actor, but I’m going to give it a bloody good go’ – set the tone for an eccentric and fun-packed hour of biography by this talented young company. Fortunately for everyone, co-performer Max Mackintosh is a trained actor, while David Grubb, who doesn’t speak much, […]

An exuberant audience of children frolic in the pre-show holding area. The performance is taking place in a very smart room (the Ambassador Suite) within the Hilton Metropole hotel, on Brighton seafront. For now, we wait to be led in to witness the legendary French company Velo Theatre present From the bottom of the well, […]

A beautiful engaging performance of devised physical theatre and storytelling for little ones. Sensitive and responsive, the vibrant clarity of the three young women performers was perfect. The Little Leaf is the story of, well yes, a little leaf stumbled across by a little girl in her attic. From there unfolds a fantastical adventure, taking […]

The first half of this presentation was a film screening of BAFTA-nominated ‘docu-mockumentary’ Her Master’s Voice, which charts Nina’s journey to a ventriloquist convention in America. It’s a revealing, poignant and often very funny documentary that provides insights into the artform, and a moving tribute to her mentor, the late Ken Campbell. She travels with the […]

This was a show billed for the younger audience, yet it was a complete enchantment for me, a fully-grown adult with no child in tow! From the very beginning, I was enraptured by puppeteer and shadowgrapher Drew Colby, both by his performance persona and by his mind-boggling ability to create extraordinarily animated hand-shadows. I had […]