New Art Club –Tom Roden and Pete Shenton – are well-known for their unique blend of comedy and dance, but this year they have something a little different in store for us. Upon entering the space the audience are quickly split into three teams: Meldreth Village, Melbourne Village and The Woods. Tom and Pete each […]

John Osborne shares his love of radio in this tactile show. It’s linked to his book, Radio Head: Up And Down The Dial Of British Radio, which is dutifully plugged at the end (copies for a fiver). But this is also a well-crafted performance, gently reminiscent of Daniel Kitson or Josie Long. At the heart of […]

Hilaire Belloc’s Cautionary Tales are a range of satirical poems with sometimes questionable morals, penned almost a century ago. Here the poems, originally intended to warn children of the dangers of misbehaving, are interpreted with simplistic staging and effective design by this university company. Reminiscent of works by Lewis Carroll and a strong influence on […]

Stuart Bowden’s one-man show explores a dystopian future, where love is a luxury and loneliness common currency. Bernard, Sarah and Celeste are the only people that the narrator meets in fourteen years, and it turns out that Sarah and Celeste are one and the same person. Perhaps loneliness is a tricky subject for a whimsical […]

An office worker transforms into an action hero in this energetic physical production by the Corn Exchange, Dublin. Think The Secret Life of Walter Mitty meets Hitchcock’s The Lodger meets the latest SF blockbuster or fantasy computer game. The juxtaposition of inane chit-chat and life-or-death fights provides plenty of humour. The humming of the photocopier becomes the buzzing of […]