Acrobat, poet, clown, magician, musician, actor – the talents and skills of James Thierrée seem almost boundless. Inevitable, perhaps, coming as he does from such an impressive line of artists: great-grandfather Eugene O’Neill; another great-grandparent the Music Hall star Lily Harley; grandfather Charlie Chaplin; parents Jean-Baptiste Thierrée and Victoria Chaplin, legendary circus artists. Theatre is […]
Reviews
Bea Roberts: Infinity Pool – A Modern Retelling of Madame Bovary
September 1st, 2016 by Matt RudkinThe programme notes state that the creative process was motivated by the question; ‘is it possible to adapt a novel for the stage and still allow the audience to imagine the characters as if they were reading?’ The answer is a resounding YES, as this very accurately describes my experience of the piece. The writer, […]
Figs in Wigs: Often Onstage
September 1st, 2016 by Matt RudkinOften Onstage features a series of quirkily engaging dance/movement routines in kitschy outfits interspersed with video sequences and comical audience interaction. The onstage chemistry of the four young women performers (usually five, but they are one woman down on the show I saw) makes them a likeable and watchable ensemble, and there is a life-affirming […]
Lucy McCormick: Triple Threat
September 1st, 2016 by Matt RudkinIt could well be that the Triple Threat here is a challenge to Sexual Modesty, Religious Reverence, and possibly Theatrical Convention. Not that it is inaccessible in its experimentalism, far from it; more like the Progressive Working Class Entertainment that Duckie aspire to create, and with whom Lucy has previously worked. Whatever you may take […]
Frozen Light: The Forest
September 1st, 2016 by Marigold HughesToday is going to be different, we are told: a different day in the forest. The lights are dimmed, and the room is soft; crafted foliage and autumnal textures lull us into the mythic lair of the story. The forest keeper, Ivy (Lucy Garland) draws us to her realm. The performance is designed for adults […]