Dreamthinkspeak has an international reputation for creating extraordinary immersive theatre installations and its latest production, Absent, is a welcome addition to its canon. The experience begins before you enter the building. The transformation of the exterior of Shoreditch Town Hall into a hotel is so effective that I actually walked straight past it. Inspired by […]

A chorus line with wolf heads and cartoon gartered legs; a dazzling psychedelic explosion of flowers, fairies, and butterflies; and Terry Gilliam-style cog-filled heads. Chinese dragon-serpents chasing their own tails; spear-carrying monkeys; and an aria-singing spider woman. Welcome to the crazy world of Komische Oper Berlin’s The Magic Flute. Co-directed by Barrie Kosky and 1927 […]

This performance is placed in a sideshow carnival circus world, and is presented by Fittings Multimedia Arts, a Liverpool based disability led arts organisation – most of the spoken word is also signed by Kinny Gardner and Caroline Parker, Sally Clay playing the bearded lady on the keyboards is sight impaired and Garry Robson plays […]

The tiny space of the Underbelly’s Wee Coo seems appropriate for a musical duo who tour by accepting invitations to play in the living rooms, sheds and social spaces of people recommended by previous audience members. Thus begins a night of songs sung in close harmony, including some wonderfully funny song lyrics; a huge variety […]

Ex Machina’s 887 at the Edinburgh International Festival sparks fond memories and new resolutions for Michael Begg My good friend Dimitri sent me a line from Moscow two nights ago. It was in response to a letter I had sent to him indicating that I had some difficult decisions to make. Decisions involving employment, and […]