It was at LIFT 2012 with the show Minsk 2011: A Reply to Kathy Acker that the Belarus Free Theatre burst on to the consciousness of Britain’s theatre scene. Fugitive from their own oppressive state, the company’s voice accesses a passion and sincerity rarely available in work made here. In this co-production with the Young […]

Most frequently seen throwing food around or covering himself in flour, in this first solo show by the Made in China artist we find Christopher Brett Bailey alone on stage, seated behind a desk, microphone to his lips. In the shadows of the space behind him a range of amps and monitors can be glimpsed. […]

Advice for readers considering visiting Angel Meadow: do; have a drink first; get stuck in; read no further, the following contains spoilers. Manchester was built by the Irish, both the bricks and the soul. How else does a city learn so many sweetly sad songs? Fitting, then, that Dublin’s ANU Productions, fast building a reputation […]

Much like the computer technology that runs, powers, and gives users access to them, the world of video games has developed at a breathtaking pace when one considers its short linear history.  Endless worlds that were only recently limited to power-hungry PCs spread across multiple households for online role play are now matched, and in […]

LIFT’s Artistic Director Mark Ball has given this fresh, funny and unsettling piece, commissioned by the Wexner Centre Ohio in 2008, its UK premiere. Good work Mark, for a cracker. Opening as a kind of contemporary minstrel cabaret, the cast of five play the stereotypes they are most frequently auditioned for: the crack dealer Omar, […]