At a time of year when all things Gothic crawl out from the woodwork, it can be difficult to find a theatrical offering that presents what is very familiar in a unique or interesting way. TR Warszawa’s Nosferatu is thankfully doing just that with its interpretation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a well-worn text if ever […]
Writings
Richard DeDomenici, Pop Will Eat Itself: A Quickfire Response
November 1st, 2012 by Dorothy Max Prior‘Hello my name is Richard DeDomenici. People often ask me what motivates me as an artist. I often say something like: I want to create the kind of uncertainty that leads to possibility…’ So, here we are – The Basement on a Friday afternoon, embracing uncertainty and possibility: it’s a sunny day but we are […]
Cyclopean Productions: Drowning Rock
October 30th, 2012 by Edward WrenDrowning Rock is an epic tale of horror, set against the backdrop of a tempestuous sea. Inspired by Cornish legends of shipwrecks and the work of H.P Lovecraft, the original script written by Matthew Wood tells the tale of Hawker, a young man researching the mysterious Drowning Rock to finish the book his […]
Ovalhouse and Toot Collective: Ten Out of Ten
October 23rd, 2012 by Edward WrenTen Out of Ten uses humour along with unconventional staging to explore ideas surrounding success and failure, focusing on the life of one fictional character, Jennifer, as she’s played variously by the members of the strong, three-person cast. It is an inventive, often hilarious and occasionally touching examination of the milestones by which we record our […]
Best of BE Festival
October 19th, 2012 by Charlotte SmithA hairy-chested man in a tutu shouldn’t be funny. But he riffs off a woman in the audience whose enthusiasm is neon, and a twitch of a smile escapes, a twinkle in the eye belies the studied exterior. It’s perhaps helped by the fact that much of the rest of Fantasy No 10; ‘The Beauty of […]