To attempt The Odyssey in any media could never be described as an easy option. The Paper Cinema are a company creating moving pictures out of paper, projected onto a screen – their style is intriguing, engaging and many-layered, and is enhanced by live music. In choosing The Odyssey as their subject matter, it […]

In Shiny Floor Shiny Ceiling Andrew Poppy has created a piece of abstract experimental music theatre described in the programme as: ‘An opera entertainment, 9 songs in search of a territory, 7 voices in search of a song.’ It is more of a concert than a theatrical performance: Poppy provides vocals for much of it, […]

Victoria Melody just wants to join in, and in Northern Soul she presents herself as a sharing artist. She has a warm manner about her, and openly chats to the audience and herself in a quirky way that gives her a charming air of eccentricity. The premise of Northern Soul builds upon this sense of […]

First came the whistles, then the drums. Seven assorted-size dancers marched through the foyer twirling batons, looking very pleased with themselves in orange majorette outfits and unnecessarily high furry busbies. Cameras flashed as coats and drinks were gathered up and a happy throng followed them into the auditorium. Pity the poor folk in the upstairs […]

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 […]