Invoking the futuristic ambiance of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, Machines for Living is a bright piece of theatre with an angular monochrome set and great costume designs. With strongly stylised performances, Let Slip, a company of four, welcome us into a gleaming mechanised age. The world is ‘plagued by eyes that do not see’, and its homes for heroes […]

Beautifully performed and pitched, Boy in a Dress is a fast-moving autobiographical show recounting ‘transdrogynous’ performer La JohnJoseph’s memories through direct address to the audience, songs and even a striptease. There’s dance and illustrative movement, humour and pathos. It all holds together superbly; you can taste the quality straight away. It’s colourful, lively, fast-paced and tender, the […]

It’s always refreshing to see young artists ready to take on the issues of the day – be they political or ethical – bringing them to the stage, and discussing them in a provocative and clever way. NOLA is a courageous play, a verbatim piece that sheds a great deal of light on the subject of the […]

The audience is seated in traverse, on either side of the stage area. The performers are in the space – sitting, waiting – and a metronome is ticking loudly. The lights go out, and we are plunged into total darkness. The velvet softness of the dark is shattered by the harsh sound of glass breaking. […]

To a soundscape of ominous music, a suited and bowler-hatted typist diligently sets to work. In the background, spelt out in large bold letters, the word H-A-N-G-M-A-N hangs proud. Mid-stage are three dozing suited characters, their heads heavy on a table. In a world of shadows and uncertainty, these dark clad clowns rouse and play […]