December night just days before Christmas, and I joined in the fun with this interactive and immersive absurd Xmas experience, billed as ‘The Office meets Lapland’. Commencing in the bar downstairs at The Marlborough, we are intriguingly eased into this show. Two elves are busy chatting together, then become aware that we, the humans, can […]

Travelling Light’s playful production of Cinderella goes down the Grimm route, presenting characters with real problems, real hopes and desires, and real dark undersides. It’s an accessible and often very funny show with enough magic and wonder to keep almost the youngest of kids in thrall, and enough experimentation and new ideas to engage the most cynical […]

On the way into the theatre, there’s a slight traffic jam as people hang up their coats and bags. I’m gently moved on, and decide to keep my things. Once installed, this is suddenly a relief. My coat – yes, the one from the M&S Outlet in Stevenage – and my bag – yes, the […]

Pegasus Theatre is a beautiful space which offered a fantastically warm welcome to this family Christmas show. There was a beautifully designed fairytale treasure trail throughout the front of house spaces, a live band playing during the interval (selected shows), friendly staff – many of whom are clearly young people involved in the life of […]

The Adventures of Wound Man and Shirley, Chris Goode and Company, Battersea Arts Centre, December 2nd 2011 Wound Man is a modern-day superhero. Not too 1970s, although he does land in a suburban neighbourhood in a silver thong. Instead, he mumbles about ‘consultancy’, ‘community’, ‘sustainable engagement’, ‘empowering other people’ – that sort of thing. Gently […]