Underground themes, fairy tales and freak characters are part of the universe often explored by Tim Burton, either as a film director, writer or illustrator. The Curious Sole of Luna Cobbler is inspired by Burton’s poetry, but also brings us a visual aesthetic that references his work as a visual artist – hence, black and […]

In Pss Pss, the Swiss-Italian Compagnia Baccalà brings to the stage a classic double clown act, and from the empty and silent space use subtlety and ingenuity to build scenes that are both hilarious and poetic. All the action emerges from the relationship between the two – Simone Fassari (him) and Camilla Pessi (her) – which […]

Adapted and performed by Olivier Ducas and Francis Monty (Théâtre de la Pire Espèce), Ubu on the Table recreates Alfred Jarry’s 19th century farce, Ubu Roi with puppetry, clowning and chaotic kitchen utensils. Two messy prop tables that look like something from Kitchen Nightmares frame a central table covered in a black table cloth. At each […]

Back of the Bus is an irreverent and engaging site-specific dance performance. The audience arrive at a scheduled meeting point in the city, and when we get to the site we find a tour guide holding up a placard. So even before we reach the bus, the performance has begun – we area group sharing […]

Zöe Murtagh performs a coming-of-age piece (created in collaboration with Tory Copeland), in which she talks us through her realisation of her own anxiety, and what that means, having completed a course of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She takes to the microphone and talks openly and frankly about what it feels like to know that you […]