Writings

Ockham’s Razor: Tipping Point

January 13th, 2016 by

Will the circle be unbroken? And is a better world awaiting in the sky? Ockham’s Razor breathtaking new show Tipping Point opens with the drawing of a circle, in salt and chalk, around the edges of the performance space, a square with the audience on all four sides. A safe space, a sacred space. May […]

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Kill Your Darlings

January 11th, 2016 by

Dorothy Max Prior speaks to Alexander Vantournhout and Bauke Lievens about the creation of ANECKXANDER: ‘a tragic autobiography of the body’. Is it circus? Is it dance? Is it performance art? Clown, even? ANECKXANDER, which comes to Jacksons Lane 22–24 January as part of the London International Mime Festival 2016, is all and none of […]

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Theatre des Bouffes du Nord / Jos Houben & Marcello Magni: Marcel

January 11th, 2016 by

Oh what joy! Such clever clowning! What skilled Lazzi! In Marcel, the art of the gag lives on in objects that fight back (umbrellas, fold-up seats, cigarettes that won’t light), endless entrances and exits through invisible doors, and raincoats dragged on and off and inadvertently shared. But it is more, so much more. It is […]

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Kneehigh - Dead Dog in a Suitcase

Kneehigh: Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs)

December 23rd, 2015 by

Kneehigh’s reputation has been built over 30 years, working with a changing ensemble to make acclaimed multidisciplinary popular theatre. Coming towards the end of a four month tour, Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs), written by Carl Grose and directed by Mike Shepherd, packs Shoreditch Town Hall with a cornucopia of characters […]

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The Games People Play

December 16th, 2015 by

An interview with David Espinosa, creator and performer of  Mi Gran Obra Imagine for a moment that you have an unlimited budget and bounteous resources. The largest theatre in the world. A cast of hundreds. Marching bands. Animals. Helicopters. You could make the biggest, the best show ever seen! Spanish artist and theatre-maker David Espinosa […]

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