As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods, and as flies they are struck down, one by one. The Richards and the Henries. Antony. Cleopatra. Romeo. Juliet. Lear. Macbeth. Hamlet. And the lesser people, them too. All of them. 23 stabbings, 12 sword fights, 5 poisonings, 12 suicides, 2 throats cut, 1 smothering, […]
Tag Archives: Brighton Festival 2016
Laurie Anderson: Music for Dogs
May 11th, 2016 by Dorothy Max PriorSo here we are in the queue. Me and Ernie the pug, my doggie companion for the evening, plus his human, Eliza. Ernie makes great noises, almost like talking or singing, a kind of wild monkey-chatter yap. Next to us is Tati, a small and rather elderly lady doggie who stands with dignified poise as […]
Blast Theory & Hydrocracker: Operation Black Antler
May 10th, 2016 by Dorothy Max PriorHow far would you go to protect yourself, your family, your country? Does the end justify the means? If you are acting under orders, for the greater good, does that absolve you of any harm done to individuals along the way? Is it OK to be a whistleblower? Is it OK to spy on your […]
Marc Rees: Digging for Shakespeare
May 10th, 2016 by Dorothy Max PriorHere’s flowers for you; hot lavender, mints, savoury, marjoram… Digging for Shakespeare takes its audience on a journey that starts on a bus, proceeds through a park, wanders through a woodland, diverts into an industrial storage unit, and dallies amongst the dales of Hollingdean, which are populated with a fine array of allotments, many sporting […]