Pieces Put Together
Impressive Beatbox performance lacks focus
Dinomania
One man’s struggle to uncover the truth behind the megalithic giants of old
The beauty behind the monster of Frankenstein
The Royal Opera House revives a stunning performance of Mary Shelley’s classic, showing it to be a story not of horror but of love and desperation.
Kicking Up a Fuss Over Them/Us
Twenty years on since the conception of the company, BalletBoyz are still producing fantastic works of modern contemporary ballet.
How Eva von Schnippisch won WWII
Who is Eva von Schnippisch and what does she have to do with WWII? You might be forgiven for wondering if you’d fallen asleep one too many times in history class, but Stephanie Ware’s one-woman cabaret has very, very little to do with the actual affairs of WWII
Gary Nicholls: The Imaginarium
Arts Editor Claire Chan talks to steampunk photographer and artist Gary Nicholls at the Talented Art Fair
Come From Away
A triumphant exploration of human kindness.
All in Good Time: In Due Course But Without Haste
A belated review of DramSoc’s latest production.
Tartuffe: The Imposter
John Donnelly successfully adapts Molière’s classic 17th century satirical comedy for the modern-day stage, now showing at the National Theatre.
Tacenda
Would you watch the same day played out again and again? Lizzie and Joy are best friends, but as Joy is crashing at Lizzie’s flat, they are getting on each other’s nerves. Joy is trying to get bored businessmen interested in her free sanitary pads campaign, while Lizzie’
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
How many ways can one make age-old tales fresh and exciting? In 80 minutes, international theatre company Pants on Fire tells a selection of stories from Ovid’s epic Metamorphoses: Jupiter transforms his mortal lover Io into a sad cow in a gas mask, Theseus is tended to by a
Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
Set in the high security wing of Rikers Island, Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train boldly contrasts the stories of two inmates and the circumstances that led them there. On one hand, we have new prisoner Angel Cruz, played by Ukweli Roach, who shot a religious cult leader “in the ass”