Pantomimes follow a simple formula. Jokes, colourful costumes and a pervasive camp atmosphere combine to form family entertainment. As had been family tradition for over ten years, this Christmas I experienced the Birmingham pantomime. Now, experienced really is the word as in that time it has devolved into simultaneously a
This Valentines Day, Arts Writer Maria Portela reflects on one of opera’s great romances... how can we love the unlovable?
Sexual politics and climate change aren’t two themes I’d naturally put together, but this play is proof that it works.
“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired”
A Slight Ache and The Dumb Waiter explore dark themes of fear and betrayal with a light-hearted humour that charms audiences.
Love is in the air at this romantic time of year but is it for everyone? This Valentine’s Day, Arts writer Tesni Haddon-Macmillan considers repression of different forms of love through the ages.
Whilst living in Scotland I learnt that there are few better ways to spend a cold Tuesday night than in one of the many folk bars dotted throughout the country. Here, in the warm atmosphere of ale and brown wood, musicians walk in and out, playing freely, sipping from their
Brecht’s political commentary, boldly executed
Enter a dream world of elegance and glamour
Counting Sheep is a fully immersive theatrical experience that transports the audience to the events of the Kiev Uprising in 2014.
Poverty has a drowning effect. Those who are economically oppressed will often find themselves berated for paddling in an overly ferocious manner as they struggle for breath. Whilst the media and large swathes of politicians have failed to give voice to these suffocating communities, many artists are standing up to
Another all-round pleasing hit from the queen of crime