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Last night, The Nottingham Contemporary opened exhibitions by two exciting, emerging, international artists. The galleries were filled, for a late night viewing, with the works of Raphael Hefti and Agnieszka Polska, and an intrigued and inspired audience. The atmosphere was electric as I walked into Hefti’s self-titled exhibition, weaving... -
One would be forgiven for thinking that Somerset Maugham’s powerful anti-war drama For Services Rendered was an odd choice by The Lace Market Theatre to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War 1. When so many theatres, both professional and amateur, are featuring R.C. Sherriff’s masterpiece Journey’s... -
Propaganda Swing, part of Nottingham Playhouse’s Time and Memory season, is based on the true and surprising story of ‘Charlie and his Orchestra’. Jazz, which had been frowned upon and even banned in Germany, was allowed by the Nazi party on the radio in the form of propaganda. A... -
For a show that is over sixty years old, I was sceptical about how a production of ‘Calamity Jane’ could relate to an audience of today, but the cast and crew pulled it off. Though perhaps not everybody’s cup of tea, the cowboy saloon atmosphere and country-western jigs took... -
From guns to J.K. Rowling to Westerns to breasts, this year’s Freshers’ Fringe promises delight from every angle. The one hour fifteen minute show is filled with original ideas, sharp, witty dialogue and crisp talent. The directorial decision to have the cast in all black, instead of causing the... -
Think its impossible to Charleston on pointe? Or tango on pointe for that matter? Well, the stunning interpretation of the The Great Gatsby by the Northern Ballet Company shatters all that you think ballet is, in a flawless adaptation of Fitzgerald’s best-loved novel. Ballet is not typically a form... -
Throw together some extraordinary musicians, one fantastic singer and an ensemble of Irish dancers fueled with talent and fiery sex appeal, and you will have what I saw at the London Palladium on Saturday 13th of September. Michael Flatley’s last West End performance in ‘The Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games’ promised...
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May 12, 2024 -
May 12, 2024 -
