Six survivors of prolonged physical and psychological violence top up your cider cup, compliment you on your jacket and check you know how to play pass-the-parcel. Smack That (a conversation)'s atmosphere - ingenuous, …
Sarah Blanc's My Feminist Boner explores the perils of beauty standards with unwavering passion and comedy, in an abstract one-woman dance show at The Place. Exploring the perils of growing up female in a patriarchal society and …
Despite prima ballerina Irina Kolesnikova offering a technical masterclass in the St Peterburg Ballet Theatre's (unashamedly traditional) Swan Lake, the remainder of the production lacks the passion - and electricity - synonymous with Tchaikovsky's score. It's so much …
A magnificent triple bill from National Dance Company Wales, Terra Firma explores assimilation, interdependence and difference with flair, precision and innovation. It's a frequently electric evening, and wholly accessible contemporary dance. Pitching up in Germany, Austria and sixteen …
Whilst Strictly Ballroom the Musical harnesses much of Baz Luhrmann’s extravagance, the magic is dispelled by the erratic pace of its storytelling. When adapting a film for the stage, comparisons from the source material are inevitable …
Described as a piece of dance-theatre that blends numerous music and dance styles, The Head Wrap Diaries delivers an amalgamation of genres but fails to smooth out the mix. Fusing house, waacking and vogue with African …
Nikki & JD's Knot is intelligent, layered and often nothing short of exquisite - blending mesmerising acro and dance-theatre elements with humour and heart to navigate the ups and downs of interdependence. Last seen in Barely Methodical …
Swedish collective Räserbyrån miss a series of tricks with Rustle, a non-directive show for 'babies and their adult' which lacks the playfulness it attempts to inspire. When it comes to presenting dance & performance work for (very) little …
Mark Bruce Company’s Macbeth at Wilton’s Music Hall lacks focus in its attempt to shed new light on Shakespeare’s tragedy. Mark Bruce Company’s Macbeth falls into an unfortunate trap that afflicts many re-interpretations of Shakespeare’s work. …
Ben Duke and Lost Dog's creative reworking of Shakespeare's tragedy retells the classic tale of 'love and death' as 'love and life'. Juliet and Romeo beautifully portrays that 'love and life' as passionate, mundane, tragic, …
Impressive, uplifting and smartly constructed, Fevered Sleep's Men & Girls Dance is a dance theatre piece which doesn't shy away from its subject - evoking unanimous, permanent grins along the way. Fevered Sleep's Men & Girls Dance is a meticulously-handled experiment of both …
Imaginative, infectious and Carnivalesque hip-hop show - let down only by a over-simplistic conclusion. With more thought paid to the final 10 mins, the Mad Hatter's Tea Party would tick all my boxes... Hip-hop company ZooNation's Mad Hatter's Tea Party, first staged in the …