Affirmative, fierce, fearless and dignified theatre, Hive City Legacy's nine-strong cast express their individual anger, bemusement, struggles and strengths with dynamism and heart. Hive City Legacy brings together the Australian creators of Edinburgh smash Hot Brown Honey (Lisa …
Described as the 'grammy-nominated godfathers of alternative cabaret', The Tiger Lillies take us on an eclectic journey into all things dissident and dark in Devil's Fairground - but at moments withdraw from truly captivating their audience. With an …
Rich and full of life, David Alade’s Fox Hunting shines a light on the stark reality of young men losing their adolescence and innocence to knife crime in South London. Alade decided to write Fox Hunting …
Food Bank As It Is recounts a number of real-life stories about food bank users, presented as a series of interconnecting monologues and scenes which are part-verbatim, part-fiction. Written by former food bank manager Tara …
Writer-performer Sarah Milton may not be reinventing the wheel with Tumble Tuck, but superbly assured, insightful and generous writing - combined with an equally skilful performance - ensure this attack on 'winning' is a hit. Headlining a …
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 …
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 …
Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams, the first headliner at this year's Underbelly festival, is an unstoppable and almost unbelievable hour of absolute joy. Underbelly's Southbank season kicks off with a bang this year, as Circus Abyssinia …
Lyrical, melodic and beautifully soundtracked, Out of The Forest's Bury the Hatchet was a joy to behold. As a general rule, metatheatre makes me squirm. I find it self-conscious, cloying, and quite often very annoying. So …
It's about as twee and anodyne as shows come - but A Spoonful of Sherman is well-produced, energetically performed and entirely successful at bringing its (elderly) target audience to their feet. If the Oliviers ever introduce …
Prepare for laughs for the whole family in Absolute Theatre and Teatro Montemuro's The 4 Clowns of The Apocalypse, but keep an eye out for glimmers of 'blink or you’ll miss it' darkness. For those familiar with …
Arming its audience with binaural headphones, Wet Picnic's I'd Be Lost Without It focuses on contemporary addiction to smartphones and the inverse relationship between 'connection' - on a virtual level - and 'disconnect' - on a …