FELA! is a bouncy, buoyant, corker of production that rather loses its way halfway through. The first half is an utter joy. Bill T Jones’ choreography does not flag for a second, the music is infectiously upbeat, the energy of the performers is relentless. It rattles along, full of exuberant lessons about Afro-beat, Cuban drumming, [...]

A Bethnal Green community centre may seem an unlikely place to stumble upon a Montmartre skyline, but Peut-être theatre has recreated a Parisian rooftop in their rehearsal space. Peut-être (‘Perhaps’) is a fledgling company dedicated to creating theatre for young children: actor Maya Politaki says, “A previous show had a three-week old, and he didn’t have [...]

An Experiment: What happens when you take someone so rooted in theatre and ask them to spectate upon dance. Not just any sort of dance for that matter, but a Dance Festival… well, it certainly proved interesting when I took the plunge into a contemporary dance extravaganza of a weekend just gone. The first on [...]