Posted on 22 May 2013 by EJ Robinson
Riverside Studios is always a hub of interesting activities. Among the many other shows and films it currently has on offer is Joe Evans’s Hutch, a play charting a period in the life of 1920s cabaret star Leslie Hutchinson. Hutchinson was a lauded pianist and singer of the era who was as well known for his [...]
Posted on 21 May 2013 by Ed Theakston
Have you ever been to a séance? Have you ever been tempted to try to contact the other side? Have you ever felt the presence of some ethereal being? Or have you always been the sensible, cynical type that thinks all of that is rot? Well, either way, the boundary-pushing, ground-breaking and dimension-rattling cabaret that [...]
Posted on 21 May 2013 by Jemma Wilson
A collaboration between Cloud Dance Festival and Giant Olive, Cloud Dance Sundays hopes to become a regular occurrence at the theatre above the cosy Lion and Unicorn pub in Kentish Town. All the pieces shown were particularly relevant and memorable, demonstrating that dance can have striking power and determination behind it when fuelled by human [...]
Posted on 20 May 2013 by Ed Theakston
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northern Spain; its capital city is Barcelona and it has a population of just over 7.5 million. Now, thanks to Bots & Barrals Theatre Company, Londoners can get a glimpse of the burgeoning Catalan contemporary theatre scene at the Arcola Tent, in a double bill of fascinating, award-winning plays. [...]