Feature: Getting Better Slowly, an inspiring story of illness and recovery
“I was very active, I was sporty and fit. I was working as a freelancer in the midlands. I just didn’t expect it to happen…” Getting better slowly is the sto...
Dance
Review: Masurca Fogo, Sadler’s Wells
Two men eat lit candles. A live chicken in paraded around the stage and is left to feed off a smashed watermelon. A vase of flowers is emptied into the skirt of...
Review: The Red Shoes, Sadler’s Wells
You might want to make notes here - Matthew Bourne has been gestating The Red Shoes for the past twenty years, and to celebrate the 30th year of his company he’...
Review: May Contain Food, Shoreditch Town Hall
It's a new twist on the meaning of 'dinner theatre'. It's not so much that you are sat back, relaxed and enjoying a delicious three course meal while watching ...
Review: Swan Lake/Loch na hEala, Sadler’s Wells
The stage is set with an unlikely assortment of objects. A utilitarian platform, instruments, ladders, wiring and microphones conjure thoughts of a warehouse. I...
Review: Akram Khan’s Giselle, Sadler’s Wells
English National Ballet (ENB) are fast becoming one of the most intriguing companies at work in the UK today. Under the artistic direction of Tamara Rojo, they ...