Reviews, Theatre, International 19 Aug 2008
Anna Polanyi: The concept of a “light & sound show” is given a whole new dimension. Techies, the quiet types in the shadows, hold this show firmly in their grasp, along with five computers, an o...
Reviews, Theatre, International 17 Aug 2008
Miles Johnson: The Palestinian National Theatre has been described by its director as having “a very big name for a very small company”. And as the curtain falls on this adaptation of Mahmoud Darwish ...
Junta Sekimori: Inner demons are the focus of Polish powerhouse TR Warszawa’s double bill at the International Festival this year, incarnated as mental illness in 4.48 Psychosis and as a parasitic ancestral ...
Junta Sekimori: There’s little doubt that 4.48 Psychosis would be a lesser play if it could be considered independently of its context. Its author Sarah Kane suffered from clinical depression in her late twe...
Ella Hickson: Adolphe Adams’s nineteenth century ballet explores the alienation and destruction caused social hierarchy. The aristocratic Albrecht falls for the lovely, lithe and nimble Giselle, a peasant ...
Features, International 14 Aug 2008
Hannah Thomas: Most dancers expect to develop the odd blister during rehearsals, but few anticipate being knocked out cold by a violent blow to the head. Fewer still would expect said assault to come from the hee...
Reviews, Theatre, International 13 Aug 2008
Junta Sekimori: Latecomers are strictly not admitted in this almost word-for-word adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s much-studied short story, and moments in we see why. As the lights go down for the production...
Features, International 28 Jul 2008
Miles Johnson: Many theatre companies face the problem of a lack of funding. Few though suffer from a dearth of actors, let alone having to smuggle scenery across military checkpoints simply to perform. The Pales...
Laura Battle: It’s fair to say that dance is not known for controversy. Despite a number of incredibly innovative productions from Matthew Bourne and his company New Adventures over the last few years, the...
