To whom do we owe our loyalty? Is our first duty to look after one’s own – be they family, race or nation – or reach out the hand of friendship to a global community? These are the questions at the heart of Simon...
Read MoreThree star reviews can be a cop out. I worked for one editor who unofficially banned them. They can mean fence-sitting; not-committing; bet-hedging. In this instance, the three stars awarded to Gecko’s latest physical theatre...
Read MorePatrick Marber’s re-working of Hedda Gabler attracted rave reviews during its sold-out run at the National Theatre, but many of them centred around the performance of that version’s leading lady, Ruth Wilson. For a play that...
Read MoreClever intros aren’t really necessary here: Birmingham Rep’s production of The Snowman is a near-perfect festive family show. From the moment we sat down, with lighting playing on the stage curtains like snowfall while the...
Read MoreWhen a two-year-old has to be hauled out of a venue screaming “I want it again”, you would generally chalk that one up as a hit. Undoubtedly, the second half of Disney on Ice: Passport to Adventure was a smash: the two-year-old...
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