Brighton
I Believe In Unicorns, Brighton Dome Studio TheatreSunday, 25 May 2014
At first sight this children's theatre production could seem like a drab story circle for bored bairns. But despite a rocky start, I Believe In Unicorns develops into something rather magical.After finding her feet, solo performer and fabulist... Read more... |
Like Rabbits, Corn Exchange, BrightonThursday, 15 May 2014
Getting pubes in your teeth during sex is one thing. Rabbit fur is something else. The moment when Ben Duke removes a wisp of partner Ino Riga’s costume from his mouth following a particularly lusty tussle may not be planned. But it’s in keeping... Read more... |
Talk to the Demon, Brighton DomeWednesday, 14 May 2014
One of the mottos made famous by internationally renowned chocolatier Willy Wonka was: “A little madness now and then is relished by the wisest men”. Perhaps it’s a quotation that Belgian choreographer Wim Vandekeybus, who put Talk to the Demon... Read more... |
Catch-22, Theatre Royal, BrightonTuesday, 13 May 2014
There are echoes of Lost in the crashed B-25 bomber that fills this often brilliant production with its rusting corpse. And they’re probably intended. Joseph Heller’s cult World War Two satire is, after all, about a kind of purgatory: US Army... Read more... |
Down by the Greenwood Side, Harvey's Depot, LewesTuesday, 13 May 2014
The question about Harrison Birtwistle’s Down by the Greenwood Side is: what is it? Designated by the composer as a “dramatic pastoral”, which is not very enlightening, it is not really an opera, nor a play with music, nor a piece of performance art... Read more... |
Kelis, Brighton DomeMonday, 12 May 2014
When Kelis first walks onstage in a shimmering blue ball dress, a gigantic mane of black hair falling down her back, gay men all about me in the circle seats spring to life, some veering into “Go girl!” territory, others simply shrieking, and one in... Read more... |
Zara McFarlane, The Old Market, BrightonMonday, 12 May 2014
Zara McFarlane’s exquisite synthesis of jazz and nu-soul, an intoxicating proposition on CD, breathes more freely live, we discovered, in last night’s Brighton Festival performance. A recent appearance on Later... with Jools Holland was mentioned... Read more... |
Hofesh Shechter: My Brighton Festival So FarFriday, 09 May 2014
On a lovely sunny Saturday morning the Children’s Parade was a really amazing start to things. The Brighton Festival team, the mayor and I started the parade, leading from the front for a few streets, then we went and watched from the side,... Read more... |
10 Questions for Choreographer Wim VandekeybusWednesday, 07 May 2014
Wim Vandekeybus (b. 1963) is the man behind Ultima Vez, a theatrical-choreographic powerhouse in Brussels. With his guidance they have sped to the forefront of European multi-media performance with such works as Monkey Sandwich, Oedipus/Bêt Noir,... Read more... |
Opus No.7, Corn Exchange, BrightonMonday, 05 May 2014
The UK premiere of Dmitry Krymov’s Opus No.7 begins at 5pm. When it finishes two and half hours later, a sun-dappled evening is bustling with the opening weekend of the Brighton Festival. At a nearby pub friends ask, “What was it like? What was it... Read more... |
10 Questions for Artist Yinka Shonibare MBETuesday, 22 April 2014
Yinka Shonibare MBE makes work from a less entrenched position than his many decorations suggest. This Member of the British Empire (he adopted the initials as part of his name after receiving the honour in 2005) is naturally also a Royal... Read more... |
10 Questions for Director Dmitry KrymovThursday, 17 April 2014
Dmitry Krymov (b 1954) is one of Russia’s most groundbreaking and celebrated contemporary theatre directors and set designers. Performances by his “Theatre Laboratory” are renowned for combining multimedia with art installation techniques to... Read more... |
