There are more circus shows trouping through London these days than you can poke a stick at. I’ve had the great pleasure of watching a lot of circus shows, and so approached Flip Fabrique’s Transit with great excitement to add to the incredible circus shows I’ve seen this year so far. Transit is the story of troupe life, friendship, travelling together and sharing memories. It begins with an airplane announcement. Six performers are revealed from the clever, compact set. By Ariane Sauvé. The … [Read more...]
A Hundred Words for Snow at Trafalgar Studios | Review
What an absolute pleasure, this International Women’s Day, to be writing a review of such a female-driven show. A Hundred Words for Snow at Trafalgar Studios is written by Tatty Hennessy, directed by Lucy Jane Atkinson and performed by Gemma Barnett. It follows Rory, a teenage girl who has abruptly lost her father, a geography teacher, who dreamed of being an explorer. In an old-fashioned sense of the term - following in the footsteps of Shackleton and Nansen. In the wake of all these historical … [Read more...]
Work Bitch presented by Jessica Siân at the Vault Festival
I remember working in a service job. I was 16, and took orders, ripped tickets and cleaned up trash left behind by cinemagoers in a suburban Sydney Westfield. Work Bitch is the story of a waitress who never thought she’d still be waiting tables at 32, and touches on experiences I and many others will have had. It’s the story many of us will recognise, feelings many of us will have encountered in doing less than satisfying work - work we do merely to be paid. Customer-facing jobs are not that … [Read more...]
Review of Jammie Dodger at the Vault Festival
Jammie Dodger at the VAULT festival is a high-energy comedy about three women who plot to murder their husbands and run away to live new lives. As the plan quickly collapses into farce, Jammie Dodger hits its stride as an exceptionally entertaining production. While it’s a story you might vaguely recognise, it’s very cleverly executed by writer Gael van den Bossche, the twists and turns all wrapping up nicely into each other. I had thought we might see more of the plotting, but instead, we … [Read more...]
Cirque Du Soleil Totem at The Royal Albert Hall
How do you critique such an established production powerhouse as Cirque du Soleil? Set in the magnificent Royal Albert Hall, Cirque du Soleil’s latest production Totem is a sumptuous celebration of the evolution of humankind - what drives us, nature and the world around us. That which has brought us from the primordial soup into the fully fledged mobile-phone-wielding present. Balance, seduction, science - themes that have moved us along the path of evolution are unpacked through the dazzling … [Read more...]