One of the great things about the Vault Festival is the sheer range of productions on offer. Over the course of its run, there will literally be something for everyone. Some productions are a treat to review. They are nice and simple. With a standard narrative of start-middle-end. Others are more difficult and really have […]
Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes at New Wimbledon Theatre | Review
Regular readers of my reviews will know that, while I know very little about dance, I do know what I like. And, someone I like very, very much is Sir Matthew Bourne. I have been enchanted by his work since seeing my first MB show back in 2008. One of the great things is to […]
Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel | Review
As most people know, Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. What is not well known is that Jane actually wrote more than six novels. In fact, she wrote over 900, and […]
LIFE: The Gameshow at the VAULT Festival | Review
One of the great aspects of going to the Vault Festival is seeing something that is not quite finished but is being ‘beta’ tested with a live audience – in theatrical terms, a ’work in progress’ – and that is exactly what I did with a visit to Dave Bibby’s new production, Life: The Gameshow. […]
Sticks and Stones at Tristan Bates Theatre | Review
Social media can be a great force for good. It enables people to keep in touch easily, even if separated by thousands of miles. One of my favourite things to do is to join the Sunday morning Tweetalong where hundreds of us join together to discuss the latest goings-on in Ambridge (Emmerdale). However, there is […]