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Review: Charlie Josephine: I, Joan
Daisy Miles, supremely, Laurits Hiroshi Bjerrum and Rhys Bloy excel in a fine cast and prove this clarion of a play can rise again triumphantly.
Review: In Praise of Love
There’s every reason to see this rare gem, now added permanently to Rattigan’s finer plays.
Review: Locusts
A sensitive, spellbinding portrayal of a man's dilemma when his past comes back to haunt him.
Review: Beth & Josie EXPOSED: F*&# De$antis
A stand-up comedy show that is a big middle finger to DeSantis.
Review: Beth Levin MOOT Concert Unitarian Brighton
A stunning concert. Beth Levin is a discovered master.
Review: Miaoyan Li Piano Recital St Nicholas Church, Brighton
Exhilarating. On this showing Miaoyan Li promises hugely.
Review: Sophocles Electra
The end is set. Conor Baum directs that ratcheting-up inexorably: never hurried, never static. The audience holds its breath. So will you. Outstanding.
Review: Duty
A fresh and urgent play, Duty should tour as a salutary reminder of how war impacts community, divides war-influenced majority from the few who see through war.
Review: A Canadian Explains Eurovision to Americans
Matti McLean rises like a phoenix in this surprisingly heartfelt trip through the strange world of Eurovision
Review: Ibsen Ghosts
A triumph of staging, fine acting and in Sarah Tansey a central performance to rival any Helene Alving I’ve seen.
Review: The Magic Lady
An action-packed, hugely entertaining hour in the company of a disillusioned illusionist.
Review: Billy Barrett and Ellice Stevens After The Act Royal Court Downstairs
Most of all this musical is necessary. With four outstanding multi-roling performers, a message both affirmative and defiant; and with a fierce joy that makes it a must-see.
Review: The Violet Hour
A contemplative investigation springboarded from a single line from T.S. Eliot's Wasteland that asks fundamental questions and is creative in all its response.
Review: Yoko Ono Piano Recital St Nicholas Church, Brighton
Yoko Ono is a hidden gem of south-coast pianism.
Review: Timberlake Wertenbaker Little Brother
bsorbs and remains indelible. Stella Powell-Jones is helming a quietly radical shift in Jermyn Street. And she’s taking the audience with her.
Review: The Fabulous King James Bible
A fabulous historical comedy about the gayest king and his new bible
Review: 1955 – A Mafia-themed Magic Show
Half an hour flies by with "WowS" and "How the hell did he do thats?"
Review: Three Minutes Inside My Brain
Get ready to be shrunk down and taken on a whirlwind adventure inside Jennifer's brain
Review: The Heterosexuals
A terrifying(ly funny) stand-up comedy about the scariest thing out there: heterosexuals
Review: Jonathan McLean Touching it Makes Baby Jesus Cry: The Musical
This can sing all the way to Edinburgh: just stopping off to be publicly burned, along with Jonathan McLean, in the Vatican itself.
Review: Athena Stevens Diagnosis
Over 50 minutes, a compelling, unique and disturbing vision unravels: prophesying prophesy is invisible. That’s why as many as possible should see it.
Review: After Agincourt
"... a compelling show which has wit, gritty reality, and pertinent quotes from the play. A tour de force."
Review: Siriol Hugh-Jones and Stephen Carroll-Turner Recital St Nicholas Church
First class performances, idiomatic and immensely satisfying.
Review: Stephen Sondheim, David Ives Here We Are
Altogether this mightn’t be in the top tier of Sondheim musicals, but it’s one of the most interesting, even profound, and Sondheim exits with a rapt question-mark. Unmissable.
Review: Shaolin Clown
A mesmerising performance based on the book “Shaolin, you don’t have to fight to win” by Bernhard Moestl
Review: Songs of the Wayfarer
An interesting exploration of travel and its many forms whilst on crutches with a multi-layered explanation and exploration of the effect it has upon you.
Review: Jon Fosse Einkvan
An opaque, compelling gem from Det Norske Teatret and its director Horn; and the wonderful Coronet.
Review: Jez Butterworth Parlour Song
A probing revival, James Hadrill’s production and Emily Bestow’s set inject a haunting into these people. A cooling tower about to implode: it’s Naveed Khan’s gaunt intimation of Ned’s soul that lingers.
Review: John Collins Organ Recital St Nicholas Church, Brighton
Again an unique presentation of lesser-known organ music.
Review: Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky The Gang of Three
The wittiest, wisest play I’ve seen this year, it deserves a long run, not least so we can absorb its lessons. Unmissable.
Review: Corrina O’Beirne With Ruby & I
Corrina O’Beirne ‘s a name to seek out in future and in Kempell and her cast and creatives, she’s found first-rate advocates. A must-see.
Review: Tim Coakley In Search of the Dance
Tim Coakley has a potential minor masterpiece on his hands, as he searches for that perfect crashed chord.
Review: Heather Alexander Becoming Maverick
Heather Alexander has arrived as a creative, not simply re-creative force. A cause for dark celebration.
Review: Kenny Fu Piano Recital St Nicholas Church, Brighton April 30th 2025
Superb, something of world class Chopin here.
Review: Samuel Rees and Gabriele Uboldi Lessons on Revolution
It’s intersectional, it’s personal, it’s interactive: all great reasons to see this play: unless you’re a board member of BP, or the government.
Review: Bodies of Water
A meditative, interactive and challenging performance based upon body and water and the significance it has within us.
Review: Helen Edmundson The Heresy of Love
A brave undertaking – typical of Gerry McCrudden and his teams - and a rare opportunity to see this superb, all-too-topical play.
