Review: The Rest of Our Lives
A gorgeous piece of dance-based theatre that navigates the jumbled inevitability of middle age.
Genre: Dance 0
Review: Kizlar
New commission by Brighton-based company gets standing ovation at Theatre Royal sell-out show
Review: A Wee Journey
An exceptionally moving piece of dance theatre which explored migration, refugeehood and connection through the medium of dance, theatre and music, which I truly understood.
Review: Moving Cloud
The most astonishing piece of dance theatre I have seen for some considerable time.
Review: Runners
Thrilling, original circus concept, music and choreography, highly skilled acrobatics and dance.
Review: Decision – An Irish Dance Play
Joyous, poignant and inventive fusion of theatre and Irish dance.
Review: She-Wolves
Informative story-telling about historic women rulers and how they have been represented and mis-represented through time.
Review: Ahead of the Curve
A wonderful dance theatre with heart and soul and the moves to back them up.
Review: One
A cultural challenge in a creative and imaginative manner which tasks our assumptions over the immigration of our politics and the politics of belief
Review: The Black Blues Brothers
An explosion of joy with the music of The Blues Brothers as a backdrop and unremitting physical wonderment as an entertaining treat.
Review: Collision
Thrilling and inventive circus with hip hop which is fast paced and leads to a thoroughly entertaining romp
Review: Entwined
A superior celebration of movement highlighting that which makes us similarly different.
Review: Double Murder: Clowns / The Fix
An extraordinary choreographic exploration of murder and hope
Review: Some Other Place
Some Other Place - an exploration of where we are, where we came from, and where we're going...
Review: Dirty Dancing
There’s a fitting heart-warming climax to a dream of production. And a surprise to those who think they know the film.
Review: Grin
A fantastic piece of collaboration which is as energetic as it is creative and challenging.
Review: Prelude #1- The Circle
From Quebec- highly satisfying and professional unraveling of gesture and motion in a ritualistic circle
Review: Silver Feet
A fascinating dance piece which takes us through the feet sculpted around our guide.
Review: NOunderstanding
A relentless/restless modern dance from Italy about communication and lack of understanding
Review: We Came To Dance
A truly immersive experience where you dance to the rhythms of another world in a class that should make you spin.
Review: Celebrating Okoe
A beautiful homage to a personal friend and teacher that is rich and deep in the rhythm of celebration.
Review: Living Newspaper #7
Like all the Royal Court’s Living Newspaper series, we need this. Watch a group of young dramatists take on the future
Review: Born to Manifest
An impressive and challenging triple bill of exceptional dance that delves into the depth of their being and provides us with collective hope as a message.
Review: Looping
A divergent dance experience that is as eclectic and participative as it is enriching and impressive
Review: Dadders
An engrossing and fascinating exploration of artistry made by two neurodiverse performers.
Review: Working On My Night Moves
Exciting challenge to conventional theatre in late night dance and physical theatre
Review: Heroes
A highly skilled physical exploration of the theme of heroes and their impact upon us
Review: FrontX
Vibrant entertaining show with a fascinating international cast of skilled characters!
Review: The Beautiful Game
Joy and ecstasy, failure and defeat in a strong physical theatre piece with football thrown in.
Review: Project Y
An astonishing evening of dance that comes from four top choreographers and the cream of young dancers in Scotland
Review: Forgotten Dialogue
A beautifully realised, genre-crossing show that stands out from the crowd
Review: Ceyda Tanc Youth Dance
“An inspirational and dynamic showcase of the next generation of dancers under the guidance of Brighton based, Ceyda Tanc”
Review: Tantalus /A Pair of Genes
An intimate and personal double bill of what it is like to be alike and different given through and entrancing piece of dance which is rooted in highly personal experience.
Review: Dance Nation
As an airborne metaphor for how you get to be grown-ups, what it does to you, Dance Nation takes as it were some beating.
Review: Sunshine Boy
A fascinating homage to the world of a true maverick and genius from one of Scotland’s own.
Review: Summer Holiday
Stunning Ray Quinn and ensemble work their bobby-socks off with notable support from Rob Wicks and his band. Give No. 9 a proper MOT and it’ll strike gold too.
Review: Taiwan Season: Varhung – Heart to Heart
Mesmerizing, this is fine work, fine dance, fine visual storytelling!
Review: Crazy For You
This is a blast of the purest kind. You have to see it. In terms of talent on display worked to a supreme ensemble pitch, this is quite simply the most stunning pure musical I’ve seen this year.
Review: Blackpool
"...just under 60 minutes of surprise, joy, sadness and fabulous dancing punctuated by a manic cheesy grin."
Review: Son of a Preacher Man
Son of a Preacher man has real potential. It’s easily more than a cut above a jukebox musical, and Revel-Horwood’s work particularly coupled with Herbert’s musical arrangements is exemplary. As is the marvellous and marvellously hard-working ensemble.
Review: Rambert
The theatre of Goat, its apotheosis into something else from its comedic opening, is stunning. It’s what the Rambert does; completely reinvent itself and the dance. this and the earlier ballet are outstanding in themselves. The Cunningham company are lucky to learn from them.
Review: Dreamboats and Petticoats
It’s back again. Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran’s nine-year dream Dreamboats and Petticoats returns to Theatre Royal, Brighton with a cast and creatives deserving high praise for creating the lightest touch out of slight narrative. Those who’ve seen it should start marvelling at the musicianship, and those who haven’t will increasingly join in.
Review: Follies
It took a visit into past and pastiche to propel Sondheim’s language into a modernity no-one foresaw. This is the finest realisation of this Janus-faced masterpiece, ringing with towering performances: Staunton, Bennett, Dee, Quast and Forbes simply at the head. This must be the definitive production.
Review: The Wedding Singer
This is an outstandingly-conceived show, generous to cast and audience alike, superbly choreographed and performed in what might seem challenging spaces. The last blast of summer’s breath: enjoy.
Review: #Jesuis
A highly impressive piece of dance and physical theatre which explored our world and its response to the attacks it has suffered.
Review: Border Tales
Brilliant - creatively devised, provocative, well performed, poignant and moving!
