Deluge 3★★★

Deluge sits somewhere between interpretive dance, spoken word and theatre, with sprinkles of comedy. Created by Gabi Flares and Andrea Maciel, it’s a magic-realist exploration of grief inspired by a break-up.

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Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight 5★★★★★

Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight is weird.

“You’ve tried everything. Yoga. Acupuncture. You floated in salt water in the pitch black dark. You juiced, you cleansed. You reached out, you looked within. You have tried, and yet here you … Read More

Annie Boyle : To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before 4****

The title is, of course, very tongue in cheek as Annie realises that there are actually no boys that she has loved before. Now happily settled and in love in a same sex relationship, but how did she get there?

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Rob Duncan: Printer of the Year 3.5***

Rob Duncan was Printer of the Year 2024. This is something he makes abundantly clear in the beginning of his show. And this, along with his 15 years of working in the print industry (and a number of years performing … Read More

An Evening With Dame Granny Smith 5*****

Dame Granny Smith is many things. A legend. An icon. A star of stage and screen. A small green apple. But who is the real Dame Granny Smith? To help unpeel her career, interviewer David Salter invites the famed fruit … Read More

Glob – 5*****

If you’ve never seen Les Foutoukours before, you’re in for a treat! If you have seen one of their shows before, it only gets better here; this double act is not simply good performers but undisputed masters of the craft. … Read More

The Pieces by Aloft – 4****

We start with thumping music; a large bass tone sets the mood in a circus tent as ladders lie on the ground. We later discover that all the sounds heard are made entirely from the ladders themselves, a fascinating touch … Read More

Circa: Wolf 5*****

Circa wolf is a show like no other. Tense and dramatic throughout you feel fully immersed in the experience and never want it to stop.

From the start the atmosphere is all encompassing: a mix of tense drum based … Read More

CSI Crime Scene Improvisation — 5*****

This is my teenager and my second year of seeing this brilliant show. The premise is that we, the audience, help a detective catch a murderer. In order to set the scene the audience is asked for suggestions about the … Read More

Depths of Wikipedia — 3.5***

This show is basically one very enthusiastic and entertaining woman talking about Wikipedia for an hour, which sounds much less entertaining than it was.

I learned a surprising amount about how Wikipedia works, including who can update pages and the … Read More