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Review: We Caliban, Sadler's Wells East
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (80+ words) Everything Theatre Rating Good Jeyasingh's contemporary dance interpretation of The Tempest is a tidal wave of interesting postcolonial ideas, but few reach the shore. We Caliban is a postcolonial exploration that treads water, lacking the conceptual clarity to present an…...
Review: Don Quixote, Sadler's Wells
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (216+ words) Rating Excellent A joyful and vibrant ballet romcom, set in the Spanish summer sun. Set in the sizzling Spanish sun, Don Quixote tells the story of a noble man, the eponymous Don Quixote (Rory Mackay), who, in his delusions, is…...
Review: My First Ballet: Cinderella, Sadler's Wells
2+ week, 5+ day ago (752+ words) By her own admission Mary goes to the theatre far too much, and will watch just about anything. Her favourite musical is Matilda, which she has seen 18 times, but she's also an Anthony Neilson and Shakespeare fan - go figure. She…...
Review: The Rite of Spring/Mirror, Sadler's Wells
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (46+ words) Everything Theatre Rating Ok An inventive double bill that brings AI and live motion capture to contemporary dance, yet is underwhelming in its execution The Rite of Spring/ Mirror plays at Sadler's Wells until Saturday 21 March....
Review: Body & Soul, Sadler's Wells
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (765+ words) Gabriel is a Rose Bruford graduate, playwright, aspiring novelist, and cephalopod lover. When he's not obsessing over his next theatre visit he can be found in Soho nattering away to anyone who will listen about Akhenaten, complex metaphysical ethics and…...
Review: Turn it Out with Tiler Peck & Friends, Sadler's Wells
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (189+ words) Rating Excellent! A showstopping showcase of immaculate talent from a leading light of dance. A New York City Ballet principal since 2009, Tiler Peck's place in the dance world is firmly cemented. With Turn it Out, a showcase of four works,…...
Review: Hung Dance: Push and Pull, Coronet Theatre
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (720+ words) After once completing an English Literature degree in what he tells himself is the not-too-distant past; George spends his time in London as part of two book clubs, attending (although not performing at) open mic poetry nights and attending the…...
Review: Ballet de Lorraine: Acid Gems and a Folia, Queen Elizabeth Hall
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (61+ words) Everything Theatre A company with international distinction delivers a contemporary physical display of high-octane dance that incorporates moves and shapes from both the street and the classical world. A must see! Ballet de Lorraine: Acid Gems and a Folia plays…...
Review: Ballet Nights 010: Decadance, Cadogan Hall
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (723+ words) Everything Theatre A well-curated menu of established and emerging ballet talent, artfully served up by its comp're It is strange to start a review of a ballet variety show by talking about its comp're, here Jamiel Devernay-Laurence. However, for an…...
Review: Cirque Du Soleil's OVO, The Royal Albert Hall
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (146+ words) Rating Good! Spectacular acrobatics with some pulsating beats, woven around a thin narrative: a winter warmer. Musical and vocal accompaniments throughout are superb (directed by Berna Ceppas), with Brazilian beats and voices pulsating through the Hall, really highlighting the acoustics…...