United Kingdom
OPERA REVIEW: Carmen, Royal Albert Hall
The four-act opera unfolded within the brilliantly recreated Iberian settings of Seville and was staged on a round platform that…
THEATRE REVIEW: England People Very Nice, National Theatre
Richard Bean’s England People Very Nice, directed by Nicholas Hytner at the National Theatre, is intended to reveal the absurdity…
Re-imaging communities
Murals feature on many a bus or taxi-tour of Belfast, but the powers that be say that any overtly sectarian…
THEATRE REVIEW: The Taming of the Shrew, Royal Shakespeare Company
The prologue is set in a present day pole-dancing bar and allows Morrison to frame the rest of the action…
INTERVIEW: Audio-visual project ‘One eskimO’
One eskimO is a 4-piece band that combines beautiful music with gorgeous animations. Musically, they are produced by Rollo (Faithless)…
THEATRE REVIEW: Big The Musical, Stage One Theatre Company
The songs in this musical are not tremendously catchy, but they are enjoyable, and Stage One performed them all well,…
Profile: Maureen Gamble, Head of Art and Design, University of Worcester
Maureen Gamble (MA, PgDip Fine Art, FHEA) is head of the Division of Art, Design & Creative Digital Media, University…
Hats off to Mr Jones
I spent four days in seven at my old job working for the BBC, and one day a week helping…
A Celebration of African Theatre
Exploration of everything African is now penetrating cosmopolitan London, creating a home from home experience on stage for those living…
THEATRE REVIEW: Othello, RSC, Hackney Empire
It is clear that a great deal of thought and expense has gone into this production and it starts well…