‘Reviving the legend nicely’ I normally avoid tribute acts, grouping them in the same class as magic shows and children’s theatre. Fine for some, but simply not for me. Amy Winehouse, however, is very much a slice of moi, and the 14th of September is a pretty big date in her legacy-what would have been her 42nd birthday. So, it ...
‘Treading the glamorous but dangerous path of memory lane’ I am a super fan of Hersh Dagmarr’s blend of cabaret and campy vampire (like a singing queer Dracula) which is going to make this review a tricky one to get down. The setting is flawless, the doldrums of Sunday flung aside in the hustle to get tarted up and head ...
‘Dagmarr illustrates the period’s contradiction but prescient optimism’ Below 21st-century London, 1930’s Weimar Berlin is resurrected this Halloween by a handsome 90-something-year-old vampire, with a flair for theatre and a formidable voice. Spooky season at over, say, age 35 can be tricky. If you are childless and not a costume lover, what can you do to honour Samhain that isn’t ...