‘Joyfully impish’ Dance Consortium Ballet is not known for its humour (mores the pity). The stiff faces, rigid movements, and rules on rules on rules. The land of daily repetition is not a breeding ground for the brawling baby called comedy. Matthew Bourne and William Forsythe inject intellectual irony into their work, but a burst of laughter would still be out of place ...
‘flashy costumes, precise hand movements, and catchy soundtrack’ On a sweltering evening, we pack into the Peacock theatre. Fans patter like falling autumn leaves in the audience, as Beyond Bollywood returns to the West End after a triumphant run at the London Palladium in 2015! The sparkle, energy, and exuberance are intoxicating, even if some of the wires of the machine have ...
‘Will bring a smile to any human no matter the size of their brain or heart’ ISH Dance Collective “Energy” is a word thrown around a lot nowadays when talking about theatre. “He energetically remained static during the fight scene, her energy during the monologue was outstanding”. Energy: overused and under-appreciated…however ISH Dance Collective under the direction of Marco Gerris ...
‘Unpretentious evening of fun’ Breakin’ Convention Presents The Ruggeds The Peacock Theatre is packed to the rafters with young and old alike cacophonous in their excitement. All geared up for an evening of energetic Dutch blokes spinning themselves around the stage. The Ruggeds have landed in Holborn. The yearly festival Breakin’ Convention has its fingers in many a creative pie. From the festival ...
‘Comes across as slightly shallow’ Your name up in lights, leg warmers and dubious racial stereotypes, everything is bundled up into the classic film, TV show, Broadway and Off-Broadway musical. But how has the most recent spawning of the famous musical landed from its soaring leap into the Peacock Theatre? Following the various dreams, aspirations and heartbreaks of the class ...
‘Nobody is safe; Turandot, Madame Butterfly and Carmen’ Did you ever want to watch 3 incredibly complex operas slimmed down into 35-minute slots? Simplified beyond all rhyme and reason? No? Well neither did I! Pamela Tan-Nicholson’s vanity project TriOperas takes the shows we know and love and picks them clean to the very bones, creating a comic, bland remnant in ...