Reece DonlanSix performers, one hour, one tent. During this time, Brave Space manages to excel in everything that it seeks to. Enchant, entertain, and just a little shock, and just like its name, it does so with the artists (and audiences) braveness at its...
Steve TimmsYou don’t need to have read Fast Food Nation to know modern meat is created in an environment which would fit happily into the pictorial world of Hieronymus Bosch. A fake food advert in Charlie Brooker’s TV Go Home book – for a product named...
Paul ThomasonCelebrating all things British, The Brit Fest is a fantastic new weekend, summer festival in the north west. Dates are already set for next year and if the inaugural three day event is anything to go by, this family-friendly festival is likely to be...
Carmel ThomasonIt was a real coup for The Lowry to bring the multi-award-winning stage version of Life of Pi to Salford for an extended run last Christmas. The audience response was so positive that the show has returned to the venue this summer for one week at...
From a rarely performed 20th century work by Messiaen to a Wagner song and finally Berloiz’ Symphonie fantastique, the BBC Philharmonic brings its 2024 season to a close with a varied and emotional programme, showcasing its versatility, depth and...
Martin ThomassonWhen Punch magazine first printed its cartoon about a curate’s egg, the joke was very clear. Fearful of offending his superior, the bishop, the curate describes the egg he has been served for breakfast as having “excellent” parts. For reasons that...
Katie JohnsonHER Productions’ 6th annual Shakespearean venture, The Taming of the “Shrew”, brings a fresh, provocative twist to the classic play. This reimagining of one of Shakespeare’s most controversial comedies is set in a cabaret club...
Simon A. MorrisonThe sonic raindrops of ‘Echoes’ ripple out across the banked seating of the Apollo and I have something of an acid flashback… only, there is no LSD involved and this echo bounces me back to a moment I wasn’t even in, the first time. This wonky...
I do not know and am not qualified to say if Huang Ruo’s newly commissioned piece, “City of Floating Sounds,” is a great work of music. What I do know and can say, with gratitude and certainty, is that the event the ‘composer and conceptual artist’...
From the very first jump scare at the start of scene one, this welcome return to The Lowry of “2:22 A Ghost Story” grabs your attention and doesn’t let go. Barely audible baby noises emitting from a monitor begin the play with a...