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Swansong (Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory) – theatre review

A bravura showing from Andre De Vanny distinguishes the incendiary play Swansong by Conor McDermottroe. Set in the 1960s and ‘70s,…

Every Lovely Terrible Thing (Theatre Works) – theatre review

Chaos and trauma are at play in Every Lovely Terrible Thing. A highly dysfunctional family implodes and picks apart its innards. They…

Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius (The Lume) – exhibition review

Has there ever been a creative intellect greater than Leonardo da Vinci? I dare say that question could spark animated discussion. Where…

The Bullet Swallower (Elizabeth Gonzalez James) – book review

Elizabeth Gonzalez James has crafted a fascinating historical tale out of stories from her own ancestry. The Bullet Swallower follows…

How to Have Sex – movie review

Consent is at the core of the coming-of-age drama How to Have Sex. Frankly, this is a film that needs…

The 39 Steps (Chapel Off Chapel) – theatre review

An adaptation of acclaimed film director Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 movie The 39 Steps, Hearth Theatre’s production of the parody is…

Gaslight (Comedy Theatre) – theatre review

We’re in the 19th century. Trusting Bella Manningham is fragile. Not long married, she met her now husband Jack in Switzerland…

Wicked (Regent Theatre) – musical theatre review

The prequel to The Wizard of Oz is back to delight anew and delight it most certainly does in a…

37 (MTC) – theatre review

A Premiership at what cost? Indeed, is snaring the feted trophy the be all and end all? The Cutting Cove Football…

The Singularity (Balsam Karam) – book review

Balsam Karam’s The Singularity (translated by Saskia Vogel) is a quietly devastating book about displacement and loss, and the tribulations…