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Banging Denmark (PIP Theatre) – theatre review

PIP Theatre’s first offering for 2024 is the hilarious Banging Denmark, written by Van Badham and directed by Heidi Gledhill.…

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…

Blu Wav (Grandaddy) – music review

Grandaddy’s new studio album Blu Wav marks Jason Lytle’s return after a 7-year hiatus. Released via Dangerbird Records, it embraces…

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…

New music round-up (for w/e 8 March 2024)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 8 March 2024. Cuckoo…

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…