MIK SABIERS savours the first headline solo show of the stalwart of Brighton’s indie-punk outfit Blood Red Shoes
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Little Red Riding Hood, The Arts Centre Hounslow
Exuberant and innovative take on classic panto
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STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
CAILEAN MCBRIDE welcomes a refreshing and timely study of the way officialdom creates structures that exclude LGBT+ rights and humanity
The bard mourns the loss of comrades and troubadours, and looks for consolation with Black Country Jess
CHRIS MOSS relishes the painting and the life story of a self-taught working-class artist from Warrington
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a star-studded adaptation of Ibsen’s play that is devoid of believable humanity
EXTENDED lockdown and empty theatres make life very difficult for pantomime which, at its most successful, captures the quintessential family party atmosphere and a sense of togetherness.
So hats off to The Arts Centre Hounslow for this live-streamed production, where participation involved working out who of the familiar characters present is actually the Big Bad Wolf’s accomplice — and who will be eaten and by whom.
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