Category: Theatre
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Chris Brooks gets all bohemian in an experience with Andy Warhol
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On October 13th, 1925, a comedian was born who would change the face of stand-up comedy. Lenny Bruce began his comedy career after a short stint in the American Navy, but soon found it hard to impose himself in the New York comedy scene. Famously portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the biographical film Lenny, Bruce developed…
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“I have too many sinks” sighs vulnerable TV-presenter-come-stand-up-comedian from Essex, Simon Amstell, in his latest live DVD.
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The last week of 2010 saw the final episode of what must surely be a condender for the bottom spot in any ranking of TV programmes of that year. Despite Frankie Boyle’s decision to refer to a pain killing drug in his first solo TV show, there is no relief to the casualty that is…
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London’s Cambridge Theatre this year plays host to the longest-running, most-revived Broadway musical in the West End – Chicago. This current run of Kander and Ebb’s masterpiece sees Sarah Soetaert and Vivian Carter play the murderesses Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly awaiting trial for cold-blooded, first degree murder. The set is as glamorous as ever,…
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A review on the recent Halloween showing of ‘The Pillowman’ at the Annex Theatre.
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Once again we’re getting close to Christmas, and while we’ll all get caught up in Christmas shopping and parties with our friends before the end of term, if you’re really looking for something festive to get involved in there could be nothing better than a cracking pantomime to enjoy. The delightful £40 Theatre Company returns…
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I love going to the theatre. There is something very raw and elemental about sitting before a stage, with nothing separating you from the performance but the columns of dusty light flooding from the lamps above. And the excitement you get when the lights dim is different to the excitement you feel at the cinema,…
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An Australian comic who has lived in Manchester for the last decade, Steve Hughes might be rather unknown down here in the south of England, despite his long spanning career. He’s appeared on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Road Show but isn’t quite a house-hold name just yet, and this is a situation that needs to be…
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If one were to sum up the current government situation it might get a tad messy. However, if one were to use a hilariously apt extended metaphor about the government being a band then it might be a little clearer for us all. Probably. This article will be a funny, if not hilarious, satirical look…
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The EDGE hides behind the seat at one of London’s darker performances.
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Prepare to laugh your socks off, as Comedy Soc take an amusing look at Elbow and illegal downloads…
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ComedySoc’s Chris Pate takes a comedic look at the entertainment world.
