Monthly Archives: January 2017

Marzo – Dewey Dell: The Pit, Barbican Centre, London, 25 January 2017

Posted on January 26, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Manga Italiana Well, this is a weird show. At its heart it’s a simple boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl fancies someone else kind of affair. Only the protagonists are aliens, superheroes and an ageing  Samurai … Continue reading →

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Nothing To Say – Leandre: Jacksons Lane, London, 20 January 2017

Posted on January 21, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Socks symbol The London International Mime Festival is one of the most endearing of festivals. The shows are generally short, inventive and full of pleasant surprises and Leandre’s Nothing to Say is the very epitome of this ethos. Creator and … Continue reading →

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Marée Basse – Sacekripa: The Pit, Barbican Centre, London, 17 January 2017

Posted on January 17, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Knife to meet you So what happens when you put two drunk variety artists in a cramped room with a couple of bottles of wine and several very sharp knives? Well, not quite the anarchic pandemonium you might expect. Sacekripa’s … Continue reading →

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Mary Skeaping’s Giselle – English National Ballet: London Coliseum, 13 January 2017

Posted on January 15, 2017 by gerarddavis09

Debut hat-trick I watched Mary Skeaping’s Giselle for the first time just a few days ago and came to the conclusion the first act wasn’t terribly exciting (if you’re interested, you can read the full review by clicking on this … Continue reading →

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Mary Skeaping’s Giselle – English National Ballet: London Coliseum, 11 January 2017

Posted on January 12, 2017 by gerarddavis09

If you go down to the woods today Anyone familiar with most traditional productions of Giselle may be a little surprised by Mary Skeaping’s 1971 version for English National Ballet. It remains as faithful to the original 1841 French production as … Continue reading →

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