It’s not often one runs into theatre inspired by film noir, and much less a film noir parody. New company Fatale Femme boldly bursts onto the scene to fill just that gap with a bold original script that pays both homage to the genre while putting a new spin on it. Set in the golden state of Los Angeles and the city of stars, we’re … Continue reading Review: America’s No.1 Detective Agency by Fatale Femme
If you only have time to see one performance at the Underbelly Festival this year, the answer from us is and always will be Briefs. Returning to London for a third, triumphant run, the stunning, self-styled ‘boy-lesque’ troupe from down under is back with an all new show that will titillate, probe and blow your mind with their sheer creativity and showmanship. Describing Briefs is in itself a … Continue reading Review: Briefs – Close Encounters (Underbelly Festival 2017)
Can you still have a girl’s night out even when you’re pushing 40 and up to your neck in kids? Armed with an all-star cast, Fun Mom Dinner is the latest show to tackle the more niche cinema audience, attempting to draw in the middle-aged crowd and prove that yes, moms can have fun. Fun Mom Dinner follows the exploits of four moms as they arrange for a titular fun … Continue reading Review: Fun Mom Dinner dir. Alethea Jones
It’s always encouraging to come across films that encourage kids to pursue their dreams, to make the odd feel included. You Can Tutu is one of those films, a simple, family-friendly film that for the most part, achieves what it sets out to do. 12 year old Tallulah “Tutu” Marlow (Lily O’Regan) has just moved to a new neighborhood in London with her single dad Dan … Continue reading Review: You Can Tutu dir. James Brown
If you love film noir, then you’re certain to love a good film noir parody. This summer, new theatre company Fatale Femme presents their debut production America’s No. 1 Detective Agency, a noir comedy inspired by classic film noirs such as Mildred Pierce and The Third Man. Written by Liv Hunterson and directed by Anna Marshall , America’s No.1 Detective Agency uses a unique fast paced … Continue reading Preview: America’s No. 1 Detective Agency by Fatale Femme
Perth-born director Ben Young introduces a touch of evil into suburban Australia in his debut feature Hounds of Love. Set in suburban Perth circa the mid 1980s, Hounds of Love depicts the horrifying events that the teenage Vicki Maloney (Ashleigh Cummings) suffers after being abducted by an incredibly disturbed serial killer couple (Emma Booth and Stephen Curry). Billed as a horror-thriller, Hounds of Love is possibly one of the most harrowing … Continue reading Review: Hounds of Love dir. Ben Young
After their well-received run of Every Brilliant Thing this year, Singapore-based company Bhumi Collective is bringing an all new show to premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it all started for the company. Inspired by the many solo-shows he watched at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe, Bhumi Collective’s Joint Artistic Director Mohamad Shaifulbahri will be taking to the stage in an all new solo-show. Directed by Adeeb … Continue reading Preview: Last of Their Generation by Bhumi Collective
There’s always a place in cinema for a spy thriller. But French director Thomas Kruithof’s debut feature is no Jason Bourne film. At its forefront is the middle aged Duval (Francois Cluzet), a mousy ex-office worker on a downward spiral, unemployed and alcoholic. Things seem to take a turn for the better when he’s referred to the shady Clement (Denis Podalydes), and tasked to transcribe … Continue reading Review: Scribe dir. Thomas Kruithof
London’s favourite Boy-lesque troupe is back again this summer with an all new show! The Briefs mothership is making a bang as they hurtle across the oceans from Australia to crash land into the Southbank with Close Encounters. The all new show will feature their trademark combination of cabaret burlesque, expertly melding the comedic into the dazzling. With four consecutive sellout runs in London to date, … Continue reading Underbelly Festival 2016: Briefs – Close Encounters
Award-winning masters of event cinema CinemaLive have just announced that they will be parterning up with C-Major Entertainment to bring George Bizet’s classic opera Carmen as performed at Bregenz, Austria to close to 300 cinemas in the UK on Thursday 14th September as part of CinemaLive’s new initiative The World’s Most Spectacular Operas, aiming to make accessible the very best operas played around the world to UK audiences. For Carmen On … Continue reading Preview: CinemaLive presents Carmen on the Lake
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