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Review: Twelfth Night by Original Impact

“If music be the food of love, play on.” The immortal lines mark the beginning of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, and in Original Impact’s latest production at the Blue Elephant Theatre, have never rang more true. Director Sam Dunstan’s take on the classic tale of crossdressing and mistaken identity is given a distinctly teenage makeover here, with the play opening to the tropical beats of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ … Continue reading Review: Twelfth Night by Original Impact

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre

Preview: Twelfth Night by Original Impact

Original Impact is proud to present the latest playful take on Shakespeare’s classic cross-dressing comedy – Twelfth Night! Directed by Sam Dustan, Twelfth Night recounts the events after a horrific storm separates brother and sister, leaving Viola in an unknown land and needing to protect herself….by dressing up as a man?! Bubbling with energy and youthfulness, expect a multimedia production with live music, bold physicality and sharp comedy, … Continue reading Preview: Twelfth Night by Original Impact

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Review: Resilience dir. James Redford

How much impact does your childhood really have on you? Plenty, as Resilience, a short but effective film tracing the relationship between childhood trauma and its lasting health impacts well into adulthood proves. More than ten years ago, Dr Robert Anda and Dr Vincent Felitti discovered their patients experiencing various behavioural, weight gain and heart disease issues all had things in common – histories of exposure … Continue reading Review: Resilience dir. James Redford

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Preview: The Performance/Just Lose It

We fell in love with Fringe type shows this year, and with the summer season hot on our heels, there’s no better, brighter time to be alive than at upcoming fringe festivals such as the Wandsworth Fringe and Brighton Fringe, where Iain Gibbons, last seen as a doctor in Rounds at the Blue Elephant Theatre, will be performing his solo show The Performance. And on 10 May, Bric A … Continue reading Preview: The Performance/Just Lose It

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Review: The Philanthropist at Trafalgar Studios

Written as a response to and subversion of Moliere’s The Misanthrope, Christopher Hampton’s hit 1970 comedy takes place in an alternate England, where outside the confines of a small, unnamed university town, mayhem ensues when the Prime Minister and his cabinet have been assassinated, gunned down in Parliament and the top English writers are slowly being murdered one at a time. But none of this quite affects … Continue reading Review: The Philanthropist at Trafalgar Studios

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Review: Fabergé – A Life Of Its Own dir. Patrick Mark

In the second film in a week we’re covering about Russian art, we’re once again transported back in time to St Petersburg. This time around though, we’re focusing on the glory days of the imperial family, when jeweler Carl Fabergé created some of the most iconic, intricate pieces of art, still revered for their craftsmanship and value even today. Patrick Mark’s documentary examines the impact … Continue reading Review: Fabergé – A Life Of Its Own dir. Patrick Mark

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Review: Mission Control – The Unsung Heroes of Apollo dir. David Fairhead

Houston, we have a problem. These lines have been echoed endlessly and we all know what happened to the astronauts on the Apollo missions through the power of Hollywood, but perhaps given less of a spotlight are the men who work tirelessly on the ground to guide Earth’s finest safely home. David Fairhead’s simple but effective documentary Mission Control is a chance for the men who worked … Continue reading Review: Mission Control – The Unsung Heroes of Apollo dir. David Fairhead

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Review: Revolution – New Art For A New World dir. Margy Kinmouth

Not all revolutions are won by violence and bloodshed. Director Margy Kinmouth takes us on a journey to the beginning of both the Russian Revolution and the relatively unknown art revolution that coincided with it, tracing their history and overlaps. Starting in 1917 at the storming of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg and the abdication of Czar Nicholas, it seems only appropriate that Revolution is being … Continue reading Review: Revolution – New Art For A New World dir. Margy Kinmouth

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Arts, London, Review, Theatres, Young Vic

Review: Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere by The Young Vic

Journalist Paul Mason has had a rather exciting career. Particularly in the 2010s, Mason joined Channel 4 News as culture and digital editor, and has continued to cover some of the most relevant and politically charged news stories around the world. Possibly, one of the least expected places you’d find him is performing in a theatre, but here at the Young Vic, for three nights … Continue reading Review: Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere by The Young Vic

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Review: Neruda dir. Pablo Larrain

When you have a figure as huge as Pablo Neruda, it seems odd that a biopic bearing his name as its title has him not as the sole protagonist, but a deuteroganist, a policeman tasked with arresting him his co-star in this film. But acclaimed Chilean director Pablo Larrain (who also directed Jackie in 2016) clearly reveals the reasons behind this in his latest scintillating film Neruda.  Luis Gnecco … Continue reading Review: Neruda dir. Pablo Larrain

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