REVIEW: Sister Act: The Musical @ Theatre Royal Brighton
Sister Act the Musical is an absolute delight from beginning to end. It’s a testament to the power of music, laughter, and sisterhood, and it left me smiling long after the final curtain call.
Eric Page
BOOK REVIEW Wild Things by Laura Kay
An entrancing, delightful book about listening to your inner voice, the deeper under currents of desire and choosing the path less trodden, being impulsive, following your dreams and finding yourself out there, wild and energised.
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Better Left Unsaid’ by Tufayel Ahmed
Review by Eric Page After his wife suffered a vicious race and faith-based hate crime, which is recorded and goes viral, the tensions across this family start to fray. Imran calls out to his sister, living in New York, to return home to Bow, East London and support them in this complex family story
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Survivor’s Guilt’ by Robyn Gigl
Attorney and LGBTQ+ activist Robyn Gigl, whose books have won many prestigious awards, tackles the complexities of gender, power, public perception in this twisted plot of human trafficking in another powerful legal thriller featuring Erin, a transgender attorney at its centre.
REVIEW: The Handmaid’s Tale @ English National Opera
The ENO’s revival of The Handmaid’s Tale, depicting the story of one ‘handmaiden’ Offred in this totalitarian, theonomic, and neo-Puritanical regime, is taken from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, veers away from too much direct graphic brutality but is a scary view of what might be, and is unremi
REVIEW: ‘The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions’ @ Southbank Centre
This retelling and centring of queer history is a searing read of patriarchy and the audience buzzed as they left, entertained but unapologetically magically queered up by these faggots and their friends.
REVIEW: Twelve Angry Men @ Theatre Royal Brighton
Patrick Duffy serves up a quiet, reflective convincing ‘good man’ performance. Both fascinating and keeping the focus on the slow deliberate unfolding action.