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Michael Hootman

REVIEW: Asian Dub Foundation – THX 1138: The Dome

REVIEW: Asian Dub Foundation – THX 1138: The Dome

One of the most powerful films I’ve seen was a screening at the Dome of the silent classic The Passion of Joan of Arc with a new score by members of Portishead and Goldfrapp. The subtle, emotionally resonant music perfectly complemented Carl Dreyer’s spiritual masterpiece – so I’m all in favour of o

REVIEW: Basement: 4 Guys Chillin’

REVIEW: Basement: 4 Guys Chillin’

This is a verbatim drama based on interviews with a number of men who go to ‘chill out’ parties or, to be perhaps slightly more accurate, ‘drug-fuelled orgies’. As it starts off it seems as if it’s going to be a basically sensational tale of hedonistic gay men and the hijinks they get up to. There’s

REVIEW: Marlborough: Miss Behave’s Gameshow

REVIEW: Marlborough: Miss Behave’s Gameshow

The premise of this show is that the most important division in the world isn’t male and female or gay and straight but those who own iPhones and the rest of us. As we enter the confines of the Marlborough the audience is split into these two rival factions and then the games commence. Some utilise

REVIEW: What the Butler Saw at the Emporium

REVIEW: What the Butler Saw at the Emporium

Joe Orton’s final play is his masterpiece, a frenetic, surreal farce which encompasses madness, incest, nymphomania, cross dressing, male prostitution and the missing gentlemen’s parts of a statue of Winston Churchill. Dr Prentice (Brian Capron) is in the middle of seducing his secretary Geraldine (

PREVIEW: ‘Therapy’ at the Marlborough Theatre

PREVIEW: ‘Therapy’ at the Marlborough Theatre

LaLa Theatre Co present their debut play Therapy at the Marlborough Theatre. To heal, or not to heal? Is that a question?   To err is human! Does that even make sense?   There are only two things that are certain in life…death and taxes..oh yeah, three things… Therapy!   When are we considered broke

THEATRE REVIEW: David Hoyle Ends LGBT History (Month)

THEATRE REVIEW: David Hoyle Ends LGBT History (Month)

David Hoyle is a unique performer: compassionate, angry and not a little crazy. It’s a pleasure to spend an hour and a half in his company as he’s always an engaging, even charismatic, presence. His latest show doesn’t exactly break any new ground for Hoyle – its structure is pretty much the same as

DVD FILM REVIEW: The Other

DVD FILM REVIEW: The Other

The Other (Eureka blu-ray). Robert Mulligan’s psychological thriller is a rather bloodless horror about a pair of twin boys, one of whom is – as Hollywood tradition dictates – evil. It has a twist which is officially revealed at the one-hour mark (though if you haven’t spotted it within the first te

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