Arts REVIEW: The Mikado: ENO Set in an ever-so English 1930s seaside hotel, bleached white with privilege and wealth Jonathan Miller’s Marx Brothers-inspired song-and-dance Mikado is a popular hit with audiences of all ages. A distant picture of Hokusai’s Great Wave off Kanagawa is one of the only gentle echos of this operettas By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: Spiegeltent: Lost in Transit Although some of the narrative was lost in transit the show delivered an entertaining evening full of thrills and some moments of delightful oddness that warmed the audience up to a roaring handclapping appreciative finale. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Camille O’Sullivan: Spiegeltent Some folk write their own reviews, some folk are lucky to get one, some folk impress, Ms O’Sullivan deserves more than a good review, she deserves a love letter from us humble critics. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Fringe: I need a Doctor How do you write a Doctor Who musical without getting shut down by the BBC? Jamie Wildon & Jess Sprey try their very best in this unauthorized Whosical show. Watch their time traveling hero’s battle copyright-free villains the ‘Exterminators’ and ‘Cybergents’ in this award-winning musical comedy. Th By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Late Show: Basement The Late Show Basement The Otherplace FINISHING off the night at The Late Show in the basement was soft, and relaxing, with an apparently French Chanteuse and her smoky throaty blues heavy songs with just the right streak of anger and hope mixed in. This was a late night laid back show, with no pret By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Shit-faced Showtime: Basement Shit-faced Showtime The Otherplace Magnificent Bastard Productions From the very same crew that brought us last years Shit-faced Shakespeare comes an all new, all singing, all dancing, parody musical revue. This fresh-from-rehab group of musical performers are taking us on whistle stop ‘Shit-faced By Eric Page • 3 min read
