Arts REVIEW: The Real Thing @Theatre Royal Stoppard’s words fly around, they are funny and caustic, the actors obviously enjoy speaking them, even if the sentences are often more than a mouthful, the set piece speeches are entertaining and irritating, clever, deep and shallow and it’s all very showy and apparently entertaining on one level, By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Timber by Dale Lazarov & Player In ‘Timber’, a hunky third-wheel bachelor goes on a quiet hike in his solitude after his paired up friends disturb his sleep by having endless early morning sex in the campgrounds. After completely losing his way in a slightly magical forest, he meets an uncannily-masculine threesome of lumberjacks By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FESTIVAL REVIEW: Sarah Connolly: All Saints Church There was hefty representation from the gay composers tonight and the spread of their works balanced the simple but strong lyricism of the first half, with a wonderfully witty encore of a James Fenton poem offered up with panache. This was an evening of quality, musical excellence and pure vocal joy By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Fringe: Blackbird The play begins straight into the action with this challenging in your face piece of fresh writing and superb acting. A classic bit of thrilling chilling fringe theatre. By Eric Page • 2 min read
