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A Body At Work
10 April 2024 - Amber B.Loved this! -
Fundamental Human Stupidity
10 April 2024 - Amber B.Loved this. Funny, information and would go again. -
The Inflatable Church
26 March 2024 - Georgia B.A VERY FUN EXPERIENCE OF A WEDDING CEREMONY - THERE IS ALL THE USUAL ELEMENTS, A SPEEDY SERVICE (WHICH EVERYONE WANTS). A GUARD OF HONOUR, BOUQUET TOSS AND MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE SIGNING. BUT MOST OF THE TIME IS SPENT GETTING READY WITH GLITTER, ACCESSORIES AND OUTFITS ALL PROVIDED. -
Galah Galah
26 March 2024 - Georgia B.A STUNNING SOPHOMORE CABARET WHICH JOURNEY'S THROUGH THE ANECDOTES AND RELICS OF THE PERFORMER'S LIFE IN A I MEMOIR STYLE - THE SHOW IS REFLECTIVE, FUNNY AND TOUCHING WITH GREAT ORIGINAL SONGS, EXCELLENT TECH, AND A TRUE PERFORMER WITH AN ENERGY AND ESSENCE THAT CAPTURES AUDIENCES. -
Snooze VR - A Chronic Fatigue Cabaret
26 March 2024 - Georgia B.A VERY ACCESSIBLE CABARET WITH AN EXCELLENT CONCEPT, TELLING THE PERFORMER'S STORY OF LIVING WITH INVISIBLE ILLNESSES THAT REMAINS RELATABLE EVEN IF YOU'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED IT. I LIKED HOW EDUCATIONAL THE DIALOGUE WAS, HOW FUN THE SONGS WERE AND REALLY APPRECIATED THE CHANGES OF SETTING BUT CONSISTENT COSTUME. IN SAYING THIS, THE EXECUTION COULD'VE BEEN BETTER RE EDITING AND SOUND MIXING AND SOME DIRECTION. -
Falling Asleep In Front Of The TV At 3am: The 4-D Experience!
26 March 2024 - Georgia B.ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL, TRIPPY AND CLEVER PIECES OF THEATRE I'VE EVER SEEN - A ONE-WOMAN SHOW THAT PARODIES THE EXPERIENCE IN THE TITLE THAT WE'VE ALL HAD AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIVES (IT'S RIDICULOUSLY RELATABLE). THE USE OF TECH AND PROPS IS OUT OF THIS WORLD IMPRESSIVE, ESPECIALLY THE TV REMOTE ONE LUCKY AUDIENCE MEMBER GETS TO USE IN THE SHOW (IT WAS ME AND I HAD A BALL - THOUGH NOW OWE THE PERFORMER MY FIRST BORN CHILD) - IT IS SO VERY FRINGE, I RECOMMEND! -
Swoon
26 March 2024 - Georgia B.A VERY FUNNY AND SLIGHTLY THOUGHT-PROVOKING CABARET WITH CLASSIC REFERENCES TO PERIOD DRAMAS AND CLEVER ORIGINAL SONGS THAT ADHERES TO ITS THEME IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE, PERFORMED BY AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED PERFORMER (SHE SINGS! SHE STRINGS! SHE LOOP PEDALS! SHE PUPPETEERS!) A GREAT ONE FOR THE GALS. -
El Jaguar Book (Fight) Club
26 March 2024 - Georgia B.A SIMPLE BUT STRONG SHOW PERFORMED BY AN ENTERTAINING ENIGMA WHOSE VOICE ALONE INSPIRES CACKLES, LET ALONE HIS JOKES. IT HAS A GREAT CONCEPT AT ITS CORE WHICH RELIES ON AUDIENCES SHARING THEIR FAVOURITE OR MOST RECENTLY READ BOOK - AND I MUST SAY, IT WAS SO LOVELY TO HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT TALES THAT HAVE TOUCHED THEM (AND GET SOME I RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE READS!) -
The Juggle - Managing Motherhood While Working in the Arts
26 March 2024 - Georgia B.AN INTIMATE, INTERESTING AND INSIGHTFUL DISCUSSION BY A PANEL OF WORKING ARTISTS AND MOTHERS ABOUT THE JUGGLE OF THESE TWO JOBS (WITH ONE EVEN DOING IT DURING THE TALK, BREASTFEEDING HER BABY AS SHE SPOKE!) IT FELT LIKE THE SURFACE WAS BARELY SCRATCHED AND THE CONVERSATION COULD'VE GONE LONGER. (BUT I LOVE THAT IT WAS HELD OUTSIDE THE VENUE DUE TO IT BEING TOO HOT AS IT ADDED TO THE GENUITY AND COMFORT OF ALL!) -
Smiling Through the Human
26 March 2024 - Georgia B.A CABARET ABOUT LIFE AS A NEURODIVERGENT AND MENTALLY ILL YOUNG PERSON, WHICH IS BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN WITH STIRRING MUSIC AND BOTH FUNNY AND MOVING LYRICS. GRACE IS A (SELF-PROCLAIMED) AWKWARD BUT ALSO AMAZING PERFORMER, WITH A STUNNING VOICE AND QUIRKY PHYSICALITY. I PARTICULARLY LOVED THE VERY INTENSE BUT ACCURATE DEPICTION OF ANXIETY/ PANIC ATTACK WHEN TRYING TO ANSWER A PHONE. -
Close
26 March 2024 - Georgia B.A GREAT QUALITY THEATRE PRODUCTION FOR A COMPANY MADE UP OF INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLERS - IT IS A COMBINATION OF TWO PLAYS ABOUT CONTROL AND OPPRESSION OF WOMEN BY ELDER GENERATIONS (TIMELY CONSIDERING IT WAS IWD WHEN I TOOK MY ALL GIRLS CLASS TO SEE IT. TOLD IN DUAL LANGUAGES OF ENGLISH AND CHINESE, AND USING PHYSICAL THEATRE AND EXPRESSIONISM TO STYLISE IT. THE PERFORMANCES WERE SOLID AND PRODUCTION VALUE WAS STRONG! -
Distopia
26 March 2024 - Georgia B.A MAGICAL AND MANIACAL PIECE OF (MUSICAL THEATRE. WITH A VERY COOL CONCEPT AT ITS CORE. THE SCRIPT IS HILARIOUS, SMATTERED WITH CLEVER REFERENCES TO DISNEY, AND THE SONGS ARE BOTH ORIGINAL AND WELL KNOWN FROM DISNEY. THIS SHOW ABOUT FRIENDSHIP IS AMAZINGLY PERFORMED, PROBABLY BECAUSE IT IS PERFORMED BY THE TWO BEST FRIENDS WHO WROTE IT...