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Featuring Sacred Harp, otherwise known as shape-note or fasola, singing, The Hall is a moving and superbly executed offering.   It...

Charisma, craft and cut through were the hallmarks of the headline act at BLAKTIVISM 2024.   I speak of Baker Boy who had the audience in...

English author Mary Shelley’s (1797–1851) gothic novel Frankenstein was first published in 1818.   Now Kristen Smyth has crafted and...

American writer Edgar Allan Poe (19th January, 1809 – 7th October, 1849) cultivated mystery and the macabre. There is horror in his work....

From relatively humble beginnings in 1956, when only seven nations competed, the Eurovision Song Contest has grown into a juggernaut of...

As many of us know, work can be all consuming.   So much so that to our detriment we tend to neglect those nearest and dearest to us, the...

It is only natural that the principals or leads receive the greatest plaudits in all forms of entertainment, be that opera, ballet,...

Quite some undertaking … to turn the iconic novel My Brilliant Career, about a young girl/woman who doesn’t fit in, who charts her own...

A light, lively and joyous family friendly production of Mozart’s final opera before his passing, The Magic Flute is a cavalcade of fun...

A Peter Pan origin story, Peter and the Starcatcher is a slapstick pantomime fantasy, infused with music, dance and puppetry.   So, it is...

I am faced with a predicament that I can’t say I have confronted too many times after a few decades of reviewing.   I have just seen a...

From the opening words “oh, crap”, uttered by Sister Mary Lazarus, as played by the indomitable Rhonda Burchmore, we know Sister Act will...

MARVELous The Show is an irreverent, R-rated, musical parody of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that has fans squealing with delight.   It...

Eight former friends and their partners and ex partners, all in their 20s, come together to commemorate the life of Bean (Jacob Gamble),...

What constitutes sexual assault and how difficult is it to prosecute?   That is one of the key questions asked in the dramatic, at times...

Just how far can artificial intelligence take us? Can it deliver genuine companionship and more for the lonely, elderly and ailing?  ...

A whip smart dramatic and comedic script and a couple of stellar performances characterise a seedy story set in Singapore.   Singaporean...

This is an exhibition that starts from a place of wholesome and enduring love. After all, who doesn’t have a special place in their heart...

Fret Jet markets itself as an airline that handles your internal angst, one that can deal with your sharp pangs of guilt.   Mind you, as...

She just may be my favourite entertainer … and with good reason.   Time and again, Christie Whelan Browne has shown me that she is,...