• Ellen McKechnie

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Anything Goes Cabaret: An Evening of Dark Decadence

No Comments 07 October 2011

Anything Goes Cabaret begins, surprisingly, with a history lesson. We are introduced to post-war Berlin, a time where “the rules were thrown out” and life, love and lust were celebrated. This is a warning. The acts range from noir burlesque dance by Miss Kerryx, to manlesque and puppet-like circus acts from Defy, to expressionistic burlesque […]

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Pirate Rhapsody, Mermaid Requiem

No Comments 25 September 2011

Described as “the real Little Mermaid” and “poetic filth”, I had thought to see a dark, grungy and twisted Hans Christian Anderson homage. Instead, Tommy Bradson plies our emotions with the insecure, yet pleading and emphatic, musings of a sailor and his siren as they try to deal with life, sex and love. And once […]

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A Stitch in Time

No Comments 24 September 2011

Going into A Stitch in Time, I was a bit concerned about how much of the humour I would actually understand, not being a physics student myself. But upon entering the theatrette, I was handed a “crash course [in] physics”, provided by the thoughtful playwright, Daljeet Singh. A small touch, but it makes a big […]

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