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- Eden Bryant
Every show is as different as it is spectacular and Cirque du Soleil’s touring production of Kooza is just as you expect from the world’s most famous circus – absolutely spectacular!
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- Gillian Wills
It’s one of those story within a story plots which charts the production of a musical version of Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ as well as the frisson on-and-off stage between Fred Graham, sung by Coleman-Wright and Lilli Vanessi played by Barker.
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- Gillian Wills
This was an astonishing concert by two jazz giants. One of those rare occasions when ninety minutes was simply not enough.
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- Gillian Wills
This feel-good theatre is surprisingly entertaining in these short attention span, social media, crime show and reality TV saturated days.
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- Eden Bryant
There is so much going on to attract and distract you throughout this show; it's a raucous, well thought out mixture of muddled thoughts, musical talent and comical Can-Can dancing.
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- Eden Bryant
Ah, the ‘good ole' days’: When music had depth, singers had charm and style, musicians were multi-talented and punters dressed for the occasion.
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- Eden Bryant
I have rarely seen a musical show that is so interactive, comedic and charming in it's delivery – you can't tell whether you're at a jazz club or a comedy house.
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All in all, this is an evening of great fun and profound questioning, in which music and theatre constantly interweave and complement each other. Not to be missed!
In its scant 6 years of existence, Ensemble Q has carved out an identity as a chamber ensemble of the highest standard, fearlessly delving into unusual repertoire.
Initially the orchestra sounded great, if reserved, but fired and stoked the feels as the evening progressed and both parties fused.
There isn’t a baton, a trembling shaping arm or a stern pose in sight, at 55, he exudes boyish energy but, there’s no doubt he’s the captain.
The beautiful and terrifying images that serve as scenery allow us, the audience, to experience the various often contradictory levels on which the work operates at once, as magic, as myth.
Then Mime asks, What is the race which lives on the stage? And Wotan answers, On the stage live those consummate artists, the singers.
Wonderful. Quite wonderful.