Review | Fission, The Actors Centre (Online Performance) ⋆⋆⋆

Review | Fission, The Actors Centre (Online Performance) ⋆⋆⋆

In the new digital play, Fission, Lex (Hiftu Quasem) and Jack (Geraint Rhys) grieve the loss of their father at his wake. Tensions are high as the siblings reveal their differing ideas for where their father’s ashes should be scattered. Will the father’s soul find peace on the mountains or is his more natural home [...]

Why We Tell the Story: In Conversation with Lexi Clare

Why We Tell the Story: In Conversation with Lexi Clare

My next guest is Lexi Clare, producer of the Maiden Speech Festival which has returned for a third season this November. When you look at all that this project has achieved, it is difficult not to marvel at the wonder woman that Lexi is. In this interview, we discuss her motivations for creating the Festival [...]

Review | Museum Pieces, Tristan Bates Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆

Review | Museum Pieces, Tristan Bates Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆

Museum Pieces is a superb new play which looks at how reality TV interacts with actual reality once the show has aired.  At the Tristan Bates Theatre, four individuals sit on chairs spread out across the space with a distinct pool of coloured light shining on each of them. In turn, they take centre stage [...]