Kinky Boots
A drag queen saves a failing British shoe maker and incites a fashion revolution. Carl. F. Gauze reviews Kinky Boots, at Orlando Shakes.
Tag: England
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
A young man with a mental condition struggles to understand the world.
Henry V
Blood, guts, and kicking butt in France — it’s the age-old story of Shakespeare. Carl F. Gauze once again enjoys the salacious violence and complicated plot points of Henry V, in the moody dark of Orlando Shakes.
Henry IV, Part 1
The War of the Roses spills out across this stage with gags and battles galore.
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Sleeping your way to the top is one thing, but killing your way up there works a just as well.
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde flies high and crashed to the ground after an ill-conceived lawsuit.
Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits
Groundbreaking all women reggae-infused punk group the Slits finally get the documentary treatment.
The Damned
Another Live Album from The Damned (Four Worlds Media). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Killing Joke
Absolute Dissent (Spinefarm/Universal). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Sparks: No. 1 Songs In Heaven
Lucky for us and Cherry Red Books, Dave Thompson is a HUGE Sparks fan. Matthew Moyer calls Sparks: No. 1 Songs in Heaven his strongest piece of writing yet.
Smoke Fairies
Ghosts (453 Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Smoke Fairies
Ghosts (453 Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.
These New Puritans
Hidden (Domino). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Book of Love
Book of Love, Lullabye, Candy Carol, Lovebubble (Noble Rot). Review by Scott Adams.
The Horrors
Primary Colours (Beggars/XL Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Foo Fighters
Are you ready to scream your lungs out?! Dave Grohl was. So were over 80,000 fans as they packed Wembley Stadium for a performance that was two parts ferocious rock and one part classic rock. All this makes Tim Wardyn want to go to a Foo Fighters concert so badly that he can taste the sweat flying off the TV. We’ll let him explain.
The Duchess
Julie Haverkate wishes The Duchess moved her as much as Keira Knightley’s performance did.
Sol Invictus
Sol Veritas Lux (Tursa/Strange Fortune). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Cranebuilders
Sometimes You Hear Through Someone Else (Azra). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Bearsuit
Cat Spectacular (Microindie). Review by Aaron Shaul.
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