9+ hour, 57+ min ago  (324+ words) This new book from Jason Crawford is something of a curio. In God's Fools, he takes a look at comedy through the lens of the holy fool, contrasting the stories of prophets and martyrs with leading lights in the world…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (352+ words) An evening trip to Jacksons Lane " the UK's leading creative space for contemporary circus " to catch the opening event in this year's'London Clown Festival. Founded by Henry Maynard and Dan Lees, the Festival is celebrating its 10th birthday. It shows that…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (862+ words) Welcome to the next in a series celebrating female colleagues who engage with theatre as critics, reviewers, bloggers or content creators. I am using "theatre" to encompass all live arts performances, and "reviewer" to cover all those who add commentary…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (623+ words) Welcome to the tenth of a series celebrating female colleagues who engage with theatre as critics, reviewers, bloggers or content creators. I am using "theatre" to encompass all live arts performances, and "reviewer" to cover all those who add commentary…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (646+ words) Welcome to the ninth of a series celebrating female colleagues who engage with theatre as critics, reviewers, bloggers or content creators. I am using "theatre" to encompass all live arts performances, and "reviewer" to cover all those who add commentary…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (778+ words) Welcome to the fourth of a new series celebrating female colleagues who engage with theatre as critics, reviewers, bloggers or content creators. I am using "theatre" to encompass all live arts performances, and "reviewer" to cover all those who add…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (551+ words) Welcome to the third of a new series celebrating female colleagues who engage with theatre as critics, reviewers, bloggers or content creators. I am using "theatre" to encompass all live arts performances, and "reviewer" to cover all those who add…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (350+ words) Heading to the Brighton Fringe on 9-10 May, Sam Walls (of Bad Clowns) is staging his first show, Sam and _____. It's supposed to be a two-hander by Sam and Gaz, but Gaz is nowhere to be seen, so Sam has to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (394+ words) Young Jes's arrives in the world via a miracle granted to his parents Maria and Jos" in Alpaqa Theatre Collective's sacrilegious musical, Jeezus! The tone is set by the many gold phalluses that decorate the set's two church windows, as…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (315+ words) This new play by writer/performer Alec Watson, Laughing Matters, introduces stand-up comedian Chris to the stage. He has a flipchart full of material from his life " you can make up references to home, driving, and the minutiae of a…...