Entertainment, Theatre

These men want to scare the crap out of you

Ghost Stories

What happens when you pair one of the minds behind the extraordinary League of Gentlemen (Jeremy Dyson) with the creator of Derren Brown’s elaborate stage shows (Andy Nyman)? A live horror show, naturally. (more…)

Entertainment, Review, Theatre

Let’s get this Party started

'Party' by Tom Basden. Cast: Tom Basden, Anna Crilly, Tim Key, Nick Mohammed, Jonny Sweet, Katy Wix. Directed by Phillip Breen.

Such is the intention, at least, of the five characters in Tom Basden’s new comic play, Party, which has just opened for a two-week run at Soho’s Arts Theatre, about a group of misguided students attempting to redefine politics from the safety of a garden shed. (Sorry, “summer house”.) As you would hope of a production that got rave reviews at Edinburgh, it is funny, well observed, and in some instances, a little painfully familiar. (more…)