Reviews

Christopher Samuel Carroll – the director, lead performer and probably lead devisor – says in the closing moments of I Have No Enemies, ‘This is a play about surveillance.’  It is - and as this witty, subversive, rocket speed, and superbly performed show demonstrates, we are all under surveillance.  You might say, ‘Me?  Surely not.  I have no enemies!’  Maybe not, but should you acquire some or just an algorithm (and not even know it), your data is being collected every moment and could be used against you.  Watch ca

Ensemble Q kickstarted their 2024 season as Company in Residence at QPAC with the first of three specially curated concerts. The Trout was a considered and thoughtful program by Paul and Trish Dean, Ensemble Q’s co-artistic directors, who also perform on clarinet and cello. Collated to bring to light underappreciated and underperformed works, the five quintets by Reicha, Beach, Skipworth, Glazunov and Schubert all added up to pure musical afternoon delight in what felt like an intimate family affair.

The Comedy Festival is great for your average punter - we pick and choose what takes our fancy, but for all comedians hustling and bustling for big crowds so they can give up their day jobs, it can be a time-consuming task.

Hosts Olga Loitsenko and Kru Harale, together take the stage with clever introductory routines reflecting on the funny side of life in their quirky daily battles. They are hilarious together and as solo performers; they are engaging and are both quick off the mark with hecklers.

This mesmerising, slow cooker of a play is about the unlikely bond between two contrasting men.  God has little to do with it, except perhaps blessing these Idaho blokes with friendship and a faintly optimistic end.

Ryan is desperately chasing a bank loan when he visits a mortgage broker Keith.  Uneducated and broke, divorced and reared in a family of drugs and mental ill health, Ryan at least has some remaining naïve faith in humanity.  Keith, on the other hand, is fairly privileged and university educated (in early music); he’s also black and gay.