Monsters, men, love, and lust

Christopher Smart on Mangled Yarn's It's A Wonderful Life

Director/choreographer Tony Adigun tells us more about the contemporary hip hop piece 'Fagin's Twist' before it embarks on a UK tour.

Cathartic show in which professional performers work with a group of people who have suffered a stroke.

Dance artist Amy Bell tells us about her work, inspiration and the Place's upcoming Splayed! Festival.

Pros: Funny, witty, and beautifully performed Cons: A couple of sections felt too long Perhaps it’s a cliché, but they do say the English love to talk about the weather. However, they’re not so keen on discussing sexual matters, so Amy Bell’s pairing of these themes in The Forecast might seem a little unusual at first. It works beautifully. Over the course of an hour she navigated issues around gender, identity and sexuality the way one might travel though high ...

A clichéd portrayal of a Northern ‘bigoted homelander’ dealing with people from different cultural backgrounds.  Worth seeing for the excellent and poignant music and dance.

Reductive in its assessment of post-Brexit Britain, and complacent in the assumptions it makes about its audience. Great music and energetic dancing can’t redeem a misguided concept.

Diverse styles of dance unite with a powerful message.

A unique, timely and unforgettable dance work that will make you laugh, cry and think.