A genuine portrayal of the current state of socio-economic precariousness

Bridget Jones has moved on to online dating in an era of sexting and dick pics

“Audiences should walk out saying I don’t know how to feel.” It’s a line from early on in America Is Hard To See that perfectly sums up mine, and likely most of the packed audiences feelings as we filtered out into the evening rain. Because it’s difficult to decide how to feel having just witnessed an incredible and emotionally fuelled show about sex offenders, and the way we view and treat them. The show is made up entirely from interviews ...

It’s near on impossible not to smile and laugh at the festival antics of our two girls

Mary Shelley's timeless novel with the use of shadow puppetry, projections and live music

It’s a warm, barmy evening along the South Bank, just the type of evening that makes the Underbelly festival a perfect place to be. Within its inner hub, the bars and food outlets are buzzing with activity, the whole place crowded as people wait to enter one of the two tents for the evening’s shows, or maybe just enjoy a drink and the atmosphere the place has to offer. Given how many people there are, the latter seems very likely ...

Black clad, sparkly and glamorous, Bernie Dieter is the suitably bawdy host to the Little Death Club, inspired by the Kabarett Club of the Weimar republic.  Following the lifting of censorship laws the Weimar club performances were dominated by two main themes, sex and politics.  This updated version is light on the politics, choosing instead to be a celebration of difference and urging everyone to be what they want to be.  You are treated to non-stop cabaret acts; comedy, singing, ...

Pro’s: It’s so much more than cabaret and acrobats as each performer gives their character personality that draws the audience in even more. Con’s: As always at the Underbelly, the views can often be obscured without any banked seating. The beauty of live performance is that anything can happen. It be the same script every time, but there is always a difference here, an error there, or an accident can occur. When the show in question is Black Cat: Bohemia, a ...

Pros: A poignant statement from the silenced benefit class. Cons: The actor’s stage presence is unconvincing. In the closing scene of KillyMuck, the protagonist Niamh (Aoife Lennon) raises a board that displays two stylised drawings. Three men are depicted standing on equal sized boxes. However, due to their different heights, only two men are able to see over the wall. This is how equality works: providing equal resources to everyone, but ignoring the specifics of each individual. On the bottom half, ...

The tenderness of brotherhood vibrates in the words of a WWI soldier.