Now playing at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, One Man, Two Guvnors is an uproarious funny comedy starring Andrew McNee as the ‘one man’, Francis Henshall. Set in 1963 Brighton, England the play is performed in a classic British farce/vaudeville style. Between scenes the cast take turns performing musical numbers alongside The Craze, the on-stage…
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Elbow Takes Off
Elbow – Commodore Ballroom – May 23, 2014 British alternative rock band, Elbow made their way to the stage at the Commodore Ballroom last week in support of their recently released album – Take Off And Landing Of Everything. The quintet; Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Craig Potter, Richard Jupp and Pete Turner, plus a pair…
The Wanted are most wanted
The Wanted – Orpheum Theatre – April 25, 2014 For the first and possibly the last time ever, The Wanted took to the stage in Vancouver, bringing their Word Of Mouth Tour to The Orpheum Theatre to close out the Canadian leg of the world tour. The quintet; Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness,…
2014 BRIT Awards – Winners
Wednesday night, London’s O2 Arena was filled with the sound of music and laughter as funny-man James Corden hosted the 34th Annual BRIT Awards. Music superstars from around the world turned out to celebrate the best of British & International musical achievements over the past year. Performances from Arctic Monkeys, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Bastille, Ellie…
67th British Academy Film Awards Winners
Sunday night in London the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), presented their honourees for the best in national and international films with the BAFTA Awards. Seen as the British equivalent of the Oscars, it’s often a precursor of how the Academy Awards will play out in a few weeks. The British-American film,…
Jake Bugg flashes like a Lightning Bolt
Jake Bugg – Vogue Theatre – September 27, 2013 Stepping on stage at a sold out Vogue Theatre 19 year old Jake Bugg didn’t have to try hard to win over the audience. Being just 19 years old, most of the audience was older than he but you’d never know it by his performance. His…
Foals grow up
Foals – Commodore Ballroom – May 30, 2013 Having seen Foals numerous times over the years, it’s been enlightening to watch them grow and mature as performers. From their first small show at Richards on Richards, where frontman Yannis Philippakis tentatively performed standing sideways to the audience to edgier shows lacking in audience connection to…