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With the premiere of Season 3 nearing, the miraculous cult of Twin Peaks is alive and well. I say miraculous as what else can it be; how many shows have been renewed 25 years after their original conclusion? How many shows would still have the fan-base necessary to make such a resurrection profitable? At least […]
Continue Reading[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKZa-Kb4Nng] Perhaps I am revealing myself as a cynic, but Tatia Pilieva’s ‘First Kiss’ (a video of ten pairs of strangers sharing a kiss) was, as the tender examination of romance it was purported to be, pretty excruciating. The “beautiful moments [that] took place when nothing was happening”, in the words of Pilieva, […]
Continue Reading“Unforgettable! What was it?… Oh I remember…” A critic reviewing critics, in a play about plays – it doesn’t get much more pretentious than that. The set-up doesn’t bode well but, the surreal nature of The Real Inspector Hound transcends cliché and dashes expectations in this cleverly written, well-executed send-up of critics and Christie. For once, “Has […]
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