All tagged dadafest
REVIEW: Laurence Clark, Unity Theatre Liverpool
Inspired is Liverpool comic Laurence Clark???s second homecoming show of the year. Playing to a packed out Unity theatre last night, he presented his latest show Inspired, funded by London 2012. This didn???t affect the show???s content, in which Clark,...
REVIEW: The Ugly Spirit, the Bluecoat
Wandering out of the Bluecoat into the rain, I wasn???t sure if I had enjoyed The Ugly Spirit. I certainly wasn???t sure if I???d understood it. I???d been left not quite sure of anything. Just about the one thing I did know was I had come away from one o...
Interview: DaDaFest comic David Roche
"People ask me if being disfigured has had a big effect on my sex life, and the answer is yes, but not nearly as much as being raised Catholic,??? chuckles David Roche. It???s the tagline to his new one-man show, and he knows it???s a doozy. ???I call mys...
DaDaFest show The Ugly Spirit comes to the Bluecoat
The Ugly Spirit, a macabre slice of theatre that delves deep into the minds of troubled conjoined twins, will be performed at the Bluecoat as part of DaDaFest next week (August 21 & 22). A new piece by Liverpool-based Fittings Multimedia Arts, The...
Oh dear no DaDa
It just doesn't feel like November without DaDaFest. Over the years, its promise of original, thought-provoking art and performance as well as the regular-as-clockwork exposure of Mat Fraser???s bits, have become one of the highlights of Liverpool???s...
Arts Council cuts in Liverpool
Today???s arts cuts - ?100m - would barely cover the cost of two Apache helicopters, if the lamentations of the liberal Twitterati are more than Chinese whispers. We???ve been spending that kind of money bombing Libya every night, apparently, if t...
Interview with DaDaFest's Mat Fraser
Mat Fraser, 39, is one of DaDaFest???s most recognisable performers and patrons. An actor, singer and performance artist, he has taken part in a number of events at this year???s deaf and disabled arts festival, including hosting its annual burlesque ...
Interview with comic Laurence Clark
Not many comedy shows come into being thanks to a Primary Care Trust ??? let's be honest, it doesn???t sound like the funniest of starts - but Laurence Clark???s latest show isn???t your usual work of stand up. West Derby comic Clark premiered The Best Me...
Review: Gimp, Liverpool Playhouse
Gimp ??? a provocative title, to be sure. And a multi-layered, international dance piece should have been a big and bold start to Dadafest, one of the city???s most exciting annual festivals. But was it? To its detriment, this performance had to conte...
An interview with Liz Carr
Actress and comic Liz Carr has combined her talents to create a new one-woman play, It Hasn't Happened Yet!, which she will be performing in Liverpool on Saturday night as part of DaDaFest 2009. A familiar face at the deaf and disabled arts festiv...