Theatre
Sweet Charity ... Menier Chocolate Factory, London
The Menier strikes gold again with another lesser-known Broadway musical brought to dazzling life. Witty, sunny and decadent — with Stephen Mear's delicious choreography and Nigel Lilley's musical direction creating a knock-out show. Sold out but you may be lucky and pick up a return.
Theatre
Cruel ... Deborah Colker ... UK tour
Set to exploit the potential of the UK's larger stages during the Spring, Deborah Colker's dancers fly across the performance space at astonishing speed in new work 'Cruel' — a tale of love, lovers and family bonds. Fusing contemporary and classical idioms Colker's bold and accessible work continues to astonish and exhilarate in equal measure.
Book
Plays and Controversies: Abbey Theatre Diaries 2000-2005
by Ben Barnes, Carysfort Press
Answers the question, What does an Artistic Director actually do? and offers an honest and generous-spirited insight into the complex demands, and extreme highs and lows, of steering a national institution through turbulent times.
Book
Young Hearts Crying ... by Richard Yates, Vintage
Another modern American classic from the author Revolutionary Road. Yates reveals the heartbreak behind the American dream and the frailty of the human condition.
