Tag Archive | "theatre"

Batman Live in Manchester – Bat-reporter Bat-Baz was there

Friday, July 22, 2011

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The massive theatrical event Batman Live hit Manchester this week and our special roving reporter Bat-Baz – better known to the comics community as writer, artist & editor Barry Renshaw – was in the audience. He sends in a special report by way of carrier bat (which is much cuter than a carrier pigeon): Fireworks [...]

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Robin Ince’s School for Gifted Children Holiday Special

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Robin Ince’s School for Gifted Children Holiday Special is on at the Bloomsbury Theatre on Monday March 29th and among the guests confirmed to appear such as Kevin Eldon and Stewart Lee there just happens to be some bloke called Alan Moore… (the thump you heard was ourPádraig leaping from his seat to try and [...]

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Busted Jesus Comix Play

Thursday, November 5, 2009

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Paul Gravett has posted up a review of a stage play which is based on the experiences of Mike Diana, an underground comics creator in Florida who was subject to a heavyweight legal assault by the authorities which, among other things, cost him his job and landed him on probation for years (remember, kids, you [...]

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Capes at the Fringe

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

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The planet’s biggest arts festival is kicking off in Edinburgh this month and among the huge array of plays, stand-up performances and shows of just about every conceivable type there is also superhero-themed stage antics; Super Situation starts with preview shows (at a bargain rate) this very day in the Bongo Club and runs throughout [...]

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Cumming joins Spider-Man musical

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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Scots actor Alan Cumming has joined the cast of the Spider-Man musical, Turn Off the Dark, where he will be playing Spidey’s nemesis Norman Osborn, better known as the Green Goblin. “He has such range and such charisma as a performer that I feel his Green Goblin will bring many surprises that will move and [...]

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