Tag Archive | "theatre"

Gaiman’s musical

Sunday, April 1, 2012

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As regular followers of Neil Gaiman‘s blog will doubtless know he has been taking some time recently to sequester himself away in order to concentrate on some new writing. Novels, comics, films, poetry, Neil is an expert at adapting his writing imagination to almost any storytelling medium, it seems; now he is about to take [...]

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Beware of the dog: The Hound of the Baskervilles on stage

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

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Matt Madman Badham risks a long, lonely walk on the blasted moors as the banshee wail of a slavering, possibly supernatural, glowing hound echoes across the land. That man will risk anything to get out of his turn washing the dishes, you know… Actually Matt alerts us to the Oldham Coliseum Theatre’s new stage adaptation [...]

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A surprising nightmare in Boston

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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I am in Boston, New England, at Arisia, a science fiction convention with over 3,000 people along, where science meets adventure, and it’s definitely great craic. It’s similar to conventions in the UK, only they embolden their membership and encourage a real sense of fun here. The convention is fantastic, four days of continuous activities, [...]

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Increased Leisure Citizen

Monday, January 9, 2012

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As we blogged last week the fine Lass O’Gowrie in Manchester continued their tradition of support for comics and science fiction with a new stage adaptation of one of early 2000 AD’s more unusual series, Alan Moore and Ian Gibson’s brilliant Halo Jones (see here for Mutt Badham’s interview about the play with the Lass’ [...]

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Manchester’s answer to Joel Silver: An interview with Gareth Kavanagh

Sunday, January 1, 2012

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When the Forbidden Planet International blog heard that there was going to be a new stage version of Halo Jones produced at the Lass O’Gowrie pub in Manchester (a spot already well known to local science fiction and comics fans), they sent roving reporter Bat Cardigan to find out what it was all about! The [...]

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English Journey: Re-Imagined – Sinclair, Moore et al at the Barbican

Friday, October 7, 2011

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The Barbican in London is hosting English Journey: Re-imagined, insired by JB Priestley’s 1933 account, a multi-media experience involving various musicians and video projections, alongside readings by Iain Sinclair and Alan Moore. The event takes place in the Barbican Hall on October 22nd from 7.30pm, details on the site here, video via The Guardian.

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Le voyageur Debout – photocomics at the Edinburgh Fringe

Thursday, August 11, 2011

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French theatre company Le Voyageur Debout are here in Edinburgh as part of the world’s biggest arts festival (seriously, folks, if you have never been in Edinburgh during August you have no idea just how incredibly busy and buzzing it all is). As part of their show Martin Porter tells me that every day they [...]

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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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