Review: The Liar’s Room After a two-page opening that couldn’t be more attention grabbing, The Liar’s Room jumps back a bit to start our story in a therapist’s office; two … Read More
Twelfth Night at the Rose Playhouse
Twelfth Night Much has been made – even here at PCB, and by me, of the not so recent trend of staging a Shakespeare play in a modern or quirky … Read More
Review: A Simple Space, Underbelly Festival
A Simple Space Every once in a while when in the audience watching something amazingly cool, there comes a little slip up. The singer misses a note, the second serve … Read More
VAULT Festival 2019 Wrap Up, Awards
VAULT Festival 2019 The VAULT Festival 2019 has wrapped, and if you UK residents or visitors didn’t get a chance to stop in, really, next year, you must. This collection … Read More
Book Review: Dream Sequence
Dream Sequence Get to know an obsessive fan (wait, can we immediately substitute “stalker” if they are just dreaming away…?) and wonder what makes them tick in Adam Foulds’ new … Read More
Theatre Review: Richard II
Richard II Seems very few theatre companies, anywhere in the world, present Shakespeare the way audiences would have enjoyed it back in the day – openair theatre, local white men, … Read More
Theatre Review: Rattled
Review: Rattled Rachel Harper is a force of nature in Rattled. Barely taking a breath, Harper performs an intense and personal monologue as Emma, a young woman we meet having … Read More
Review: Richard III at Temple Church
Richard III Antic Disposition’s Richard III at London’s Temple Church Is it fair to give extra credit to a theatre production based on the venue at which it is held? … Read More
Theatre Review: Greyscale
Review: Greyscale Immersive theatre can take many forms – buy a ticket and you might find yourself at Tony and Tina’s Wedding, dressed to the nines at an Italian-American extravaganza … Read More
Movie Review: Patrick
Review: Patrick Patrick is a delight… for three specific audiences only. Are you a lover of pugs? Is British real estate your porn? Are you a child? Good, you’re going … Read More
UK October Shows: Impractical Jokers and Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley, Impractical Jokers at the O2 We love it when a press release subject line causes a smile. Pop Culture Beast UK received this one recently: “Brad Paisley and … Read More
Mini Review: You Were Never Really Here
Mini Review: You Were Never Really Here You can imagine Joaquin Phoenix as a coldblooded killer, right? How has it taken this long to cast him as such? Though the … Read More
Mini Review: Serenity
Serenity (Now!) Matthew McConaughey plays sorta Captain Ahab and a blonde Anne Hathaway channels Lauren Bacall in one of the most oddball movies (starring two recent Oscar-winners) that I’ve seen … Read More
Review: Calexico: The Thread That Keeps Us
Calexico update January 2019: more Australian dates announced – see Calexico’s site for details ¿Donde esta Mexico? is both basic Spanish and a question fans might ask about Calexico’s latest … Read More