Old Fitz Theatre, March 9 8/10 What curious creatures we theatre-goers are, accepting being emotionally scarred, in this case by a lone actor. And what a fine line it is along which a drama for one actor dances, requiring an inbuilt theatricality so it needs to be seen rather than…
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The Playhouse, March 5 8.5/10 There are glimpses of greatness here. In making his professional stage debut, JK Kazzi does not just perform Shakespeare, he tackles this play’s epic title role. Plucky. While his performance is flawed, when he spears the part, he humanises Henry and lifts him far above…
Concert Hall, March 3 8/10 The lights go down, and Luis Guerreiro’s dazzling Portuguese guitar splinters the silence. Mariza first appears as a silhouette: only her platinum hair and sparkly gown catching the dim light. Then she unleashes the phenomenon that’s her contralto voice; a voice that may have darkened…