Kerenza Evans

Kerenza Evans

  • Joined: 18 February 2013
  • Articles: 74

Review: The Horne Section Live at the Southbank Centre

I always feel sorry for Alex Horne in Taskmaster. After all, it was originally his show that he took to the Edinburgh Festival in 2010 only to play second chair to Greg Davies in the televised version. He seems to enjoy himself just fine but it was great to see him taking centre stage at this week's performance of The Horne Section Live at London's Southbank Centre.  

Comedian Jack Barry Talks Sex and Equality at Soho Theatre

Jack Barry kicks off his show by talking about how his most recent gigs have been less than successful. His agent would like him to stop mentioning this on stage, he reveals, but he can't! It's therapeutic! It's this spirit of honesty and confession that runs through the heart of Tango and its thoroughly enjoyable take on sex and relationships in the modern age.

Review: Night Of The Living Dead Live!

Night of the Living Dead Live! at the Pleasance is a unique theatrical experience. Audience members can enjoy the show from the safety of the stalls or bravely venture up on stage to sit in the ‘splatter zone’ amongst the performers. I enthusiastically chose the latter. Carrie didn’t exactly make being up on stage covered in blood look like a treat, but I’m never one to pass up an immersive experience.

AHIR SHAH’S DUFFER AT BLOOMSBURY THEATRE

Delivering a show that is equal parts comic and tragic is a challenge (although one that, at time of writing, the UK government is delivering with vigour). Throw in too many jokes and your audience start to feel an uncomfortable guilt in laughing at tragedy. Don’t throw in enough and they feel less like they’ve seen some comedy and more that they’ve spent 90 minutes being reminded of the relentlessness of human suffering.