Articles by Alaina Briggs

Mannequins

Staged by ReACTion Youth Theatre, Mannequins was intended to explore the relationship between surveillance and the London Riots.

Snow White: The Whole Grimm Affair

Feeling underwhelmed is something which you won’t experience at any point during Snow White: The Whole Grimm Affair and this is evident from the very start.

Intuit This

Intuit This is a crash course in the art of absurdist comedy, throughout the audience sees the influences of Alan Partridge, The Mighty Boosh and The Fast Show to name a few.

Tribal Remix

The ‘Remix’ element of Tribal Remix really can’t be emphasised enough.

76 Million People and Me

Review
★★★
Alaina Briggs
Brighton Fringe
31st May, 2013

It’s extremely disorientating to wander into a tiny room tucked away at the top of the Caroline of Brunswick and be met with Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot lounging around.

The Cow Play

Review
★★
Alaina Briggs
Brighton Fringe
27th May, 2013

Unimpressive from the start, The Cow Play leaves the audience confused and unfulfilled.

The sun that casts no shadows

Review
★★★★
Alaina Briggs
Brighton Fringe
14th May, 2013

Brand spanking new, home-grown theatre company The Brighton Laboratory arrive at Brighton Festival in the most impressive style with their adaptation of Albert Camus’ modern clas…

Marcel

Review
★★★★
Alaina Briggs
Brighton Fringe
10th May, 2013

Contemporary, physical theatre about Silvio Berlusconi’s impressive assortment of corruption and sexual exploits isn’t usual or at first glance, easy - but Italian theatre comp…

Fish Pie

An outrageous underwater lovechild of ‘The Mighty Boosh’ and ‘The Muppets’ doused in deliciously dark humour, Fish Pie is a culinary delight.

Boutique Cinema

Review
★★★
Alaina Briggs
Brighton Fringe
9th May, 2013

Sussex Slice is a little cavern of shabby chic on Hove’s Church Road, which screams ‘boutique’ right down to the last vintage lamp, a particularly apt setting for the Brighto…

UPDATE: Kian's Heroes

Feature
Lauren
Edinburgh Fringe
15th Mar, 2016

Just 3 weeks ago stand up comic Kai Humphries issued a rallying cry to the legion of followers who support Punch-Drunk Comedy – a South East Northumberland comedy club with a...

100 Everyday Heroes Pledge to #SaveKian to the Tune of £100,000

Feature
Lauren
Edinburgh Fringe
24th Feb, 2016

On Sunday 7th February, 2016, the UK comedy industry lead by Rhod Gilbert descended on Blyth - for the first ever UK Comics Boxing.

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