Articles by Amy Holtz

Feminism for Chaps

‘Why can’t I be an ‘equalist’?’ my partner asked me for the umpteenth time on our way to Andrew Watts’ work in progress Feminism for Chaps.

An Evening of Americana Music

I greatly admire Union Music Store’s mission to bring their home-grown acts to the masses – a labour of love and angst warding off cynics like me, to be sure.

Red Bastard

In the immortal words of Kanye West, ‘no one man should have all that power’.

Thief by Liam Rudden

I was relieved when Sailor (Matt Robertson) ran onstage starkers, as I was pretty sure that the stage adaptation of Magic Mike wouldn’t require the pen and soggy bit of paper I�…

Abigoliah Schamaun is Working on It

With a title too ripe to ignore, Abigoliah is definitely working on it.

The Bloody Ballad

Little Mary is sugar and spice, with a side of vice.

The Boy Friend

Review
★★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
16th May, 2013

Ah, I always enjoy watching the English parody the French.

The Great I Am

Review
★★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
7th May, 2013

Arthur, a doctor sheltering in a besieged city, wants to do ‘something useful.

Three Balls and a New Suit

Review
★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
18th May, 2012

I sit here, chastised, after trying to prove to myself that I could still juggle using eggs filled with jelly beans.

Scottish Falsetto Socks – In Space

Review
★★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
10th May, 2013

Let’s see, how can I describe this one? There are a couple of socks that like to sing (up high, mind).

The Sussex Harmonisers in Concert

Review
★★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
6th May, 2012

Like a bit of ragtime? Classic tunes from 1912? Henry Mancini ballads in four-part harmony? You’d be in luck with the animated stylings of the Sussex Harmonisers, a nearly 50-…

50 Shades of Scarlet

Review
★★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
3rd Jun, 2013

After taking a long and most likely raucous roadtrip from Hull, the Scarlet’s bawdy songs and skits were a welcome burst of sun on an otherwise dour day.

The Revolution Will Be Sexual

Review
★★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
9th May, 2012

From the moment the Sally Bowles-esque Bernadette Byrne and creepy Lautrecian cross-dresser Victor Victoria hit the tiny stage, I had four questions in mind.

The God Particle

Review
★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
31st May, 2013

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in her mid-thirties with a PhD in quantum physics must be in want of a husband.

The Last Tuesday Society: The Magician

Review
★★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
23rd May, 2012

Backed by ethereal, moody themes produced by the aptly titled Ragged Ragtime Band, Rex Ingram’s silent film version of The Magician was brought up from the vault to revel in the …

Crimes Against Humanities Teachers

Review
★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
30th May, 2013

Sussex teachers turned out in force after rolling about in catnip for this topical show which features frustrated educator Andy Thomas on the verge of chucking it all in.

Midnight at The Boar's Head

Review
★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
22nd May, 2012

First of all, there were no handmade puppets.

How Bruce Springsteen Changed My Life

Review
★★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
9th May, 2013

We were repeatedly warned, by the man himself, that Sarfraz Manzoor is not, nor will he ever be, a comedian.

Faust

Review
★★★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
24th May, 2012

With voices and instruments merging in an arresting tableau, DumbWise’s production of Faust was a visual and aural onslaught.

Shit-Faced Shakespeare

Review
★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
6th May, 2013

Someone was plied with Echo Falls and Premium French Lager before curtains up - and it ain’t Puck (though I’d pay to see him have a crack at it later on in the run).

Deckchairs

Review
★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
23rd May, 2012

With a name like Femme Fatale Theatre, I went in expecting some hard-hitting feminist, or at least femme-friendly, fare.

Failure (Other Opportunities for Non-Linear Success)

Review
★★★
Amy Holtz
Brighton Fringe
23rd May, 2013

I was impressed by the summary this show boasts, breezily claiming to encapsulate the bulky genres of contemporary dance, comedy and social commentary in a neat hour.