Articles by Dale Phoenix

High Vis

Review
★★★★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
10th May, 2013

As one of the great villains of modern Britain, The Parking Warden is perhaps a subject desperately crying out for exposé via a one man show.

Laurel and Hardy

Review
★★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
17th May, 2013

I hold fond memories of watching Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy’s pieces on television as a child.

A Beginning, A Muddle, An End

Review
★★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
31st May, 2013

Two chairs.

Jack the Ripper: Facts, No Fiction

Review
★★★★★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
17th May, 2013

Jack the Ripper is undoubtedly acknowledged as a tall figure in a top hat, creeping through the foggy streets of London’s East End and pouncing on lascivious ladies of the night.

Make Tea, Not War

Review
★★★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
16th May, 2013

To sip on a quaint mug of English tea or to go to a bloody war in the Middle East?Make Tea, Not War presents its audience with this dichotomy and is set around the parochial, crump…

Housemates - The Sitcom

Review
★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
31st May, 2013

As someone who has worked in conflict mediation between cohabiting individuals, I was eagerly looking forward to seeing Trapped Wind Productions’ “Housemates – The Sitcom”.

Big Boys Don't Dance

Review
★★★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
5th Jun, 2013

I approached “Big Boys Don’t Dance” with trepidation.

Judy in person

Review
★★★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
24th May, 2013

To my generation, Judy Garland is seen as an icon of years passed.

Tiny Tempest

Review
★★★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
5th May, 2013

Given the cult status accorded to the B movie riff Return to the Forbidden Planet, any adaptations of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” that place a hefty reliance on music can see…

Cruising

Review
★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
4th Jun, 2013

As the producers of the recently abandoned Spice Girls: Viva Forever on stage can surely testify, crafting a perfect musical takes more than placing some catchy tunes amongst a thr…

Rumpelstiltskin

Review
★★★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
31st May, 2013

In the arts, being a children’s entertainer must be one of the hardest jobs to execute correctly.

No Exit

Review
★★★★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
16th May, 2013

I have a confession to make.

Kevin Dewsbury - Out Now

Review
★★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
21st May, 2013

With the stereotypical, “Ooh Matron!” persona as articulated by the likes of Alan Carr and the distinct lack of engagement with sexuality as espoused by Simon Amstell and his i…

Instant Theatre

Review
★★★
Dale Phoenix
Brighton Fringe
12th May, 2013

Leaving a theatre and having to critique a performance for potential visitors, despite knowing that it will never be recreated in that way again, is an undoubtedly difficult task.

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