Singing

Pay attention, it’s fast! Steve Larkin is a British spoken-word artist who has written and performed several poems and songs pertaining to many topics that people could easily get offended by. The name of his show relates to a poem he reads about women’s magazines and their obsession with fat and sex. This poem goes on for quite a long time in a psychotic mantra-like style. Much of the content is lost because his northern English accent is a little thick and he’s speaking so fast that you can miss some of the words.

When Larkin is just...

What a delightful concept! This show has an array of talented artists from dancers to musicians to actors and more. Each tent provides the participant with a unique experience of sharing with a group their life experiences. The artists then perform an improvised performance in their métier based on what the participants shared. I had the opportunity to meet with 4 performers in 3 separate tents: Yukari Komatsu, John Park and Miho Suzuki, and lastly Zachary Ibrahim.

As two other ladies and I were ushered into the first tent I noticed just how peaceful everyone was. It really...

I went in hoping to learn about gypsy culture. I left hoping it wasn’t true. Following the Sun has some offensive scenes, particularly for an all ages show. And there are two kids and a dog in the production (thankfully not in the same scenes). If you are a feminist or even just forward thinking, you may want to catch something else (I recommend Peter and Chris, Nashville Hurricane, and TJ Dawe. If you have kids, perhaps the Wonderheads). 
Many scenes overwhelm with an exceedingly male dominated and misogynistic tone. Several times in the production, women are sexually assaulted...