It seems I am a sucker for punishment. Last Friday I waded through the cold and the rain to pick up a £2 ticket for the public dress rehearsal of Curve’s latest offering, ‘Hot Stuff.’ Come with me as I take you on a journey of what I was exposed to. First a bit of history. Back in...

A night out at the theatre is always nice and the fact that a local community theatre group were adapting Philip Pullman’s Dark Materials made a YourFace outing a must. We had the best of both worlds in terms of seating with Blackett and Morgan high above the action and being able to see...

Phew! That was a night! The Gilded Balloon has landed in Leicester. Karen Koren, the Artistic Director of the Balloon welcomed us all and detailed her plans to invade Leicester! The City Rooms would not look out of place in Edinburgh and the Gilded Balloon have put their purple stamp on the...

It’s back, the festival that turns a little nothing city into the nexus of funny for 10 days begins on Friday, 6 February and the build up has begun! The yearly preview show acts as both festival launch for invited guests and media and a showcase for people who want to go but are a...

First of all let me introduce Curve… Curve is a £61 Million theatre in Leicester, years in planning it is the next step after the brilliant LCB Depot and the very very successful Highcross shopping centre to the regeneration of Leicester. Leicester has 4 theatres currently, The Y...