Dance Review – Mirvish Productions/Heartbeat of Home

Posted on February 6, 2014, updated on February 7, 2014 by pcitron

What a difference 20 years makes. Heartbeat of Home, the new show from the team that brought you Riverdance two decades ago is an immensely enjoyable, professional-looking, polished dance show where everything hangs together as smooth as silk. The music score is sensational and the band it hot. It certainly deserves a long shelf life. […]

Theatre Review – War Horse (National Theatre of Great Britain/Handspring Puppet Company/David Mirvish)

Posted on March 2, 2012, updated on April 4, 2012 by pcitron

First of all, full disclosure. I thought Stephen Spielberg’s movie version of War Horse, despite its visual beauty, was pure, sentimental treacle. It was just another routine version of the Black Beauty format – a horse going from owner to owner. I was holding out for better things from the play, and it didn’t disappoint. […]