Review by Michael Bonnet
Anyone who has ever had the misfortune to stray into the one part shambolic to two parts self-aggrandising world of student politics will find the setting for this satirical offering from Tom …

Last Friday we had a rather special lunch here in Spoonfed Towers. Instead of the usual bland and overpriced supermarket sandwich, gobbled down at our desks, the editorial team were instead treated to some rather …

I blame whoever let me watch Titanic when I was 12 for the association I make between classical music and impending doom. A memory of the cheerful quartet who provide a soundtrack to the sinking …

From its sentimental title to its emotional director, Precious Life carries its sensibility on the surface from the start. Given that its about a baby in a war zone, how could it not?
Israeli director Shlomi …

Ruaridh Arrow’s documentary, How to Start a Revolution is a fascinating introduction to the ideas of Gene Sharp; the man behind the strategies that many claim were key in bringing down dictatorships from Serbia to …

The days of shooting Tequila between barrels of lager and splicing them with sambucas are over. Tequila Chamucos have set their raison d’etre to improving the reputation of the Mexican drink from being the late …

The debut solo stand-up show from Matthew Crosby is a somewhat lightweight affair. Barely checking in at 45 minutes long, Crosby doesn’t seem to have been aiming that high in terms of themes …

2/5 stars
Mistaking anal pedantry for wit is a common problem in a lot of stand-up comedy at the moment. I think it’s this that annoys me so much about Josh Widdicombe’s new Edinburgh show.
On and …

4/5 stars
It’s an interesting prospect seeing Tim Vine as a chat show host. He’s primarily known as a scripted comic who specialises in puns, so I’m not sure how this is going …

2/5 stars
There’s a moment in Phil Nichol’s show where he asks if there are any reviewers in. I cowardly choose to keep my mouth shut, mainly out of guilt, as Nichol comes across as a …

At predictable intervals, PR agents will invade my inbox with rehearsals room pictures of a celebrity-saturated, soon to be hit, in progress. The idea is to create intrigue, but intrigue is generated with questions and …

Along with the likes of Analogue Productions, Spare Tyre theatre company have recently set out to investigate the people behind scientific procedure. As with Analogue’s 2401 Objects which looked at Henry Molaison, the man whose …

5/5 stars
“Somewhere along the lines, as adults, we have lost our edge” declares Rich Fulcher (”a comedian and actor”, he reminds us later). Fulcher wants us to get a new lease of life back by …

4/5 stars
“I joined the circus when I was 16″, says Donald, a wild-eyed clown wearing a multi-coloured onesie, smudged make-up and white powdered hair. Donald is one of six roles that Nathan Dean Williams plays …