May 9, 2012

GRAVES GALLERY.
REVIEWER – ELOISE VANSTONE.
As an artist, a filmmaker and a public figure, Andy Warhol has inspired people to push the boundaries of art. His magnificent photographs and paintings have been witnessed by millions all over the globe, and after his premature death in 1987, millions more have gathered to view his creations. In Graves Gallery right… [...]
April 11, 2012
Two housemates start the film discussing events that took place the night before, questions thrown back and forth. A third character enters the scene as it repeats itself, over and over again.
What happened? What are they talking about? Each time the scene repeats itself, there is an addition to the dialogue, ensuring that slowly but surely, the… [...]
April 10, 2012
As the more observant of you may have already noticed, the talented Mr Nathan Gibson (featured artist for issue 34 and issue 48) has produced a lovely little film to celebrate the 4th birthday of Now Then Magazine, which falls this month.
As I said in my editorial piece this month, Now Then would not be what it is without contributions from local people. Writers, musicians, filmmakers… [...]
March 21, 2012
14th March, The Crucible.
Reviewer – Phill James.
The Michael Frayn Season concludes this month with the production of one of his newest plays, Democracy. Set between the period of 1969-74, the play centres around Willy Brandt, then-chancellor of West Germany. Based on fact, the play is a complex web of secrets and deceptions entangled with genuine… [...]
March 12, 2012
Doug Stanhope.
Before Turning the Gun on Himself…
Roadrunner Comedy.
Reviewer – Sam Walby.
Doug Stanhope is not the kind of comic who is going to “make it big”, in the Michael McIntyre sense. He missed that boat a long time ago and he knows that better than anyone else. 20 years on the road, performing to… [...]