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New Moon is nothing if not an international advertisement for the hungry virtues of virginity and young people can’t get enough of it
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Theatre
A smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusion
Cock
Restaurants
Kitchen W8 is a bargain for this area, if such sophistication is what you crave
Kitchen W8
Too long and drawn out but very entertaining with excellent special effects
This is a peculiar play and does not work for me. Some of it is very funny but there are real flaws
Alex has a strong powerful voice and was faultless, she is far better now than she was on the X-Factor
London,
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It's a misconception that silent movie music was the stuff of thirdrate music hall, or the musicians were anything less than top-drawer. Neil Brand has scored films, TV documentaries and radio dramas, and, as one of the world's most renowned silent film accompanists, has shared the stage with Paul Merton on the latter's Silent Clowns tour.
Performing to clips of Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy and Douglas Fairbanks, this is part amicable career lampoon, part introduction to the quick-witted craft. To illustrate the challenge of predicting how a drama will unfold, Brand asks the audience to help direct a score to the 1929 German film People On Sunday. Unluckily for Brand, we couldn't decide whether a woman has just been murdered or made love to - just the sort of radical differences of interpretation he then must grapple with when improvising to a William S Hart Western, sight unseen.
A richly diverting hour of entertainment - Brand should break his silence more often.
Until Mon, Pleasance Dome, 5.30pm, £7 to £9.50.
Details are correct at the time of publication - please check with venue before booking.
