Articles by Franco Milazzo
By Franco Milazzo

Actor Interview: David Cann

The closest we have to a British Leslie Nielsen, David Cann is probably most famous as the surreal GP in Blue Jam. We talked to him about fringe theatre, the internet and his favourite London spots.
By Franco Milazzo

Preview: Kinetica Art Fair 2011

The Kinetica Art Fair is back with a new theme: The Evolution of Consciousness. Expect robots, holograms and surreal sculptures.
By Franco Milazzo

London Entrepreneurs: Shed Simove, Ideas Man

Ideas Man Shed Simove talks to us about scandal, science, smut and his novelty gift empire.

By Franco Milazzo

Review: The Night Kitchen Cabaret Presents Imbolc Blues

The Night Kitchen Cabaret return to London with their fantastic new show Imbolc Blues at the Clerkenwell Theatre.

By Franco Milazzo

Dance Review: Daniel Somerville's The Moment I Heard

It's not often that a miscarriage forms the basis for a work of art, and even less often that the artist is a man.

By Franco Milazzo

Review: Divine Bovine @ Gaucho

Intended as "a celebration of all things beef", Argentine restaurant chain Gaucho held its annual Divine Bovine dinner this week at its Piccadilly branch.
By Franco Milazzo

Preview: The Night Kitchen Cabaret presents Imbolc Blues

Holy crowdfunded Clerkenwell Cabaret, Batman!  We welcome back the Night Kitchen Cabaret for the fourth installment of their increasingly bizarre adventures.  
By Franco Milazzo

Comedy Preview: Punt and Dennis @ Richmond Theatre

Punt and Dennis appear next Wednesday, 2nd February at the Richmond Theatre as part of their They Should Get Out More tour.  Taking the tour title quite seriously, they are on the road for ten weeks around the country but this is their only London show.

By Franco Milazzo

Review: Tiger Country @ Hampstead Theatre

Casualty, Holby City, Doctors, Young Doctors, Flying Doctors...it seems that our capacity for medical melodrama is infinite. Nina Raines, award-winning writer of critically acclaimed plays including last year’s Tribes, adds to the canon with her latest play Tiger Country.

By Franco Milazzo

Preview: Ignite 4 @ 93 Feet East

Fans of the random may want to catch this annual evening of five-minute talks with topics including cake, Underground maps, libraries and Silicon Roundabout.
By Franco Milazzo

Last Minute Listing: 50-Hour Improvathon @ Hoxton Hall

Fast becoming a London annual staple, the 50-Hour Improvathon returns to Hoxton Hall in Shoreditch.

By Franco Milazzo

Theatre Review: The Painter @ Arcola Theatre

Coming on like a neophile's wet dream, Dalston's Arcola Theatre has kickstarted the new year by rising from the ashes at a new venue with a new specially commissioned play based on the life of JMW Turner, the famous nineteenth-century painter.
By Franco Milazzo

Mime Review: La Maldicion de Poe @ Southbank Centre

This year's London International Mime Festival was kickstarted by Teatro Corsario's La Maldicion de Poe (The Curse of Poe), a macabre and surreal take on the works of the godfather of Gothic horror.

By Franco Milazzo

Game Review: Fire Hazard's Heist

You have thirty minutes to break into a warehouse, find the goodies and get out. Nothing to worry about apart from the locked doors, the motion detectors, the pressure sensors and some pesky guards.
By Franco Milazzo

Theatre Review: RSC's Julius Caesar @ The Roundhouse

Friends, Londonists, commuters, Lend me your eyes. I come to praise Caesar, not to bury it. The good that men do lives on after them, Their works oft inspire and amaze. So let it be with Shakespeare…
By Franco Milazzo

Preview: Queensland Flood Relief Event @ Mahiki

Three London-based Queensland ladies have organised a fundraising event this Friday to be hosted at Mahiki.
By Franco Milazzo

Comedy Review: Jackson's Way @ Soho Theatre

Ever wondered what the point is? American life coach Chris John Jackson can help you answer that very question.
By Franco Milazzo

Last Minute Listing: re:control @ Oubliette Arthouse

Following on from last year's three day cabaret festival, the Oubliette Collective are holding a short exhibition of works from nineteen London-based artists in the recently squatted Limelight building on Shaftesbury Avenue.