


Alchemy Festival returns for its fifteenth edition
Alchemy’s fifteenth edition celebrates a multidisciplinary programme exploring identity, belonging, and extraction



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Ghost Stories
Labyrinth of a story that’s both chilling and compelling to the end
Joni
Things I Left Behind
A breakup album that manages to inject some heart into the tried-and-tested mould
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
Death Hilarious
Inconsistent but fine fifth album from the Tyneside porkers

One-Man Poe
Less means more in a characterful interpretation of much-loved gothic tales

A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First
Boyish exuberance belies a wistful study of innocence lost


Ghost Stories
Labyrinth of a story that’s both chilling and compelling to the end





Adam Hills: Shoes Half Full
Loosely themed but expertly executed, Hills shows that affability is not barrier to laughs






MESSY FRIENDS
Anti-drag cabaret features a compilation of different performers sharing their stories in pre-recorded interview and choreographed routines

Reflections Upon An Ugly Little Soul
Poetry and physicality present brutally raw insights into a troubled mind

Simon Evans presents Alas Smith and Hume!
Wwitty well-balanced lecture on leading ideas from the Scottish Enlightenment, with some delightfully terrible puns thrown in

Super Second Rate
NYC-based Grammy-winning cello player recounts complex childhood through heart-wrenching songs and light-hearted storytelling.



A Small Garden By The Window Review
This charming short packs a cozy punch, all whilst making a vital statement on the climate change crisis
Albums
books
opera

Carmen
Opéra-Comique’s retelling of Bizet’s classic opera is a visually stunning rendition that elevates its legendary source material.
Word

Reflections Upon An Ugly Little Soul
Poetry and physicality present brutally raw insights into a troubled mind
visual art

Suppose you Had a Portable Gramophone
Captivating tribute to the power of art and imagination
dance
