Riot, Rebellion and Bloody Insurrection | Theatre review

Viaduct, HalifaxPerhaps it was inevitable that the politically motivated punk band Chumbawamba should turn to producing pantomime. The refrain of their best-known song, Tubthumping ("I get knocked down, but I get up again") was an infuriatingly catchy summation of the art of the slapstick; and they know more than most about the impact of a bucket of water, as John Prescott discovered to his cost at the Brit awards in 1998.Yet after that brief spurt of notoriety, the band's chart success seemed ...

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