Features

Q&A - Stephen Lynch

Bristol Hippodrome (Wed 24 Feb) l US comedian Stephen Lynch looks in at Bristol hippodrome this Sunday, as part of a second european tour. Lynch’s staple is the comic song: his tracks lampoon modern life in all its absurdity, although…
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  • The history of ancient Romeo

    Tom Morris’s first major venture at Bristol Old Vic casts Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet’ in a whole new light. Steve Wright feels young. We’ve been working on the fight scenes this week, and they’re not pretty. You ask people looking… READ MORE

  • How deep is your sub?

    The latest from audiovisual experimenters Sound and Fury lures audiences into the strange, rarefied world of a top-secret submarine mission. Steve Wright’s our man at the periscope.As soon as you arrive you feel you’re in another world. And you realise… READ MORE

Previews

  • Preview The Tempest

    THEATRE - Shakespeare’s late, great romance is clearly Bardic flavour of the month. This week, Bristol’s Firebird Theatre have marooned themselves on ‘The tempest’’s lonely island; Shakespeare at the tobacco… READ MORE

  • Preview Shelter

    THEATRE - The rondo’s in-house theatre company call themselves Provocation, and thus far it seems to be a well-judged moniker. no slouches when it comes to addressing contemporary ‘ishoos’, in… READ MORE

  • Preview Pasiónde Buena Vista

    DANCE Ever since Buena vista Social club and royal Ballet sensation carlos Acosta captured the collective imagination, Europe has developed a passion for Cuba and all things Cuban. And all… READ MORE

  • Preview Tales from the Bar of Lost Souls

    THEATRE - an exotic collaboration, this, uniting innovative UK theatre troupe imitating the dog with the national theatres of Greece and Cyprus. And, fittingly, the premise of ‘tales from the… READ MORE




Reviews

Don't Miss

The lamentable tragedy Thur-Sun to 28 Feb

The lamentable tragedy Thur-Sun to 28 Feb, Old Motorcycle Showroom, Bristol The Wonder Club return with another site-specific, walkabout theatrical marvel: this one’s based on nefarious events at Stokes Croft’s St James Fair in 1836.

Coriolanus Mon 1-Wed 3 Mar, The Ustinov, Bath Greyscale

Coriolanus Mon 1-Wed 3 Mar, The Ustinov, Bath Greyscale present open rehearsals and a work-in-progress performance of Shakespeare’s Roman tragedy. Lorne Campbell (‘Carthage Must Be Destroyed’, ‘Gagarin Way’) directs.

Abducting Diane Wed 24-Sat 27 Feb, Rondo Theatre

Abducting Diane Wed 24-Sat 27 Feb, Rondo Theatre, Bath Bath non-pro company Playing Up present Stephen Stenning’s adaptation of Dario Fo’s frenzied abduction comedy/drama.

Pedestrian to Sat 27 Feb, Bristol Old Vic Studio

Pedestrian to Sat 27 Feb, Bristol Old Vic Studio Ace Bristol comic performer Tom Wainwright presents his latest slice of solo surrealism, which sees him walking through a shopping concourse pursued by a giant fish.

The Modes of al-ikseer Fri 26 & Sat 27 Feb

The Modes of al-ikseer Fri 26 & Sat 27 Feb, Arnolfini, Bristol Harminder Singh Judge presents this performance-cum-installation that draws on both an ancient Hindu creation myth and the artist’s love of Depeche Mode.