17th May 2015 Before Us, the birthchild of Australian Stuart Bowden, is billed as “a raucous, surreal, experimental melan-comedy about death, family and loneliness”. Created by Bowden for last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, it came about through no set plan, the… Continue Reading
16th May 2015 Starting where Shakespeare left off This Last Tempest ponders “what happens after the revolution, when a tyranny has been overthrown and those who held authority have been deposed.” Pitching itself as a sequel of sorts to the… Continue Reading
15th May 2015 In these times of ecological decline, corporate hegemony and inequality in various forms, it is all too easy for one to feel pessimistic. In writer and director Chris Goode’s thought provoking verbatim piece ‘Stand’, however, we… Continue Reading
15th May 2015 This summer, Bristol Comedy Garden is returning to Bristol with another incredible line-up of comedians. From July 8th-12th, the likes of Stewart Lee, David O’Doherty and Katherine Ryan will be decamping to the twin tents in Queen Square… Continue Reading
15th May 2015 We’ve been waiting for confirmation on this for a while now. Arcadia, the team behind BoomTown and the most thrilling part of Glastonbury, have just announced the dates for their inner-city festival in Bristol. On the 4th… Continue Reading
14th May 2015 Dealing with the impending loss of a loved one is never an easy experience, but when death comes on slowly and painfully it’s sombre silhouette casts an even more unwelcome shadow than usual. Sadly, this was the… Continue Reading
Wednesday 13th May “You’re totally lush” shouts a punter as Mr Keep Calm and the Cancelled Cheques draw the beautiful track “No, No, No, No” to a conclusion in Glastonbury’s La Terre. I’d like to think I’m more articulate, but… Continue Reading
11th May 2015 With frontman Sam France’s penchant for volatile stage antics (smashing himself in the face with a microphone, climbing speaker-stacks, confronting hecklers, breaking his own leg), Californian psychedelic rockers Foxygen have established a growing reputation for… Continue Reading