Mal has a lot to deal with. Growing up in Buckfastleigh in South Devon, her life should be one of youth in a rural idyll. However, as many who lived out their early lives in the outlying towns of… Continue Reading
A weekend of world-class music is back at the Downs, this time in the guise of Forwards Festival. Any suggestion of slow ticket sales beforehand is negated as throngs of revellers burst through the turnstiles, ready for one last… Continue Reading
While Forwards Festival, hitting the Downs on 3rd and 4th September, is still a couple of months off, the scorching performances of some of the confirmed line-up at Glastonbury a couple of weeks ago has got us tingling for more.… Continue Reading
On the third night of this year’s Bristol Comedy Garden, bathed in the afterglow of the year’s hottest day to date, Ivo Graham takes to the stage to the incongruous chunk of the White Stripes’ Icky Thump wearing a shirt… Continue Reading
“We invite you to leave your belongings on your chair and to take your shoes off. When you’re ready, please enter the installation space, and find a place to rest.” So begins A Crash Course in Cloudspotting, with rest very… Continue Reading
Verity Standen has a history of producing affecting, sensual audio shows for Mayfest. From Symphony to HUG and Undersong, she has a talent for drawing the beautiful out of the banal. A hum can become more than hum-drum, a simple tuning… Continue Reading
“I’m a jack of all trades, master of none,” explains Peter Clifford modestly. He is used to being filmed for TV shows and then being cut out. Despite appearing in 12 Shakespeare productions at the Tobacco… Continue Reading
“What are the chances we can get a boat tomorrow?” Matthew E White asks the crowd in The Fleece. “We’ve got a day off in Bristol. Does anyone here have a boat?” A dinghy is offered.… Continue Reading