12th December 2016 While Bristol Hippodrome offers classic panto fare with Cinderella and the Wardrobe Theatre an anti-Christmas show in Rocky: A Horror Show, Bristol Old Vic sticks to it’s classy festive guns by putting on an adaptation of Hans Christian… Continue Reading
7th December 2016 The Wardrobe Theatre has become renowned for its annual movie mash-up anti-Christmas show, with previous hits including Muppits Die Hard and last year’s Goldilock, Stock and Three Smoking Bears. This year is no different, with the Theatre providing a… Continue Reading
21st October 2016 Set in a kind of make-believe pre-Georgian Bristol, The Grinning Man tells the story of Grinpayne, a troubled but loveable young man whose face was carved open when he was a child, leaving him with a permanent and… Continue Reading
20th October 2016 In many ways Goat are a band of anti-modernism. The mystery surrounding them – their identities are unknown, and their faces covered by masks – provides the perfect antithesis to a music entertainment industry that sells itself… Continue Reading
5th October 2016 Since moving to it’s altogether more comfortable surrounds in Old Market, the Wardrobe Theatre has put on a consistently attractive programme of events and shows. The latest offering is the nationally-touring Licensed to Ill, the story of… Continue Reading
16th September 2016 Following his standout set at Simple Things last year, Romare is set to return to Bristol for a session at the already-heavyweight The Court Affair on 7th October. The collagist, critically acclaimed for fusing a plethora of… Continue Reading
19th July 2016 The last Verity Standen piece I encountered was Symphony, shown initially at Theaster Gate’s Sanctum and then subsequently as part of Mayfest. The Bristol-based composer and performer invited lone individuals to sit and experience a private performance, fifteen minutes of… Continue Reading
4th July 2016 Adam Buxton returned to the Bristol Comedy Garden this year to present a special David Bowie version of his celebrated show BUG. The BFI-approved BUG show is essentially a platform for Buxton to discuss interesting music videos, a… Continue Reading