27th September 2022 The recent deaths of Chris Kaba and Oladeji Omishore once again highlighted just how pervasive, systemic and institutionalised racism is in this country. In 2022 black people are still twice as likely to die in police… Continue Reading
4th August 2022 After a frantic day of fun on Saturday, Forwards Festival has a lot to live up to on its second and final day. From the outset though it’s clear that any fears are misplaced as the pace… Continue Reading
18th February 2020 There is something refreshingly raw and untamed about Brooklyn based trio Daddy Long Legs. Fusing everything from rock-n-roll to punk, gospel and delta blues their music cuts through the British invasion adaptation of the genre and strips… Continue Reading
11th December 2019 Part comic homage to two iconic sci-fi classics, part sultry drag spectacular Kirk vs Ming at the Tobacco Factory is a fantastic festive treat sure to warm the hearts of even the most scrooge-esque audience. Stepping out… Continue Reading
21st October 2019 With the release of ‘A Bath Full of Ecstasy’, Hot Chip have entered a fresh, invigorating new chapter in their career. The band embarked on a huge UK tour this October which included Bristol’s very own O2… Continue Reading
14th December 2018 Incest, bestiality, vomiting puppets and hysterical hilarity? It could only be Christmas at the Wardrobe Theatre. Returning Oedipuss in Boots to the stage for what is the ensembles eighth-year, the institution that is the Theatres adult pantomime shows… Continue Reading
28th September 2018 Shakespeare’s historical eulogy to the indomitable Lion, Henry V, has to many (especially in the public consciousness) become the definitive text recounting the life and times of the chivalrous leader. His words (“once more unto the breech… Continue Reading
10th June 2018 For one last time this year Queens Square rings with the unmistakable guffaws and knee slaps of Bristol’s Comedy Garden. Today the fabulous feast includes Jared Christmas, Andrew Maxwell, Fern Brady, Miles Jupp and Ross Noble. Jared… Continue Reading