Must See Monday – Events of the Month: March 2016

29th Feburary 2016 This months Must See Monday looks ahead to Jeremy Irons’ return to Bristol, Bristol’s new Film Festival and a man punching gravity in the face: Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 WEEK 1 TIP OF… Continue Reading →

Review: ‘Hamlet’ at the Tobacco Factory shows there’s more to the Danish play than just the mad Prince

16th February 2016 Following last season’s inaugural co-productions of the Bard’s work, the Tobacco Factory and Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory have come together once again this year to explore another of his most popular and most quoted plays, Hamlet.… Continue Reading →

Must See Monday – Events of the Week: BBC Radio 6 Music Festival, The Odyssey & The Room

8th Feburary 2016 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: BBC Radio 6 Music Festival  // Where: Various // When: Fri 12th – Sun 14th Feb // Cost: £25 The BBC Radio 6 Music Festival 2016 will take place at venues across the city from 12 to 14 February. The festival will… Continue Reading →

Must See Monday – Events of the Week: Just Jack, Chinese New Year & Clean Bandit

1st Feburary 2016 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: Just Jack 10th Birthday // Where: Motion // When: Sat 6th Feb (10pm) // Cost: £12.50 Ten years ago Janet Jackson’s boob popped out at the superbowl when she danced with Justin Trousersnake. Ten years ago Friends ended. Ten years ago… Continue Reading →

Must See Monday – Events of the Week: Manuelita, The Lone Bellow & Independent Venue Week: Bad Sounds

25th January 2016 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: Manuelita // Where: The Wardrobe Theatre // When: Thu 28th – Sat 30th Jan (8pm) // Cost: £8 Revolutionary, proto-feminist, underground spy and the beating heart of South American liberation, Manuela Saenz died in poverty, all but forgotten by the history… Continue Reading →

Must See Monday – Events of the Week: Jane Eyre, Slapstick Festival & Testing Ground

18th January 2016 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: Jane Eyre // Where: Bristol Old Vic // When: Thu 21st Jan – Sun 6th Feb // Cost: £34-£11.50 First staged at Bristol Old Vic in 2014, Sally Cookson’s acclaimed re-imagining of Brontë’s masterpiece comes back to Bristol Old… Continue Reading →

Red Bull Culture Clash set to take The Passenger Shed by storm

17th January 2016 Red Bull Culture Clash, the ground-breaking live music concept created by Red Bull Music Academy, is set to take the UK by storm once again with a formidable return in 2016. Following almighty success in 2014, this… Continue Reading →

Review: Two stars shine in Bristol Old Vic Young Company’s ‘St Joan of the Stockyards’

14th January 2016 In what is obviously a very special year for the Bristol Old Vic the Bristol Old Vic Young Company (BOVYC) have taken on what maybe the most ambitious project they have ever undertaken. For St Joans of… Continue Reading →