16th May 2016 If anyone would have suggested I’d enjoy spending an hour of my evening watching two 40 something year old men jumping about in DIY costumes, singing punk rock tunes created on children’s toys while sculpting with chewed… Continue Reading
13th May 2016 (Photo by Zoe Manders) The prospect of re-enacting 17th century poet John Milton’s 10,000 line epic Paradise Lost via the medium of 75 minutes of dance based theatre involving a sole actor taking up the role of… Continue Reading
12th May 2016 When looking for foundation pieces for a new play, the combination of a silent disco, a whole lot of psychedelia and a decadent plot by a teenage Russian literary giant wouldn’t be the most obvious of starting points… Continue Reading
12th May 2016 For his show The Ted Bundy Project at Mayfest 2015, performer Greg Wohead interrogated the public’s demand for graphic content, whether it be extreme pornography, violence or the explicit confession tapes of the show’s protagonist. Wohead trod a… Continue Reading
25th April 2016 Following its previous success, this summer will see Bristol Comedy Garden return to the city for a week of outstanding comedy. As before, the organisers have come up with a stellar line-up of comedians set to entertain… Continue Reading
23rd April 2016 Dark Land Light House the latest offering from Bristol’s Sleepdogs theatre company, a collaboration between director Tanuja Amarasuriya and writer Timothy X Atack. A near-dystopian science fiction story, it is based in a universe similar to ours.… Continue Reading
23rd April 2016 If you don’t have a ticket to see Julian Rhind-Tutt in Frankenstein at The New Room/John Wesley’s Chapel this weekend, I’m afraid you’re out of luck! The now sold-out performances of this classic gothic tale are being… Continue Reading
20th April 2016 Apparently 123,205,750 words will pass from the lips of the average person in a lifetime. Almost solely facilitating our social interactions, it is with words that we express our innermost thoughts, find common ground with others, nurture… Continue Reading