Review: ‘Men in the Cities’ – A Despairing Tale of Modern Masculinity at Tobacco Factory

13th November 2015   Having last experienced his thoughtful verbatim piece ‘Stand’ as part of Bristol’s Mayfest season earlier this year, writer and performer Chris Goode’s original approach to theatrical storytelling was obvious. ‘Men in the Cities’ is a show… Continue Reading

Review: Three lives slip out of reach in ‘Eventide’ at Tobacco Factory

 11th November 2015 The French have their street cafes, the Germans their Bierkellers, but for us Brits there aren’t more quintessentially British experiences than the Pub Beer Garden in the height of the gloriously frustrating British summertime. Indeed, sunny days… Continue Reading

Review: Two worlds collide in the climate change drama ‘The Edge’ at the Tobacco Factory

 27th October 2015 Two worlds collide in Transport theatre’s remarkable story of an Indian migrant & a British seaside resident, whose lives are intertwined by circumstances out of their control in a tale that spans some 20 years (2015 to 2035 to… Continue Reading

Review: Bristol Old Vic delivers brooding and intense rendering of ‘The Crucible’

14th October 2015   Returning to the home of its premiere UK performance in 1954, and performed during the centenary week of playwright Arthur Miller’s birth, Bristol Old Vic’s production of ‘The Crucible’ adroitly delivered the powerful intensity and foreboding… Continue Reading