7th April 2015 With a belly full of Easter eggs, and the associated remorse in tow, an evening with Heroin addicted teen mums isn’t the most obvious choice for a speedy recovery. But despite such first world misgivings it is… Continue Reading
30th March 2015 Do you believe in God? Apparently for 63% Britain’s population the answer to that question will be “No”. Upon being asked this question at the beginning of tonight’s performance, the lack of hands raised in… Continue Reading
18th March 2015 What becomes of a person, when they turn out to be the very thing they hate the most? This is the diametric conundrum explored by the characters and sketches of Man Booker shortlisted author, Patrick DeWitt in his 2009 novel Ablutions,… Continue Reading
14 March 2015 Considering the success of last week’s show with Cambridge Footlights and the Oxford Revue, it is no surprise that The Wardrobe Theatre is full for Bristol Revunions’ latest offering. A week-long residency in the theatre –… Continue Reading
11 March 2015 Ahead of this year’s general election, Headlong, Rose Kingston and Sheffield Theatres have revived David Hare’s ‘The Absence of War’; a play that now seems like a prescient warning of the convergence of British politics’ two major… Continue Reading
6th March 2015 After its premiering by the RSC in early 2012, Helen Edmundson’s religious thriller ‘The Heresy of Love’ met with glowing reviews; ‘A tragedy worthy of Shakespeare’s stage’ among its most impressed plaudits. Now, under the direction of… Continue Reading
4 February 2015 Next week, Bristol Old Vic welcomes Headlong’s revival of David Hare’s blistering 1993 play The Absence of War. Originally the final instalment of a trilogy, the play is based on behind the scenes observations of the unsuccessful General… Continue Reading
2nd March 2015 British comedy owes much to the world of University revues. Many of the legendary names that truly define British wit, irreverence and satire, first made their names whilst treading the boards at one or another of our finest academic institutions – Peter Cook, John Cleese, Stephen… Continue Reading