Produced by Ferment, a developmental project of theatre makers based at Bristol Old Vic, “The Window” is a 60 minute performance that explores aging, loneliness and societal obligations in a modern world where the concept of “community” often merely evokes… Continue Reading
Paul Foot is a master of appearing flustered, chaotic and full of witterings. In what is in fact a finely tuned and expertly performed set, he thrusts between surreal ‘disturbances’ and ‘humours’, often breaking off into ramblings and asides, keeping… Continue Reading
Ahead of comedian Paul Foot’s upcoming gig at Colston Hall Lantern this Friday, we decided to drop him a line to get his thoughts on Bargain Hunt, tennis and Angela Lansbury. Hi Paul. First things first, tell us a little… Continue Reading
“Welcome to my house. Come freely. Go safely; and leave something of the happiness you bring.” Returning to Bristol until Saturday is Mark Bruce’s Dracula, first staged here in the city last year under the production of the Tobacco Factory.… Continue Reading
James Acaster began performing stand-up comedy in 2008, after the bands he played drums for in Northamptonshire broke up, and he “decided to do comedy before deciding what he really wanted to do”. A year or so later he appeared… Continue Reading
With the anniversary of his birth sharing a 2014 centenary with the outbreak of World War One, Dylan Thomas tributes were, of course, always going to be rather lost within the importance of such commemorations. Thomas, though, is viewed by… Continue Reading
‘Hysterical’ and ‘jaunty’ are not normally the first words that spring to mind when one thinks of economic depravation, or the grisly events of a Civil War. Yet, somehow, these seem like the most fitting adjectives when defining Sean O’Casey’s… Continue Reading
Tim Key is an Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Time Out Comedy Performer of the Year, BAFTA-nominee, and star of Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and on Thurs 25th September he returns to Bristol to perform at the Tobacco Factory with his hugely… Continue Reading