The premise for ‘Slap Talk’ is certainly a novel one: Standing under spotlights at either end of a darkened stage and each speaking directly into a camera, a man and a woman rant, threaten and insult each other while their… Continue Reading
Mayfest, Bristol’s unique annual festival of theatre and the performing arts, kicked off in typically idiosyncratic style with the variety showcase of ‘Scottee’s Camp.’ The clue, of course, was in the title but the pre-show soundtrack of Village People’s ‘In… Continue Reading
From May to September, life in Bristol can seem like one long festival. Every single Summer weekend is packed with events for music, food, performing and visual arts…and, of course, hot air balloons. This month is no different, and sees… Continue Reading
The University of Bristol welcomed Alexander Butterfield, former White House staffer to Richard Nixon, for the first in its Festival of History: Past Matters programme of events. What resulted was a fascinating insight into the workings of a paranoid, if… Continue Reading
The Awkward Conversations We Have is a series of six self-contained short films directed by James Barber (25) and written by Arran Dutton (28). The series is due to be released online in October and the aim is to capture awkward… Continue Reading
Ross Noble is comedy nobility. For the past 21 years, he has been one of our leading stand-ups. Over that time, he has proved himself a comic tour de force. He has been responsible for 13 sell-out tours and seven… Continue Reading