16th June 2017 Hamlet: Wells Theatre Company – Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset – 29th & 30th June / 2nd July 2017 – Buy tickets here Taking on one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, Hamlet, the newly formed Wells Theatre Company will… Continue Reading
14th June 2017 Following the great success of King Lear last year, Julius Caesar sees established actors Julian Glover (Caesar) and Lynn Farleigh (Calpurnia) appearing side by side with a new generation of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s (BOVTS)… Continue Reading
15th June 2017 The Comedy Garden has become a Bristol institution, year-upon-year serving up some of the finest names in comedy and packing them into a tight-knit week of shows. Opening this year’s edition were Mark Watson, Joe Lycett, James… Continue Reading
Bristol Comedy Garden returns to the city this week for its annual showcase of premiere stand-up comedy talent. Celebrating its seventh annual event since its inception in 2011, the lawns of Queen Square will once again be transformed into a… Continue Reading
13th May 2017 What if the plane falls out of the sky? brings an interactive tale of fear to the Loco Club. At times dark and sinister, while also being consistently funny and bizarre, the new show by Idiot Child zeroes… Continue Reading
11th May 2017 Euripides’ Medea, the Greek tragedy of a woman’s anguish and anger, is brought strikingly into the modern day through this adaptation at Bristol Old Vic. The ancient text, translated by Robin Robertson with a modern story by Chino… Continue Reading
25th April 2017 From the perfect footing of the choreographed opening to the dramatic oil painting snapshot finish, Cheek by Jowl’s retelling of Shakespeare Winter’s Tale is a truly awe inspiring work. And barring a confusing 10 minutes in the… Continue Reading
11th April 2017 La Strada (literally ‘the road’ in Italian) takes its lead from Fellini’s 1954 film of the same name. An Oscar-winning story, it centres around Gelsomina, a young woman who is lured into the world of street performance… Continue Reading