28th March 2022 Jacques (The Beat That My Heart Skipped, A Prophet, Rust and Bone, Dheepan) Audiard’s latest offering is somewhat of a departure from his usual gritty examinations of crime and marginalized figures from urban French society.… Continue Reading
“What are the chances we can get a boat tomorrow?” Matthew E White asks the crowd in The Fleece. “We’ve got a day off in Bristol. Does anyone here have a boat?” A dinghy is offered.… Continue Reading
2nd March 2022 Written in far-off 1981 in the early throes of Thatcherism, ‘Decadence’ is Steven Berkoff’s (British theatre’s senex terrible, darlings) savage takedown of British class attitudes and 1980s excess. Given that the yuppie phenomenon and associated materialistic,… Continue Reading
26th February 2022 It’s great to be back at Moles. Established in 1978, this tiny gem on George Street, Bath, has for over four decades served as one of those venues, rich in heritage due to… Continue Reading
14th February 2022 Having released Welcome Break – the follow up to their 2019 debut album Boat – in the autumn of 2021, the critical praise steeped upon their sophomore effort included a four-star Uncut review declaring that the… Continue Reading
8th February 2022 Despite its minimalist approach – a mere three actors and the unchanging setting of a player’s dressing room – Patrick Marber’s gritty football drama effectively delves into how myriad human incentives have led to a heady… Continue Reading
Schoolboy and Robin Hood fanatic JJ Wilson has slipped through a gap in the time-space continuum. While nerding out over an ancient book in the Wordsworth School library, he has been thrown back into the dark ages. He lands… Continue Reading
26th November 2021 In preserving what is now a decade long tradition of marrying two disparate cultural works to delightfully comic effect, The Wardrobe Theatre’s end of year show has become a fixture for show-goers across the city. This… Continue Reading