25th January 2017 The unrestrained anguish of war will probably never fully be transposed into art, but Pink Mist (based on the poetry of Owen Sheers) gives as articulate and honest a portrayal of the heartbreak of combat as this… Continue Reading
1st August 2016 This months Must See Monday looks ahead to : Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5 WEEK 1 TIP OF THE WEEK What: Rio 2016 – The Official Team GB FanZone Bristol // Where: Millennium Square // When: Sat 6th – Sun 21st Aug // Cost: FreeGo on down to the Official Team… Continue Reading
2nd June 2016 Focusing on the romance between Russian Jewish artist Marc Chagall and his first wife Bella Rosenfeld – the subject of many of Chagall’s paintings – this new production from Cornish theatre company Kneehigh is an attractively visual… Continue Reading
30th June 2016 This months Must See Monday looks ahead to 70’s music legends, Summer Festivals and Comedy spectaculars: Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4Week 5 WEEK 1 TIP OF THE WEEK What: The Alternative Comedy Trio // Where: The Lantern // When:… Continue Reading
17th May 2016 The premise of this new production from Spymonkey was certainly an irresistible one: In commemoration of the 400 years since the Bard of Avon shuffled off this mortal coil, the Brighton based physical comedy troupe… Continue Reading
17th May 2016 Volker Gerling is a well-travelled man An unassuming fellow, he still radiates the self-assurance of someone who has lived a life of great exploits. His eyes betraying a deeper understanding (drawn from over 3,500km walking around Germany no doubt)… Continue Reading
12th May 2016 When looking for foundation pieces for a new play, the combination of a silent disco, a whole lot of psychedelia and a decadent plot by a teenage Russian literary giant wouldn’t be the most obvious of starting points… Continue Reading
12th May 2016 For his show The Ted Bundy Project at Mayfest 2015, performer Greg Wohead interrogated the public’s demand for graphic content, whether it be extreme pornography, violence or the explicit confession tapes of the show’s protagonist. Wohead trod a… Continue Reading