14th January 2016 In what is obviously a very special year for the Bristol Old Vic the Bristol Old Vic Young Company (BOVYC) have taken on what maybe the most ambitious project they have ever undertaken. For St Joans of… Continue Reading
11th January 2016 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: St Joan of the Stockyards // Where: Bristol Old Vic // When: Weds 13th – Sat 16th Jan // Cost: £12/£8 1920’s Chicago. An economic disaster looms. Manipulation of the stockyards by greedy profiteers and an over-production crisis have… Continue Reading
In the second of our retrospectives of 2015, we run down what we thought was the best Theatre in Bristol over the last twelve months, and choose our number one. For me, 2015 was a triumph for smaller-scale theatre productions. Away… Continue Reading
16th November 2015 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: The Orb // Where: Thekla // When: Sat 21st November (7pm) // Cost: £24 Fresh from releasing their 13th Studio album Moonbuilding 2703 AD, to great acclaim it must be noted, The Orb return to Bristol’s Thekla this November for their latest tour. The current album… Continue Reading
14th October 2015 Returning to the home of its premiere UK performance in 1954, and performed during the centenary week of playwright Arthur Miller’s birth, Bristol Old Vic’s production of ‘The Crucible’ adroitly delivered the powerful intensity and foreboding… Continue Reading
5th October 2015 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: Circus City Festival Bristol // Where: Various // When: Thurs 8th – Sat 31st Oct // Cost: Various Circus City is a festival across Bristol in October 2015 that will include an eclectic mix of brilliant shows, talks,… Continue Reading
21st September 2015 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: Britol Bright Night // Where: Bristol Harbourside // When: Fri 25th Sept (6-10pm) // Cost: FreeBristol Bright Night is back! Join us for another unmissable celebration of local research in a Friday night like no other. Meet the people behind the… Continue Reading
9th September 2015 The recent furore over the case of Kim Davis in the US and her decision to act upon her deeply held religious beliefs has provided just one prominent example of the tensions that can arise within modern… Continue Reading