17th May 2015 Before Us, the birthchild of Australian Stuart Bowden, is billed as “a raucous, surreal, experimental melan-comedy about death, family and loneliness”. Created by Bowden for last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, it came about through no set plan, the… Continue Reading
16th May 2015 Starting where Shakespeare left off This Last Tempest ponders “what happens after the revolution, when a tyranny has been overthrown and those who held authority have been deposed.” Pitching itself as a sequel of sorts to the… Continue Reading
15th May 2015 In these times of ecological decline, corporate hegemony and inequality in various forms, it is all too easy for one to feel pessimistic. In writer and director Chris Goode’s thought provoking verbatim piece ‘Stand’, however, we… Continue Reading
14th May 2015 Dealing with the impending loss of a loved one is never an easy experience, but when death comes on slowly and painfully it’s sombre silhouette casts an even more unwelcome shadow than usual. Sadly, this was the… Continue Reading
10th May 2015 TIP OF THE WEEK What: Mayfest 2015 // Where: Various // When: Thurs 14th – Sun 24th May // Cost: Various Are you excited for Mayest? We most certainly are!! Mayfest is Bristol’s unique annual festival of contemporary theatre and is dedicated to… Continue Reading
Mixing free running dancers, a silent disco approach to sound and a collection of concept songs that Pete Townsend would be proud of ‘The Roof’ combines some disparate but clever ideas to provide a compelling and engaging experience that is… Continue Reading
The New Art Club, aka Tom Roden and Pete Shenton, are on a mission to make us feel good about our bodies. The duo combine stand up, dance, straight monologue, song and…nudity…to joyful effect, performing their Feel About Your Body… Continue Reading
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