20th October 2021 (Photo: Steve Tanner) The work of Emma Rice, Artistic Director of Wise Children, has graced the Old Vic stage several times in recent years, and her excellent and idiosyncratic productions – featuring puppets, songs, a gender… 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
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
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
9th July 2015 Now in its fifth year, this summer’s Ferment Festival showcasing the best in new ideas and work-in-progress shows is shaping up to be the busiest yet. Bristol Old Vic Ferment’s year-round quest to find, support and nurture… Continue Reading
16th June 2015 Period farces seem to be very much de jour this season for Bristol’s theatrical community, as this Bristol Old Vic Theatre School renewal of William Congreve’s Love for Love follows hot on the heels of Tobacco Factory’s… 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
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