30th March 2015 TIP OF THE WEEK What: Chuckle Busters Comedy: Nish Kumar – Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity // Where: The Wardrobe Theatre // When: Thurs 2nd April (8pm) // Cost: £8.50 Depending on your opinion, Nish Kumar is either “a highly… Continue Reading
18th March 2015 What becomes of a person, when they turn out to be the very thing they hate the most? This is the diametric conundrum explored by the characters and sketches of Man Booker shortlisted author, Patrick DeWitt in his 2009 novel Ablutions,… Continue Reading
28 January 2014 Grounded arrives at the Arnolfini with a shining reputation, having won awards and critical acclaim following its run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013. A one-woman show, with Lucy Ellinson taking the stage as a nameless former… Continue Reading
26th January 2015 [gallery_bank type=”images” format=”filmstrip” title=”true” desc=”true” img_in_row=”3″ animation_effect=”pulse” image_width=”450″ album_title=”false” album_id=”8″] TIP OF THE WEEK What: Novel Writers: Sarah Perry // Where: Spike Island // When: Thursday 29th Jan (6.30pm) // Cost: £5/£3 concessions (booking advised) In a new enterprise Spike Island, in partnership with Bristol… Continue Reading
Returning to Bristol for the last two weeks of January is Ferment, the artist development factory at the Old Vic designed to coax the talent out of the city’s thriving cultural populace. Theatre-makers take their seeds of ideas – storylines,… Continue Reading
3 December 2014 Stowing away at Bristol Old Vic this Christmas is Swallows and Amazons, returning to the theatre following its success in 2010. Taking inspiration from Arthur Ransome’s much-loved series, it is billed as a story of “an idyllic… Continue Reading
“Man is born free,” wrote Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “but everywhere he is in chains”. A fine sentiment we can all agree but the French philosopher extraordinaire forgets one major element in his statement… half the population. Roll forward 150 years from… Continue Reading
Nearly 350 years after his death John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, is still shocking audiences in this hilarious retelling of his hedonistic and self-destructive life. Set in the restoration court of King Charles II, Stephen Jeffreys riotously funny play ‘The… Continue Reading