Review: Bristol Comedy Garden opens up with a hilarious heavyweight punch to the gut

8th July 2015 Returning for the fourth time since  2011, Bristol Comedy Garden once again is transforming Queen Square’s into a tented comedy utopia for five unforgettable nights, with a host of the biggest and best names in the industry performing.… Continue Reading

Review: The Cat Empire leave the O2 Academy a sweaty mess after a catalogue of mass singalongs

2nd July 2015 When a band and audience work in unison it’s one of the real wonders of the musical world to behold, and there can be few proponents of said art that are better skilled than The Cat Empire.… Continue Reading

Summer Loving: We pick the best sights & sounds of the last 6-months

21st June 2015 Tired of waiting for January to get hold of the top-10 lists from  the past 12months? We hear you! Thats why we have rolled forward the annual love-in and put together a list of the best things we’ve seen… Continue Reading

Review: ‘Love for Love’ showcases yet another stellar class of Bristol Old Vic’s Theatre School

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

Review: ‘A Grand Gesture’ – A sterling two & a half hours of theatre that leaves us wanting even more

5th June 2015   Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is certainly one of the most respected theatre companies in the U.K. and therefore the quality that so consistently flows from this school is not surprising. Following on from a myriad… Continue Reading

Review: Things are hotting up with Fellswoop’s climate change drama ‘Current Location’ at Trinity Centre

 5th June 2015 A tale of confusion and fear, Fellswoop’s allegorical climate change adaptation of Toshiki Okada’s Current Location finally brings British audiences to the majesty of this Japanese classic. Inspired by the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, Toshiki Okada’s play has been remolded… Continue Reading

Review: American duo Sylvan Esso show that electro can have a soul

4th June 2015 Melding melancholic electro with a bluegrass soul North Carolinian natives Sylvan Esso are currently on the crest of a wave and come to Bristol’s Marble Factory with the kind of swagger that only an unstoppable momentum can imbue.… Continue Reading