25th June 2015 Energy overflowed from the Lloyd’s Amphitheatre in Bristol tonight, thanks to the Kaiser Chiefs headlining the second evening of the 2015 Bristol Summer Series. The sold-out crowd was thick and heavy with anticipation; all 5,000 eagerly… Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
23rd May 2015 “I don’t like it when it’s this hot, I’d prefer it if it was a bit cooler to be honest”. These are the very first discernible words that I hear from a fellow humanoid as, five… Continue Reading
21st May 2015 Exploring male friendship, the altering dynamic of relationships over time and posing questions as to theatre’s potential role in the world, Tim Crouch and Andy Smith’s play delivers in its own uniquely quiet and understated manner.… Continue Reading