24th February 2015 The bard’s oft sickly sweet love story, of two teenage lovers forced into the arms of tragedy by their self-absorbed elders, can sometimes sound like the plot to a mid-afternoon B-movie on Channel 5. Yet it remains as revisited… Continue Reading
Almost twenty years after American film critic Roger Ebert gave a powerful kick-start to Steve James’ nascent career by declaring his wonderful documentary ‘Hoop Dreams’ as “one of the best films about American life I have ever seen”, James had… Continue Reading
28th January 2015 While the controversial practice of fracking lies at the heart of ongoing debates regarding welfare of the environment, Jesse Moss’ compelling ‘The Overnighters’ instead looks at the social, political and human interest issues that have arisen… Continue Reading
7th January 2015 To describe The Gigantic Beard that was Evil as a mouthful of a title just doesn’t do it justice. Similarly, to characterise this adaptation of Stephen Collins graphic novel of the same name, by Bristol Old Vic Young… Continue Reading
For Chicago rock band The Orwells, 2014 was the year in which their star truly began to ascend; January saw an eventful appearance on US talk show ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ where a rowdy performance was embraced by… Continue Reading
“Is everyone in here taking refuge from the zombie apocalypse?” It’s a valid question that sprightly bassist, Eddie Myer, poses. Although, whilst that heady brew of drunken ghouls and giddy pumpkins are invading the pavements outside, inside Bristol’s Fleece most… Continue Reading
Produced by Ferment, a developmental project of theatre makers based at Bristol Old Vic, “The Window” is a 60 minute performance that explores aging, loneliness and societal obligations in a modern world where the concept of “community” often merely evokes… Continue Reading
With the anniversary of his birth sharing a 2014 centenary with the outbreak of World War One, Dylan Thomas tributes were, of course, always going to be rather lost within the importance of such commemorations. Thomas, though, is viewed by… Continue Reading