27th September 2022 The recent deaths of Chris Kaba and Oladeji Omishore once again highlighted just how pervasive, systemic and institutionalised racism is in this country. In 2022 black people are still twice as likely to die in police… Continue Reading
18th February 2020 There is something refreshingly raw and untamed about Brooklyn based trio Daddy Long Legs. Fusing everything from rock-n-roll to punk, gospel and delta blues their music cuts through the British invasion adaptation of the genre and strips… Continue Reading
11th December 2019 Part comic homage to two iconic sci-fi classics, part sultry drag spectacular Kirk vs Ming at the Tobacco Factory is a fantastic festive treat sure to warm the hearts of even the most scrooge-esque audience. Stepping out… Continue Reading
14th December 2018 Incest, bestiality, vomiting puppets and hysterical hilarity? It could only be Christmas at the Wardrobe Theatre. Returning Oedipuss in Boots to the stage for what is the ensembles eighth-year, the institution that is the Theatres adult pantomime shows… Continue Reading
28th September 2018 Shakespeare’s historical eulogy to the indomitable Lion, Henry V, has to many (especially in the public consciousness) become the definitive text recounting the life and times of the chivalrous leader. His words (“once more unto the breech… Continue Reading
10th June 2018 For one last time this year Queens Square rings with the unmistakable guffaws and knee slaps of Bristol’s Comedy Garden. Today the fabulous feast includes Jared Christmas, Andrew Maxwell, Fern Brady, Miles Jupp and Ross Noble. Jared… Continue Reading
7th June 2018 Life is a baffling experience. What it gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. For each moment of unbridled joy there are pits of desolation & despair; every spark of creation can be washed… Continue Reading
5th June 2018 “I wouldn’t say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one” – Brian Clough Old Big ‘Ead was a true one off. From verbally sparring with Mohammed Ali (holding his… Continue Reading