28th June 2018 Familiar to most by way of the 1980 motion picture directed by David Lynch, the tragic tale of Joseph Merrick remains a devastating real life parable of human cruelty and indignity, how we treat otherness, the… 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
18th May 2018 Ghosts haunt our lives. Be it the spectre of sights seen, loves lost or simply the decisions we make along the way. Some can escape these apparitions, whilst others are doomed to be forever plagued by them.… Continue Reading
10th April 2018 For many the Rolling Stones’ free festival at Altamont (that descended into chaos and death) marked the end of the 60’s. A bloody exclamation point that abruptly concluded the dreamy “flower power” era. In some respects the ascension… Continue Reading
5th October 2017 “We crouched in the burrow, peeping out… The potatoes lasted a week. When the incendiary bombs fell we would rush out and cook them on the flames.” – Valentina Savelyeva, Stalingrad Survivor As we commemorate the 1oo-year… Continue Reading
22nd June 2017 Founded in 2007, Theatre Ad Infinitum is an international ensemble of theatre-makers based in Bristol, that develops new and original theatre for diverse audiences. Lead by Co-Artistic Directors, Nir Paldi and George Mann, they have been creating and touring… Continue Reading
14th June 2017 Following the great success of King Lear last year, Julius Caesar sees established actors Julian Glover (Caesar) and Lynn Farleigh (Calpurnia) appearing side by side with a new generation of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s (BOVTS)… Continue Reading
21st Feb 2017 For the first time in 8-years Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory (STF Theatre) revisits Othello. And given the current anti-Islamic rhetoric emanating from across the pond its return couldn’t be more appropriately timed. While Donald Trump wages… Continue Reading