18th January 2016 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: Jane Eyre // Where: Bristol Old Vic // When: Thu 21st Jan – Sun 6th Feb // Cost: £34-£11.50 First staged at Bristol Old Vic in 2014, Sally Cookson’s acclaimed re-imagining of Brontë’s masterpiece comes back to Bristol Old… Continue Reading
14th January 2016 In what is obviously a very special year for the Bristol Old Vic the Bristol Old Vic Young Company (BOVYC) have taken on what maybe the most ambitious project they have ever undertaken. For St Joans of… Continue Reading
In the second of our retrospectives of 2015, we run down what we thought was the best Theatre in Bristol over the last twelve months, and choose our number one. For me, 2015 was a triumph for smaller-scale theatre productions. Away… Continue Reading
28th December 2015 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: In:Motion presents NYE // Where: Motion Skatepark // When: Thurs 31st Dec (9.00pm) // Cost: £35 The Blast once again team up with In:Motion for their New Years Extravaganza. Hannah Wants headlines the main room alongside Lil Silva, Gotsome and Barely Legal. Whilst Room 2 boasts two… Continue Reading
3rd December 2015 While the paint may still be drying on the extremely impressive walls of the brand spanking new Wardrobe Theatre, on stage the results are just as impressive as they ever were back above the White Hart. Having relocated… Continue Reading
11th November 2015 The French have their street cafes, the Germans their Bierkellers, but for us Brits there aren’t more quintessentially British experiences than the Pub Beer Garden in the height of the gloriously frustrating British summertime. Indeed, sunny days… Continue Reading
2nd November 2015 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: Theaster Gates ‘Sanctum’ // Where: Temple Church // When: Thurs 29th Oct – Sat 21st November // Cost: FreeThis autumn, a remarkable structure has risen from within the bombed out remains of Temple Church in Bristol. For 24 days, this 14th century site is… Continue Reading
27th October 2015 Two worlds collide in Transport theatre’s remarkable story of an Indian migrant & a British seaside resident, whose lives are intertwined by circumstances out of their control in a tale that spans some 20 years (2015 to 2035 to… Continue Reading