La Traviata at the Bristol Hippodrome
I’ve come to the conclusion that opera is essentially musical theatre with knobs on. You have all the elements –
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No Show at the Spielman Theatre
There was no obvious fanfare at the first public performance in Southville’s newest theatre. Housed on the same floor as
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Hollering Woman Creek at Bristol Old Vic
Amy Mason is a natural storyteller, poetic and darkly comedic. Her writing carries the weight of an old soul. Hollering
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Twelfth Night at Bristol Old Vic
Shakespeare. I’ve not seen much of the ‘Great Bard’ performed on the stage, but what I have seen seems to
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Wild Words – Dylan and Igor at St Francis Church, Bedminster
This half-term holiday, Wild Words is back at St George’s Bristol with its bubbling cauldron of music, storytelling and educational
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Beautiful Thing at Tobacco Factory Theatre
As 20-somethings, Johnny and I had both loved and owned copies of the 1996 cult film Beautiful Thing, so we walked
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Super Hamlet 64 at Theatre Shop Clevedon
If I am honest, I was uncertain about attending this show this evening for two very good reasons. Firstly, I
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Interview with JP Bowen from Emerald Storm
On this unseasonably warm and sunny autumn day, I sit on Bristol’s bustling Harbourside, legs dangling over the River Avon.
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Curry Goat and Fish Fingers at Bristol Old Vic
Approaching Bristol Old Vic I’d forgotten that BOV had been renovated, I’d got so used to sneaking round the back
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Interview with Paul Metcalfe of ‘Some Guys Have all the Luck – The Rod Stewart Story’
50 years on from the release of Rod’s first album, Some Guys Have all the Luck – The Rod Stewart Story is
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