Review: PRESENT LAUGHTER at Bath Theatre Royal
A novel take on ‘The Master’ with a central performance that is a revelation leaving us wanting more ★★★★☆
Recent Reviews
Review: Matthew Bourne’s THE CAR MAN at Bristol Hippodrome
A highly successful and it has to be said, sexy, repurposing of a much loved cultural classic. ★★★★★
Review: YES, PRIME MINISTER at The Barn Theatre, Cirencester
The Barn’s sitcom revival brings laughs….and questions. ★★★☆☆
Review: WAITRESS at Bristol Hippodrome
A mouthwatering production, at times cheesy and a touch sweet, but never hard baked. ★★★★☆
Featured
INTERVIEW: With Matthew Bourne, Choreographer and Artistic Director of dance company New Adventures
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man returns to Bristol Hippodrome, 1 - 5 September
‘TAKE CARE’ going to the EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL
Off to the Edinburgh Fringe! Read how, in the fifteen months since Late Shift Theatre was founded, this young Bristol company has made two successful comedies about subjects rarely given enough attention.
Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: ‘What’s In A Name? How Historians Know Shakespeare Was Shakespeare’ by Susan Dwyer Amussen
As a guide to the context for Shakespeare’s development into the greatest writer of his age I recommend this book without qualification; it is simply a very good read.
BOOK REVIEW: CARLO BOSO By Peter Jordan & Olly Crick
Carlo Boso is one of the foremost exponents of Commedia dell’Arte in the contemporary performance world.
Other Theatre News
CELEBRATING BRISTOL OLD VIC’S 260th ANNIVERSARY
New shows, new writers, new opportunities at Bristol Old Vic as the 260th Anniversary is celebrated.
