This Christmas, The Wardrobe Theatre is celebrating a decade occupying the back room at the Old Market Assembly – those who visited it’s previous incarnation in cosy space above the White Bear in Kingsdown will know full well why the…
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(Photo by Jake McKeown) With an adroitly conceived stew of song, dance, audience participation and storytelling, this latest production from Bristol based group Riddlestick Theatre delivers a show that brims with entertainment and outright silliness. As stated on the group’s…
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This Christmas, the Tobacco Factory is hosting a show that wouldn’t immediately be identified as festive. Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens’ famous tale of the dark Victorian London underbelly, is brought into present-day Bristol with the hope that the story…
Conal Dougan·
This Christmas in Bristol, those in search of star quality can see David Suchet swashbuckle his way across the stage in Peter Pan at the Hippodrome. Those that want a lavish production and exotic treats can watch Arabian Nights at the Old…
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Already one of the most unusual and captivating experiences in Bristol, Wake the Tiger is continuing to expand its otherworldly offering with late-night celestial celebration Moonfrost. Featuring live music, performance, interactive quests and mind-blowing circus performers, the event should perfectly capture…
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Mark Thomas enters the Factory Theatre in unassuming manner. Strolling on with a cup of tea in his hand and the house lights fully on, he thanks the audience genuinely for their lack of applause. A man clearly comfortable…
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(Photo by Rob Grieg) It is a truth universally acknowledged that a comedy review cannot be funny. Sorry. Returning to Queen Square after two spells on the Downs, Thursday night at this established Bristol favourite promised a lineup delivering off-beat,…
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It’s 1933, and Waldo’s Circus of Magic and Terror is fighting several battles in Germany. With the National Socialists grabbing power, the performing troupe of deaf, disabled and non-disabled aerialists and acrobats are in the firing line of discrimination, violent…
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When The Wardrobe Theatre decided to resurrect perhaps the most celebrated of their impressive end of year comedy mashup shows (past shows including Se7en Dwarfs, Oedipuss in Boots and Drac & Jill), the speed of ticket sales for this year’s…
Scott Hammond·
Gerda (Natisha Williams) and Kaj (Joey Hickman) are the best of friends, wandering around Copenhagen picking flowers and preparing for summer. When Kaj’s grandmother (Stephanie Mueller) warns them of the Snow Queen lingering late in the season, Kaj is…
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