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Complete Works of Jane Austen – Alma Tavern
The Alma Tavern’s in house company Schoolhouse Productions brings us ‘The Complete Work of Jane Austen (Abridged); a funny, fast-paced romp through the masterpieces of Jane Austen,

Paul Gainey
May 28, 20252 min read


Play On – BOV
The story is a twist on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, but no prior knowledge of the play is needed. Play On! takes place in New York City’s Cotton Club in the 1940s and combines the music of Duke Ellington – performed live on stage by the excellent band and exceptional performances from the whole company – with street dance choreography...

Paul Gainey
May 22, 20253 min read


Treasure Island – Newman Theatre
Robert Louis Stevenson’s much-loved novel Treasure Island has been brought to life by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in an unashamedly swashbuckling reimagining of the classic tale

Paul Gainey
May 22, 20253 min read


Stable – Alma Tavern
The play is a gripping narrative about the relationship between a psychologist and a patient who is looking to rebuild her shattered life, and explores just how dangerous the collapse of a therapist’s moral compass can be

Paul Gainey
May 22, 20253 min read


Tom Marshman – Watershed
Bristol theatremaker, writer and artist Tom Marshman has made work across many mediums, from theatre and cabaret to performance art; video projection to museum audio-tours.

Paul Gainey
May 22, 20253 min read


Fawlty Towers – London
Cleese has spliced together three of the series’ iconic episodes: “Hotel Inspectors”, “The Germans”, and my personal favourite, “Communication Problems”. There’s no attempt to modernise these 1970s stories; this is Fawlty Towers exactly as you remember it.

Paul Gainey
May 22, 20252 min read


Doctor Strangelove – London
Nuclear annihilation might not seem the obvious choice for comedy, yet Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 movie Dr Strangelove somehow turned Cold War terror into brilliantly silly satire. Happily, Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley’s explosively funny new stage adaptation also pulls off that near-impossible high-wire act, with Steve Coogan succeeding Peter Sellers in bouncing between multiple outlandish roles.

Paul Gainey
May 22, 20253 min read


Furiozo – Wardrobe
Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble at The Wardrobe Theatre is an absurd punk-rock clown show that paints an intriguing portrait of toxic masculinity.

Paul Gainey
May 21, 20253 min read


Roadside – Trinity Centre Machinal - Bath Theatre Royal
Roadside is billed as an original theatre production to celebrate the New Traveller community.
Maddie Wakeling, a van dweller and actor from Glastonbury, Somerset, performs the one-hour, one-woman show inspired by her own experiences of searching for autonomy and a different kind of life.

Paul Gainey
May 21, 20252 min read


Blackbird Hour
Blackbird Hour is a poignant and striking piece of theatre. Part poetry, part play, the piece follows Eshe, a grieving and powerful Black woman, as she feels her pain, muddles through love, and how to be loved...

Paul Gainey
May 21, 20253 min read


A Good House
A Good House focuses on a series of social gatherings in which bad faith hangs in the air like persistent damp. First up is a brittle soirée hosted by Sihle (Sifiso Mazibuko) and Bonolo (Mimî M Khayisa), an affluent Black couple who moved into their chic suburban neighbourhood several years previously but are only now enjoying the company of their white neighbours Chris (Scott Sparrow) and Lynette (Olivia Darnley)...

Paul Gainey
May 21, 20252 min read


Home Ground
Home Ground follows the story of a local football team that find out their historic football pitch is getting demolished and decide to take matters into their own hands to save it. ..

Paul Gainey
May 21, 20253 min read


Playfight (BOV)
Playfight is a three-woman drama following a group of friends over the course of 10 years, through their GSCEs to navigating their first sexual experiences and working out what they want to do with their lives...

Paul Gainey
May 21, 20252 min read


Romeo and Juliet – Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic theatre hosted a modern take on Romeo and Juliet that breathes new life into Shakespeare’s classic tragedy with the bold addition of rap and R&B...

Paul Gainey
May 21, 20252 min read


Search for Goldini
In Search of Goldoni at the Bristol Old Vic’s Weston Studio is a new show which takes us through the streets of Venice to the hospital wards of Romford and into the inner workings of the protagonist’s brain as he desperately searches for shade from the storm in his mind...

Paul Gainey
May 21, 20253 min read


The Last Show Before We Die – Bristol Old Vic
The boldest, bravest and strangest show that Ell Potter and Mary Higgins have ever made may also be their last.

Paul Gainey
Feb 7, 20253 min read


The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Published in 1963, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was the author’s best-selling breakthrough...

Paul Gainey
Feb 7, 20252 min read


The Complete World of Jane Austen
The Alma Tavern’s in house company Schoolhouse Productions brings us ‘The Complete Work of Jane Austen (Abridged).

Paul Gainey
Feb 3, 20252 min read


Gurt Haunted
This participatory, paranormal parody is both clever and silly but also immensely enjoyable throughout.

Paul Gainey
Feb 3, 20252 min read


Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson’s much-loved novel Treasure Island has been brought to life by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Paul Gainey
Feb 3, 20253 min read
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