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Funny Face
Charming yet relatively generic musical, “Funny Face” bridges the gap between Audrey Hepburn’s Oscar winning turn in “Roman Holiday” (at...

Paul Gainey
Feb 16, 20242 min read


Robert Jon and The Wreck
Robert Jon and The Wreck, highly accomplished exponents of blue collar Southern Blues hollering out of California's Orange County are a...

Paul Gainey
Feb 16, 20243 min read


"Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre
In “Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!” at the Bristol Old Vic theatre the two loveable misfits are best friends from childhood who have...

Paul Gainey
Feb 15, 20243 min read


Robert Jon & The Wreck at Thekla, Bristol
Robert Jon & The Wreck have been mixing a wonderful cocktail of Southern Rock and California Americana since 2011. The band sculpts a...

Paul Gainey
Feb 15, 20244 min read


"Cheeky Little Brown" at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre
"cheeky little brown”, by the Papatango Prize-winning playwright Nkenna Akunna (Some of Us Exist in the Future) at the Bristol Old Vic...

Paul Gainey
Feb 15, 20242 min read


The Reckoning
If you are among the vanishingly few people left in the country who do not know that Jimmy Savile was an absolutely evil man, then I...

Paul Gainey
Feb 14, 20243 min read


Frasier
The wait is over. The reboot is here. Frasier – played, though you hardly need me to tell you, by Kelsey Grammer – has relocated back to...

Paul Gainey
Feb 14, 20242 min read


Choir Boy at Bristol Old Vic
Artistic Director Nancy Medina’s debut production for Bristol Old Vic, Choir Boy, epitomises the spirit of her first season, with its...

Paul Gainey
Feb 14, 20242 min read


Fascinating Aida
For 40 years the comedy cabaret act Fascinating Aida has been entertaining audiences all over the country. Today they are perhaps more...

Paul Gainey
Feb 13, 20242 min read


Cardinal Black at The Trinity Centre, Bristol
Cardinal Black’s performance at the Trinity Centre, Bristol, was not only a testament to their skill but also a showcase of their...

Paul Gainey
Feb 13, 20244 min read


Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast at Thekla, Bristol
Rising American roots rock star Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast supported Robert Jon & The Wreck during their recent Thekla gig in...

Paul Gainey
Feb 13, 20242 min read


Nanny, Bristol Old Vic Theatre
Folio Theatre’s “Nanny”, a musical play about two actors working a side gig as child carers has it all: pathos, comedy, arguments, song...

Paul Gainey
Feb 13, 20242 min read


Macbeth, Bristol Old Vic Theatre
From English Touring Theatre, in association with Bristol Old Vic, Richard Twyman directs an adaptation of ‘Macbeth’ that has been...

Paul Gainey
Feb 13, 20243 min read


Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese’s "Killers of the Flower Moon" is as much a companion to Goodfellas as The Departed was – albeit dealing with a type of...

Paul Gainey
Feb 12, 20243 min read


Anatomy of a Fall
French filmmaker Justine Triet’s breathtaking new film Anatomy of a Fall unpicks the aftermath of a fatal accident in the Alps. Did the...

Paul Gainey
Feb 12, 20243 min read


The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Like Doctor Strangelove before them, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has clearly learned to stop worrying and love the...

Paul Gainey
Feb 12, 20242 min read


The Holdovers
A cantankerous, unpopular teacher, Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti); a bright, abrasive student, Angus (Dominic Sessa); and Mary (Da’Vine Joy...

Paul Gainey
Feb 12, 20244 min read


The British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Awards are rarely ones to rock the boat, and this year’s nominees are a perfect case in point. With two weeks...

Paul Gainey
Feb 12, 20242 min read


American Fiction
American Fiction is an adaptation of Percival Everett’s 2001 novel Erasure, a satire on the US publishing industry. It's a showcase for...

Paul Gainey
Feb 12, 20243 min read
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