Escaped Alone x 4: Rosemary Waugh provides yet another review of Escaped Alone.
Venues: Bristol Old Vic
6 March 2017
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Junkyard at the Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 24 February - 18 March 2017 (then touring)
By Kate Wyver
A rallying cry for the celebration of imagination: Kate Wyver reviews Jack Thorne’s new musical at the Bristol Old Vic.
9 December 2016
Reviews • Bristol
Review: The Snow Queen at Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 2 December 2016 – 15 January 2017
By Lucian Waugh
Not your common-or-garden Christmas show: Lucian Waugh reviews Vivienne Franzmann’s version of The Snow Queen.
19 September 2016
Reviews • Bristol • National • Reviews
Review: The Rivals at Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 9th September - 1st October 2016
By Rosemary Waugh
The Made In Bath play made in Bristol: Rosemary Waugh reviews Dominic Hill’s ruffled up Rivals.
8 August 2016
Reviews • Bristol • National • Reviews
Review: Under A Cardboard Sea at Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 4th - 6th August 2016
By Rosemary Waugh
Rage Against The Machine: Rosemary Waugh reviews the Bristol Old Vic Young Company’s latest production.
3 July 2016
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: King Lear at Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 18th June - 10th July 2016
By Rosemary Waugh
The art of sitting on a bench: Rosemary Waugh reviews Tom Morris’s production of King Lear.
3 June 2016
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk at Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 27th May - 11th June 2016
By Rosemary Waugh
The wobbly world of Marc Chagall: Rosemary Waugh reviews Emma Rice’s delicate production for Kneehigh.
19 May 2016
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: The Complete Deaths at Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 17th - 18th May 2016
By Eleanor Turney
Eleanor Turney reviews Tim Crouch and Spymonkey’s Shakespearian death countdown at Mayfest 2016.
15 May 2016
Reviews • Bristol • National • Reviews
Review: Chekhov’s First Play at Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 12th - 14th May 2016
By Eleanor Turney
“Very, very clever”: Eleanor Turney reviews Dead Centre’s picking apart and rebuilding of Chekhov (with added Miley Cyrus).
3 May 2016
Reviews • Bristol • National • Reviews
Review: The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary at the Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 26th April - 7th May 2016
By Kate Wyver
“Overly ambitious”: Kate Wyver reviews Peepolykus’s adaptation of Flaubert.
30 March 2016
Reviews • Bristol • National • Reviews
Review: Long Day’s Journey into Night at Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 23rd March - 23rd April 2016
By Rosemary Waugh
“We are in a house of glass that at every moment is threatening to shatter onto its occupants.” Rosemary Waugh reviews Richard Eyre’s staging of Eugene O’Neill.
19 February 2016
Reviews • Dance
Review: CounterActs at Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 12th February 2016 (and touring)
By Rosemary Waugh
Metallic and non-metallic: Rosemary Waugh reviews Candoco’s two-part performance of ‘Beheld’ and ‘Let’s Talk about Dis’.
7 December 2015
Reviews • Bristol
Sleeping Beauty
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 27th November - 17th January 2015
By Rosemary Waugh
Sally Cookson stirs things up.
19 October 2015
Reviews • Bristol
L’Enfant Qui
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 18th -19th October 2015
By Rosemary Waugh
Baby’s first steps.
15 October 2015
Reviews • Bristol
The Crucible
Bristol Old Vic ⋄ 8th October - 7th November 2015
By Rosemary Waugh
Into the woods.