The sum of its parts: Ben Kulvichit reviews Headlong’s touring production, starring Tom Mothersdale on fine villainous form.
Bristol
21 February 2019
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Princess and the Hustler at Bristol Old Vic
9-23 February, then touring
By Lilith Wozniak
Personal and political: Lilith Wozniak reviews Chinonyerem Odimba’s play for Eclipse Theatre, set during the Bristol Bus Boycott.
11 December 2018
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Of Home and Each Other at Broadmead Shopping Centre
7-16 December
By Lilith Wozniak
Someone else’s shoes: Lilith Wozniak writes on the mechanics of empathy in an immersive audio experience in Bristol shopping quarter.
10 December 2018
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: The Borrowers at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol
29 November - 30 January
By Lilith Wozniak
The little things: Lilith Wozniak writes on the detail and scale of The Borrowers.
15 November 2018
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Queen Cunt: Sacred or Profane? at The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
9-10 November
By Lilith Wozniak
Gift shop Frida Kahlo: Lilith Wozniak writes on Deborah Antoinette and China Blue Fish’s sketch show, and asks what we want from feminist theatre.
19 October 2018
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Twelfth Night at Bristol Old Vic
17 October - 17 November
By Lilith Wozniak
‘Shrödinger’s gender’: Lilith Wozniak on Wils Wilson’s lucid, playful production of Twelfth Night.
19 October 2018
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Hollering Woman Creek and A Little Death at Bristol Old Vic
16-20 October
By Lilith Wozniak
Death and birth: Lilith Wozniak reviews a double bill of new work developed through Bristol Old Vic’s Ferment programme.
30 September 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Parlour Games at The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
26 - 27 September 2018
By Lilith Wozniak
The foibles of the ruling classes: Lilith Wozniak reviews a satire based on Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
23 September 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Touching the Void at the Bristol Old Vic
8 September - 6 October 2018
By Lilith Wozniak
Ingenious design: Lilith Wozniak reviews the stage adaptation of Joe Simpson’s memoir.
18 September 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Bristol review: A Haunted Existence at The Island
Until 23rd September
By Lilith Wozniak
Messages from the other side: Tom Marshman’s solo show summons the spirits of men persecuted for being gay in 1950s Britain.
10 September 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Baba’s Song at the Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
4 - 5 September, then touring
By Lilith Wozniak
Lilith Wozniak reviews a new show about raising children, Russian folklore and how the theatre industry supports mothers.
23 July 2018
Reviews • Bristol • National • Reviews
Review: In The Light Everything Is Brighter at 1532 Performing Arts Centre, Bristol
July 18 - July 21
By Lilith Wozniak
A company with really exciting ideas: Wilderbeast’s debut show is a mix of classy and clunky.
25 June 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: DoppelDänger at the Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
20 - 23 June 2018
By Lilith Wozniak
RENAISSANCE! PLAYSUITS! Lilith Wozniak reviews a musical, double trouble performance by She Goat.
20 May 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: The Nature of Why at Mayfest 2018
By Rosemary Waugh
Rosemary Waugh reviews the British Paraorchestra’s new work inspired by the theoretical physicist Richard Feynman, as part of Bristol’s Mayfest
15 May 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Contact Gonzo at Mayfest 2018
Next on 20 May in Weston-super-Mare
By Lilith Wozniak
‘Push and pull and stumble; pain and discomfort’: Lilith Wozniak reviews a show by Osaka-based collective Contact Gonzo at Bristol’s Mayfest.