Tag: Bristol Old Vic
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A midsummer night’s dream at the Bristol Old Vic
February 28 to May 4. More information on the website.
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Flinty Red at the Bristol Old Vic
On a Tuesday morning, before swimming, my little girl and I went for breakfast at the Bristol Old Vic. We ate at Flinty Red on the first floor. The divine restaurant from Cotham* Hill has in the three years since it opened up earned a bib gourmand and joined forces with the oldest theatre in […]
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Wild Oats, Bristol Old Vic
After a year of redevelopment which saw last summer’s Treasure Island staged on the cobbles of King Street, the Bristol Old Vic is not only reopening but is presenting Wild Oats in its beautiful new theatre. They promise an exquisite modern auditorium, with comfortable seats, improved sightlines, refurbished boxes and flexible thrust stage (!) for […]
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Ferment at Bristol Old Vic
With swearing, some sexual content and adult themes, Bristol Ferment returns to the Old Vic with its two-week long showcase and producer Emma Bettridge’s first public foray into this twice-yearly festival. Bristol Ferment is a strange creature which works, often very informally, with the wide-ranging community of artists in Bristol and across the region. Some of the […]
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Mayfest
Mayfest is a little mind boggling and a lot amazing. A range of shows performed in various formats which will probably, nay undoubtedly, surprise over 10 days. There is Magna Mysteria, an interactive series of magical events, which will happen across the city and over time, culminating in a showdown on the final day at […]
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The Space, digital art for the public
The Bristol Old Vic will be involved in one of the largest digital arts programmes in the UK as part of The Space which is commissioned by the Arts Council of England and helped by the BBC. This is a project that will create hundreds of hours of original arts material between May and October […]
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Mayday Mayday, review
A chance to see Tristan Sturrock up close, and telling his own tale, is a bit like being given the chance to be in the same room as Richard Gere just before he did Officer and a Gentleman. Or maybe George Clooney just after the first series of ER. Sturrock is a leading man, who […]
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A couple of reviews, Mr Stink & Treasure Island
Over the last week or so I reviewed two productions, Mr Stink at the Hippodrome and Treasure Island on King Street at the Old Vic. Mr Stink “Mr Stink stank. He also stunk. And if it was correct English to say he stinked, then he stinked as well…” starts the award-winning second novel by David […]
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Swallows and Amazons, Bristol Old Vic
In his second production for the Old Vic, artistic director, Tom Morris comes into his own. Juliet and Her Romeo sported a well executed and seamless production in terms of scenery but lacked the energy and vivacity of youth, among other things. Swallows and Amazons on the other hand spreads its energy through every means […]
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A Good Read, from the Bristol Old Vic
After three decades of being recorded at BBC Bristol, the Radio4 show A Good Read, was moved to the Bristol Old Vic for a special edition in front of a live audience. Actually there were two programs recorded within the hour and a half. The first is broadcast tomorrow, 23 November, with host Sue MacGregor […]
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