Theatre / Reviews
The smash-hit mash-up is back, transposed from Christmas-time to the middle of summer
Comedy / GWAAC
The annual Great Western Air Ambulance Charity fundraiser returns to Bristol Old Vic on September 3
Theatre / Riddlestick Theatre
‘Song of the Crow’ comes to The Wardrobe Theatre at the end of August
Dance / South West Dance Theatre
The day-long workshop will teach the famous Cecchetti technique to 7-12 year olds
Dance / flash mob
Participants are welcome to don a red dress and join the celebrations
Poetry / Martin Rieser
‘Apocrypha’ features a series of Rieser’s poems adjacent to the AI generated images they inspired
Theatre / Reviews
Apphia Campbell writes, directs and performs an acclaimed play inspired by the life of Nina Simone
Art / group exhibition
The chosen artists explore the question: ‘How might seeing through other eyes change the way we see
Comedy / paul foot
‘The Future’ follows the huge success of his 2022 show ‘Dissolve’
Art / public art
Artists involved include Rosa ter Kuile (RTiiiKA), Adam Blencowe and Dan Pollard
Music / Reviews
A magnificent performance despite the sweltering heat
Music / new releases
There has been an outpouring of love for the artist from Knowle West on release day
Music / new releases
It starts with a schoolboy Indiana Jones standoff...
Music / Breakfast Records
Label mates have recorded new versions of each others' songs
Music / Reviews
No-original-members incarnation deliver a psychedelic rock masterclass
Music / contemporary classical
Sophie Stockham celebrates the completion of her epic musical trilogy
Music / live music
The six gig series is now over for another year
Music / Reviews
Atlanta's punk-rock five piece cause a stir
Music / gig listings
With the big acts favouring festivals, now is the time to explore the more niche venues and sessions
Music / gig listings
Steel Panther, Gong, Rosalie Cunningham, Jay Buchanan
Theatre / Reviews
The smash-hit mash-up is back, transposed from Christmas-time to the middle of summer
Theatre / Riddlestick Theatre
‘Song of the Crow’ comes to The Wardrobe Theatre at the end of August
Theatre / Reviews
Apphia Campbell writes, directs and performs an acclaimed play inspired by the life of Nina Simone
Theatre / Reviews
Bryony Morgan directs Gabrielle Finnegan’s new play about life after the happy ending
Theatre / Reviews
Peter Shaffer’s disturbing psychological drama explores a boy’s violent attack on six horses
Theatre / Reviews
Richard O’Brien’s +50 -ear-old rock’n’roll musical has now seen by over 30 million people globally
Theatre / Reviews
The show is performed by graduating students of Bristol School of Acting
Theatre / Bristol Pride
The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, The Bristol Improv Theatre and The Folk House are taking part
Theatre / Reviews
The show comes from first year acting and devised theatre students at Bristol School of Acting
Theatre / Reviews
The West End and Broadway smash-hit musical has already sold out its run in the city
Art / News
Adinkra are visual symbols that represent concepts, proverbs and aphorisms
Art / Exhibitions
A new immersive art exhibition opens at Undershed this Saturday
Art / public art
Artists involved include Rosa ter Kuile (RTiiiKA), Adam Blencowe and Dan Pollard
Art / group exhibition
The chosen artists explore the question: ‘How might seeing through other eyes change the way we see
Art and design fairs / Spike Print Fair
It’s the latest event in a packed 50th celebration year at the historic former tea-packing factory
Social History / activism
Error 404 is a social archive of the 2025 youth-led protests against corruption in Nepal
Art / Bristol Plein Air Painters
The collective meets once a month to paint outdoors at different locations across the city
Social History / arnos vale cemetery
There are plenty of chances to reconnect with nature, or to awaken your morbid curiosity
Art / mural
Children and passers-by picked up paintbrushes to turn more than 1,400 bricks into works of art
Social History / Documentary photography
It follows the Bristol photographer’s Temple Meads’ based project ‘People on a Platform’ in 2025
Comedy / GWAAC
The annual Great Western Air Ambulance Charity fundraiser returns to Bristol Old Vic on September 3
Comedy / paul foot
‘The Future’ follows the huge success of his 2022 show ‘Dissolve’
Comedy / Andrew Brooke
Andrew Brooke’s solo standup show tackles 30 years of teaching John Steinbeck’s 'Of Mice and Men'
Comedy / Live Podcast
Scott Aukerman’s veteran improvised podcast has now spawned an entire network
Comedy / The Gaffe Comedy Club
Numerous acts will be appearing at the award-winning club and its sister venue The Robin Hood
Comedy / stand up comedy
She brings her standup hour ‘What Is Going On?’ to the Alma Tavern & Theatre on June 26
Comedy / Simon Amstell
His acclaimed show ‘I Love It Here’ sold out a five-week London residency
Comedy / sketch comedy
The ‘sketch comedy show you deserve’ comes to The Wardrobe Theatre on June 25-26
Comedy / edinburgh previews
Comics include Ahir Shah, Rob Auton, Harriet Dyer, Pierre Novellie, Sophie Duker and Spencer Jones
Comedy / The John Sebastian Lightship
Lightship Comedy will be inviting people aboard at June 7
Books / News
"It just feels unnecessary as a spot to target," said bookseller Davey Poole
Books / Poetry
Through poems inspired by personal memories and historical events
Books / News
Monika Killer opened the Haunted Bookshop on Stokes Croft in 2024
Books / crime fiction
Tim Sullivan’s DS George Cross books have now sold over a million copies
Books / News
The event was organised by the Offline Club
Books / Children's LitFest
The inaugural event is organised by Clifton LitFest in partnership with Waterstones and Clifton BID
Books / Bristol Books
There are myriad ways in which books are bringing people together across the city
Books / Strange Region
Admoni also featured in the 2025 anthology ‘Vocal Inhabitants’ from the Bedminster publisher
News / Wellness
The wellness founder has committed what she has learnt over the years into a book
Cricket / Gloucestershire Cricket
Mark Alleyne brought seven trophies in six years during his tenure as captain of Glos
Clubs / Get To Know
See Femmes on Decks in action at the EatDrink24/7 Launch Party
Clubs / Bristol Beacon
Cryptic Beats has been designed to introduce young people to rave culture
Clubs / Deaf Rave
“All we want to do is make some noise, jump everyone up and have a great time”
Clubs / Tokio Station
Tokio Station blends mellow jungle with live improvisation by Bristol’s most exciting jazz musicians
Clubs / News
Frustrated by the scene’s baked-in misogyny, a duo have decided to turn it on its head
Music / Advertising Feature
"I started doing this at 17...and now it’s my entire life", says promoter George Thoburn
Clubs / Balter Forever
The cult festival adored by heavy electronic music fans dropped into St Jude's for the day
Music / independent venues
The site is scheduled for imminent development but in the meantime it's being put to good use
Music / Club395
The founder of Club395 says grassroots culture is 'invisible'
News / Events
Organisers hope to provide an "empowering" night away from the male gaze
Film / News
The Buster Keaton classic The General is next year’s main attraction
Film / News
The Big Picture is now available to view on multiple platforms
Film / News
Watch The Princess Bride and Batman in an al fresco setting
Film / News
It’s an opportunity to see the film two weeks before it goes on general release
Film / News
Expect to learn a little and laugh a lot
Film / News
It’s another chance to catch Wallace, Gromit and chums with an audience
Film / News
The Watershed is one of the few cinemas in the country still equipped to project the format
Film / News
Based on a true story, ‘I Have a Bomb!’ shoots in Bristol in July
Film / News
The programme includes a rare screening of locally made sixties teen tearaway flick ‘Some People’
Film / News
Aardman retrospective includes Peter Gabriel on the groundbreaking Sledgehammer video
Dance / South West Dance Theatre
The day-long workshop will teach the famous Cecchetti technique to 7-12 year olds
Dance / flash mob
Participants are welcome to don a red dress and join the celebrations
Dance / Alessandro Marzotto Levy
‘TONY’ comes to the historic venue on July 14-16
Dance / Reviews
It’s the final show from an aged musician, ‘hosted by a drag icon, alongside her embittered ensemble
Dance / exhibition
A curated exhibition soundtrack will play through a haptic dance floor made by Bristol company ‘BEAT
Dance / Impermanence Dance Theatre
The company is fresh from hosting their inaugural festival of dance ‘This Body // 1’
Dance / Reviews
It’s a welcome return for the life-affirming dance-theatre show from George Fong and Jo Fong
Dance / collaboration
‘One Foot In The Dark’ will appear as part of the festival programme for DIASPORA!
Theatre / dance-theatre
‘Ways of Knowing’ comes to The Wardrobe Theatre from April 21-23
Dance / South Indian dance
She's an Indian classical dancer with nearly 30 years’ of experience in a variety of styles
Circus / News
£10,000 is needed for urgent improvements to St Paul's Church
Circus / clowning
Darryl J Carrington’s family-friendly non-verbal clown show celebrates the power of play
Circus / Aylmers Circus
‘Making a Scene’ stars Nancy Trotter Landry as ‘a gloriously unhinged director’
Circus / dance-theatre
The Mount Without will host the show off the back of a 10-day run in New York
Circus / News
The collective has mesmerised audiences for 30 years with its blend of circus, theatre and cabaret
Circus / Reviews
Expect the unexpected!
Circus / News
A former torpedo warehouse will become their next performance space
Circus / the invisible circus
The one-off event has been conceived by immersive theatre maestros, The Invisible Circus and friends
Circus / Reviews
Elise Reine blends ‘trapeze, contortion, performance art and power ballad’
Circus / Reviews
It’s a dynamic show from Gorilla Circus that blends rollerskating, acrobatics and street dance
