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Review: King Troll / Crocodile, The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic – ‘Once again, the acting from both ensembles showcases real strength in depth’

It’s the penultimate weekend of this year’s BOVTS Summer Festival

Theatre / puppetry

Puppet parade marks beginning of new festival

"We will breathe life into the living fabric of our city with its own creativity and rebelliousness"

Theatre / Reviews

Review: Bog Witch, Bristol Old Vic – ‘A tour de force of eco-scepticism, laced with gags and bathos’

Bryony Kimmings’ first solo show in five years explores her response to the climate emergency

Theatre / Reviews

Review: Crime and Punishment, Tobacco Factory Theatres – ‘Impressively ambitious and psychologically taut’

The production comes from the Diploma students of Bristol School of Acting

Theatre / Reviews

Review: Matilda The Musical, Bristol Hippodrome – ‘By any metric, a theatrical phenomenon’

The international smash-hit stage show has won over 100 awards and counting

Theatre / Drag

Review: Trans/Form – ‘So much life to live and love to give’

The show returns with its fourth iteration designed to dismantle traditional gender stereotypes

Theatre / Reviews

Review: The Étienne Sisters / dirty butterfly, The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic – ‘A bold double bill that showcases some truly impressive acting talent’

It’s the second double bill of this year’s BOVTS Summer Festival

Theatre / Circus

Travelling circus-inspired family comedy comes to the Dundry Slopes

Stewart Wright's ‘Circus Calamitous’ will be at the Heart of BS13 Roundhouse on June 2

Theatre / Previews

Bold new adaptation of ‘An Ideal Husband’ sets Oscar Wilde’s classic play in contemporary London

‘Scandal is trending’, we’re warned. ‘Forgiveness is optional. And perfection comes at a price’

Theatre / the wardrobe theatre

‘What’s not to love?’: Tom England on bringing the smash-hit ‘Notting Hell’ back to The Wardrobe Theatre for the summer

The mash-up show was a huge success when it first came to the Wardrobe stage over Christmas 2024

Theatre / Reviews

Review: Four Play / Meat, The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic – ‘Superb acting from the next generation of acting talent’

It’s the first in a four-weekend series of double headers in the annual BOVTS Summer Festival

Theatre / Reviews

Review: Party Season, Bristol Old Vic – ‘Sharp comedy from Bristol’s best-loved devised theatre company’

‘Whatever you do’, we’re warned, ‘don’t join the WhatsApp group’

Theatre / Reviews

Review: Prayers for a Hungry Ghost, Tobacco Factory Theatres – ‘Disturbingly poignant and elegantly crafted’

Elisabeth Gunawan’s KISS WITNESS brings a second production to Bristol in as many months

Theatre / Reviews

Review: Single White Female, Theatre Royal Bath – ‘Kym Marsh and Lisa Faulkner are outstanding’

The pair co-star in this world premiere stage production

Theatre / new writing

Writers Lab presents: a showcase of new work at Tobacco Factory Theatres

Charlotte Souter and Rhys Williamson will present a double bill of darkly comic pieces

Theatre / Bristol old vic

Celebrating 260 years of Bristol Old Vic

The historic venue is known as the oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking world

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