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Theatre / dance-theatre

Emergency Chorus bring award-winning dance-theatre work back to the stage

‘Ways of Knowing’ comes to The Wardrobe Theatre from April 21-23

Theatre / Reviews

Review: The Boy at the Back of the Class, Bristol Old Vic – ‘A masterclass in accessible, important theatre; we need more plays like this’

The Olivier-Award-nominated show about a young Syrian refugee is told from a child’s perspective

Theatre / Claudia Schnier

Claudia Schnier’s ‘Sarah Kane rave’ explores psychologically abusive relationships and OCD

‘Split Ends’ is on tour having already made waves at arts festivals in the UK and Australia

Theatre / Immersive Theatre

Elisabeth Gunawan plays AI chatbot ‘ROSE’ in immersive theatrical headphones experience

The play takes play in an apocalyptic world at the end of humanity

Theatre / Reviews

Review: The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged), Bristol Old Vic – ‘A gloriously silly runaway train through Shakespeare’s world’

All 37 of The Bard’s plays make an appearance in this ‘rollercoaster ride’ of an evening

Theatre / puppetry

Puppetry from Bristol to the world

Bristol has nurtured a distinctive blend of experimental storytelling and traditional craft

Theatre / Family Theatre

The Gruffalo stage show celebrates 25 years

The Tall Stories touring production will be resident at Bristol Old Vic from April 7-18

Theatre / Reviews

Review: Social Immobility, Bristol Improv Theatre – ‘A whip-smart, brilliantly funny farce’

Taylor Ayling’s play is inspired by his experience as a general builder

Theatre / RepresentAsian

Arnolfini welcomes second edition of successful South Asian storytelling night

RepresentAsian returns on March 25, with the theme ‘small things, big feelings’

Theatre / Reviews

Review: BOVTS presents: Paradise, The Station – ‘Gritty and confident; full of feeling and flare’

This reimagined Sophoclean tragedy was written by Kae Tempest

Theatre / storytelling

Storytelling extraordinaire Clare Murphy is back in Bristol with ‘The Liar King’

She is resident at The Wardrobe Theatre from April 1-4

Theatre / Queer theatre

Luke Hereford’s ‘Nice Things: A Queer Love Story’ to visit The Wardrobe Theatre

The playwright and theatremaker won acclaim for his debut play ‘Grandmother’s Closet’ in 2022

Theatre / feminism

British-German theatre collective tackle the deep roots of medical misogyny

Fish in a Dress take us back to 1880s Paris, ‘The City for Incurable Women’

Theatre / Owl on the Roof Theatre

The Knowle-based theatre company born in a greengrocers

Owl on the Roof was once based in the former ‘Broadwalk Fruit and Veg’ shop

Theatre / Reviews

Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bristol Old Vic – ‘A vibrant and impressive Shakespeare adaptation that feels like contemporary theatre’

It’s a bold adaptation that reimagines the verdant forest as a wintery landscape

Theatre / Reviews

Review: A Grain of Sand, حبة رمل, The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic – ‘A valiant and disturbing work of art’

Sarah Agha is the sole cast member in a tale told through the eyes of a Gazan child

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