Reviews

• Music / Reviews

  Review: Culture Wars, Thekla – ‘A confident swagger’

  Sweltering temperatures and an England game did not deter fans

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: One Leg One Eye, Strange Brew – ‘Explosive electronic anarchy’

  The Lankum side project hits hard once again

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Belinda O’Hooley, Downend Folk & Roots – ‘Clarity, honesty and heart-stopping freedom’

  Could O'Hooley be the anti-Farage asks our reviewer

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• Theatre / Reviews

  Review: Superfan, The Alma Tavern & Theatre – ‘A warm, sharply observed and consistently funny coming-of-age comedy’

  The coming-of-age comedy follows four obsessive teens and their love for ‘Paul Chamalordi’

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• Dance / Reviews

  Review: Bullyache: Who Hurt You?, The Mount Without – ‘Never anything but utterly compelling’

  It’s the final show from an aged musician, ‘hosted by a drag icon, alongside her embittered ensemble

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Aurora Orchestra, St George’s – ‘A mesmeric demystification of a master’

  The unique rendition by the stellar ensemble unveiled the anatomy of a staple of symphonic canon

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Hawkwind, Bristol Beacon – ‘The veteran space rockers’ best in years’

  Veteran space rockers play their best local show in years

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• Theatre / Reviews

  Review: Island Town / Blackthorn, The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic – ‘Brilliant examples of the pure magic that BOVTS can produce from young talent’

  It’s the concluding double bill in the 2026 BOVTS Summer Festival

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