Shakespeare

• Theatre / Reviews

  Review: MakeBeth, The Wardrobe Theatre – ‘An irresistible, interactive cardboard reimagining of The Scottish Play for young audiences’

  It’s an interactive and cardboard-heavy Shakespeare adaptation from the makers of 'Boxville'

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• Theatre / Reviews

  Review: Twelfth Night, Tobacco Factory Theatres – ‘Another triumph from the most exciting acting school in Bristol’

  It’s the latest production from Bristol School of Acting

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• 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

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• 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

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• Theatre / Reviews

  Review: Macbeth, Tobacco Factory Theatres – ‘Shakespeare’s text sings in a production underscored by two huge performances’

  It’s a near six-week run of the Scottish play south of the river

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• Theatre / Shakespeare

  Actor Danny Kirrane on the genius of modernising Shakespeare

  He plays Bottom in the upcoming Bristol Old Vic production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

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• Theatre / Shakespeare

  A radical retelling of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ comes to Bristol Old Vic

  It’s a collaboration between Shakespeare’s Globe and rural touring giants Headlong

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• Theatre / Eddie Izzard

  Suzy Eddie Izzard on Bristol, coming out, and her ‘molten’ solo Hamlet

  Izzard takes on all 23 characters during this smash-hit solo adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece

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