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Bristol Theatre Reviews

Bristol Theatre Reviews. Review Bristol Hippodrome, Tobacco Factory Theatres and other venues in the city.

Bristol is home to a rich and diverse collection of theatres and styles. From top quality touring shows at The Bristol Hippodrome, home-grown creative productions at Tobacco Factory Theatres to funny, quirky and brilliant fringe at The Wardrobe Theatre.

Review Tender Napalm by Misplaced Theatre
Bristol Theatre Reviews 

Review Tender Napalm by Misplaced Theatre

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 editorial

Philip Ridley’s 2011 play Tender Napalm, explodes with energy. It paints pictures with words. Poetic dialogue soaks scenes that shapeshifts

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Tink Tobacco Factory Theatres Bristol
Bristol Theatre Reviews 

Review: Tink at Tobacco Factory Theatres

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 editorial

Stand tall, shout loud and fly high. This empowering piece of theatre from Kat Kleve and Lizzy Connolly, is a

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The Wall Tobacco Factory Theatres Review
Bristol Theatre Reviews 

Review – The Wall at Tobacco Factory Theatres

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 editorial

Igor Shugaleev is an actor from Belarus. He has been in exile in Poland for two years after posting a

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Review Cycles by The Scullions Neoterics at the Alma Tavern Theatre
Bristol Theatre Reviews 

Review: Cycles by The Scullions Neoterics at the Alma Tavern Theatre

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023 editorial

It’s a slow-burn start for Cycles, a play about cycles of life and the impact of generational trauma, playing at

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Bristol Theatre Reviews 

Review Lavender at The Wardrobe Theatre Bristol

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 editorial

Highly descriptive writing from Holly Fitzpatrick, conjures up a tangible world you can see and sense, during this staged read-through

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Bristol Theatre Reviews 

All the Beds I Have Slept In Review Bristol Old Vic

February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 editorial

Marginalised people with lived experience always tell their stories the best. The sincerity, the authenticity. It connects with the audience.

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Bristol Theatre Reviews 

The Woman in Black Review 2023 – Fortune Theatre

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 editorial

On Saturday 07 January 2023, we went to see The Woman in Black at the Fortune Theatre. Two of us

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Theatre we've Loved The Most in 2023
Bristol Theatre News Bristol Theatre Reviews 

Things We’ve Loved The Most in 2023

January 10, 2023March 8, 2023 editorial

Each year, we keep a running list of our favorite shows or events. Here’s the ones as and when we

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Favourite shows in Bristol this year
Bristol Theatre News Bristol Theatre Reviews 

Our Favourite Shows of 2022

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 editorial

Each year, we keep a running list of our favorite shows or events. Now it’s nearing the end of December,

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Diana the Untold and Untrue Story Alma Theatre Bristol
Bristol Theatre Reviews 

Diana the Untold and Untrue Story Alma Theatre Bristol

December 2, 2022December 4, 2022 editorial

Was Diana the Untold and Untrue Story inspired by the fact that creator Linus Karp, bears an uncanny resemblance to

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