Thursday, May 2, 2019
Originally premiering in 2003, David Bintley's Beauty and the Beast may be turning sixteen this year, but this beautifully haunting and evocative adaptation of the original 18th century goth…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:51PMThursday, February 28, 2019
In the sleeve for his debut album Only Dreaming Matt Croke writes 'as a small boy I always loved listening to albums - I dreamt and hoped that one day I would be lucky enough to actually mak…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:44AMThursday, December 6, 2018
True to their exciting form of challenging expectations with inventive adaptions, Bristol Old Vic's A Christmas Carol is a clever, witty and refreshing take on the beloved festive classic.At…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:40PMWednesday, November 21, 2018
Rebecca Lock's previous work includesMamma Mia,Avenue Q,Mary Poppins andHeathers The Musical.She's currently starring as Lilli Vanessi inKiss Me, Kate, beginning at Sheffield Crucible on 7 D…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AMFriday, October 26, 2018
Two and a half years into his appointment, Artistic Director Mike Tweddle gives us an update on life at Bristol's Tobacco Factory Theatres.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18AMSunday, October 21, 2018
Premiering at London's Bush Theatre in 1993, and inspiring a film adaptation three years later that became a cult classic, Jonathan Harvey'sBeautiful Thing is currently playing at Bristol's …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PMFriday, October 12, 2018
Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard's Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love was first adapted for the stage in 2014, and hailed as a triumph on the West End. Four years on, a new production sets out on…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:04AMWednesday, September 19, 2018
Continuing their thrilling Year Of Change, Bristol Old Vic brings an epic tale of survival to the stage for the first time as Tom Morris directs a breathtakingly inventive adaptation of Touc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06AMWednesday, August 22, 2018
Being a theatre critic is challenging, but I've noticed more and more frequently that being a theatre critic with the disability I have seems to be a more unique and difficult challenge
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:48AMWednesday, April 18, 2018
Tennessee Williams' 1947 classic A Streetcar Named Desire explores the visceral side of human nature violence, desire, power, loneliness and guilt. Winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1948, it's b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PMSaturday, February 3, 2018
In a new UK tour currently playing at Bristol Old Vic, award-winning theatre company simple8 have joined forces with Northampton's Royal amp Derngate to present Simon Dormandy's adaptation o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:25AMWednesday, January 10, 2018
Having enjoyed a wildly successful 2016 revival starring Glenn Close at the London Coliseum and a Broadway engagement in 2017, it seems fitting that Sunset Boulevard has embarked on a UK tou…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:23PMSunday, November 19, 2017
Having also played host to The Mandela Trilogy opera and new musical Only The Brave, it seems that the Wales Millennium Centre seems to be making a name for itself when it comes to mounting …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:30AMWednesday, June 28, 2017
Originally staged at Bristol Old Vic in 2014, Jane Eyre then transferred to London's National Theatre and toured in 2015. Now on a new UK tour, this co-production shows Bronte's beloved clas…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:19AMThursday, June 15, 2017
In this new production, Bristol Old Vic and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School demonstrate that inventive design and captivating young talent is a recipe for a bold, visceral retelling of Shakes…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:12AMWednesday, January 18, 2017
Premiering in 2013 at Regent's Park Open Air Theatreand following a revival in 2016, Simon Reade's production ofJane Austen's beloved novel directed by Deborah Bruce has headed out on a UK t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:30AMFriday, December 9, 2016
When adapting a work as well-known as Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen for the stage, it seems to follow that the challenge you are faced with is how to adapt and present the materia…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM 
