Bristol Old Vic
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Adaptation
Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) – Leeds Playhouse
Writer: Jane Austen Adaptor: Isobel McArthur Director: Paul Brotherston Jane Austen’s beloved Pride and Prejudice as a gender-blind, karaoke romcom.…
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Drama
Peter Pan – Troubadour White City Theatre, London
Writer: JM Barrie Director: Sally Cookson Reviewer: Stephen Bates Say it quietly but London theatre seems to be booming. 2019…
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Drama
Princess and the Hustler – Hull Truck Theatre
Writer: Chinonyerem Odimba Director: Dawn Walton Designer: Simon Kenny Reviewer: Ron Simpson Mention the phrase “bus boycott” and the mind…
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Drama
The Mountaintop – Bristol Old Vic
Writer: Katori Hall Director: Roy Alexander Weise Reviewer: Julia Beasley What was on Dr Martin Luther King’s mind in the…
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Drama
In the Light Everything is Brighter – 1532 Performing Arts Centre, Bristol
Devised by Wilderbeast Director: Patrick Bate & Thomas Davies Musical Director: Dominic Beddard Coll & Nell O’Hara Design: Chris Owen & Lydia Robertshaw Lighting: Oscar…
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Concert
MAYFEST: The Nature of Why – Bristol Old Vic
Director: Caroline Bowditch & Charles Hazlewood Composer: Will Gregory Choreographer: Caroline Bowditch Reviewer: Leah Tozer Imagine two magnets: pushed together one way,…
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Drama
The Cherry Orchard – Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Writer: Anton Chekov Translator and Adapter: Rory Mullarkey Director: Michael Boyd Reviewer: Jay Nutall Anton Chekov was, perhaps, the master…
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Comedy
The Cherry Orchard – Bristol Old Vic
Writer: Anton Chekhov Designer: Tom Piper Director: Michael Boyd Reviewer: Julia Beasley What do you do when you’re broke? This…
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