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Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror at Bristol Old Vic 'unlike anything seen before on stage'

This new show celebrates storytelling in all forms through theatre, musical and circus performance

Bristol Post · Mar 22, 2023

‘This show is a warning’: the musical remembering Nazi Germany’s forgotten disabled people

Set in 1933, Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror features a cast relishing the chance to shine a light on the kind of heroes often airbrushed from history

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

Review: Emilia staged by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School at Circomedia

What is fact and what is fiction in Sally Cookson's powerful production about one of the nation's first professional female poets is irrelevant, as an immensely talented cast put on a blistering performance

Bristol Post · Feb 21, 2023

The Nutcracker review – modernised magic

The final production from outgoing artistic director Tom Morris draws fresh weirdness from ETA Hoffmann’s source story

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022

Strictly's Jayde Adams live in Bristol as comedian's shows rescheduled for 2023

The Men, I Can Save You shows were originally due to be held in October but the star was taking part in Strictly Come Dancing

Bristol Post · Dec 1, 2022

The week in theatre: Tammy Faye; Hamlet; Marvellous – review

Katie Brayben nails the title role in a musical otherwise lacking edge, Billy Howle makes a princely Hamlet and an all-new West End theatre is launched by an amazing life

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022

Stephen Merchant and Michael Palin billed for Slapstick Festival 2023 - how to get tickets

The festival will be taking over Bristol Old Vic for its final day

Bristol Post · Oct 28, 2022

Bristol Old Vic's Hamlet 'transports you to another world'

There are some impressive performances across the board

Bristol Post · Oct 21, 2022

Hamlet review – slick tragedy fuelled by fury

With inky backdrops, jagged sound and frenzied violence, John Haidar’s production stars Billy Howle as a prince emanating unhinged anger

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

Safe cycling protest postponed until after Queen’s funeral

It was due to take place this Friday, but has been pushed back two weeks

Bristol Post · Sep 12, 2022