” . . . For twenty-six hours the Bristol Improv Theatre became home to over thirty performers; the team behind the Wardrobe’s long running soap-opera Closer Each Day were joined by a collection of improv veterans from The Bristol Improv Society, Watch this Space, Bath Improv and various other groups . . . an impressive display of the actors sheer stamina and creativity. . . It was extremely entertaining to watch.”
Read More“. . . This is a company who clearly work hard to create engaging performances for kids; who constantly develop their work, listen to feedback, and have a genuine passion for what they do. . . A Little Man’s Holiday is a show which doesn’t patronize children, or dumb down for them. Instead, it works on their level. It invites them play, and engages their imagination. . . “
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“. . . THE NOTEBOOK is a play which takes its roots from Agota Kristof’s LE GRAND CAHIER. . . A beautiful piece of writing, staged simply, using only two chairs and the proximity of the actors in the space. Arthur and Lodown are excellent; bringing gravity, naivety and cheekiness to the boys; working in such perfect tandem that you could almost believe they were one and the same. . . For a piece which tries to shun and strip emotion, The Notebook is definitely one of the most affecting and difficult plays I have ever seen.”
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The story itself is a fantastic mix of well-known fairly-tale motifs and new inventions. It shifts – or is shifted – seamlessly, from the gods and the cosmos to the familiar and domestic. As in the myths of Ancient Greece, gods roam the Earth and inhabit human forms. As in all good fairy-tales, familiar, pattern-building repetition is deployed and intercut with surprising twists and turns. Not one, but two epic quests are undertaken, grizzly sacrifices are made and the images and messages conjured by this magic act are as dark, as strange and as vivid as any of Hans Christian Anderson’s or Perrault’s.
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