★★★★☆ The BOV Young Company is made up of young people aged 5-25 from across Bristol and together with the creative team deserves enormous praise for producing the first highlight of 2020.  They demonstrate the power of theatre and the abiding truth that even ancient stories can reveal about the human condition. 

★★★★☆ The show is a triumphant example of regional theatre connecting with its audience, recognising that they want to hear local references and see themselves reflected in the story telling . . . A Christmas Carol is a fantastic, heart-warming tale with real soul that only the hardest hearted Scrooge could find fault with.

★★★★☆ Building on testimonies from real deaf people, Ad Infinitum company explore the  otherwise untapped world of Deaf Culture, revealed in turn as Alan, Graham and Helen are told that they are broken and must be fixed.