Review: FINAL EDITION – RICHARD ALSTON DANCE COMPANY at Bath Theatre Royal
★★★★☆ The final tour is made up of several newer works, remaining true to its origins by concentrating on classical pieces with the odd relatively contemporary one.
Read MorePosted by Bryan J Mason | 1 Feb 2020
★★★★☆ The final tour is made up of several newer works, remaining true to its origins by concentrating on classical pieces with the odd relatively contemporary one.
Read MorePosted by Bryan J Mason | 10 Jan 2020
★★★★☆ 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.
Read MorePosted by Bryan J Mason | 5 Dec 2019
★★★★☆ 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.
Read MorePosted by Bryan J Mason | 3 Dec 2019
★★★★☆ Audiences do not habitually expect the expected in this part of Southville and will not be disappointed with an updated take on the classic fairy tale. At the outset we are treated to musical education about a mystical time long long ago where there was no Wi-Fi, PlayStation had not been invented and people hadn’t even thought about voting Green.
Read MorePosted by Bryan J Mason | 24 Oct 2019
★★★★★ What really allows Much Ado to be completely user friendly is the clarity imbued in the spoken word and the tremendous playing in the round. Fantastic casting has given us truly believable characters that are able to leave us in awe at the magical power of the language.
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