IT’S BETTER TO LIE THAN TO TELL THE TRUTH AND END UP ALONE IN A DITCH CRYING at the Wardrobe, Bristol
★★★☆☆ Waddell describes her journey from deception to self-discovery with wit and self-deprecatory charm.
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Author: Mike Whitton
The Love of a Nightingale at Circomedia, Bristol
★★★☆☆ Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s International graduating MA Actors have brought Timberlake Wertenbaker’s The Love Of The Nightingale to Circomedia’s splendid venue in Portland Square . . . Jessica Leafe is absolutely outstanding as Philomene
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JULIUS CAESAR at the Bristol Old Vic
★★★★★ It’s not difficult to find contemporary relevance in this timeless and timely drama. Overt up-dating is unnecessary and unwise – one recent production in Manhattan lost sponsorship because it had a Trump look-alike stabbed to death on stage.
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THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Bath Theatre Royal
★★★☆☆ This touring version has some real strengths. Bathed in sepulchral purple and green light, the magnificently gloomy, Gothic set is far more substantial than that seen in most touring shows. Equally solid is Andrew Hilton’s eight-piece orchestra, producing a very satisfying full-blooded sound.
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EBB at the Alma Tavern in Bristol
★★★★☆ A young man walks to the stage, turns and greets us warmly. He tells us that he has just met someone he hasn’t seen for many years, and he cannot quite recall her name. This leads him to ponder his current situation, and we discover that he is struggling to come to terms with the break-up of a relationship.
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