Author: Mike Whitton

UNDER THE DARK MOON at Bristol Old Vic

“…is a highly original show that explores the seven performers’ own experiences as a series of dark, interweaving fairy tales told through the medium of contemporary circus. Visually it has a restrained, cool beauty, making effective use of a subdued, near monochrome palette. The costumes have a gothic charm reminiscent of the films of Tim Burton, for like him, designer Wim Penhaul has found inspiration in German Expressionist cinema…”

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MINOTAUR at the Bristol Old Vic Studio

“…The performances are excellent, pitched at just the right level to engage first-time theatre-goers. I greatly enjoyed Roddy Peters’ energetic portrayal of King Minos, full of rage, spite and vengefulness. Malcolm Hamilton is a convincingly compromised, wavering King Aegeus; and Jack Holden in contrast is suitably noble and brave as his young son Theseus…”

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