Tag: Bristol Old Vic

Review: FREEMAN at the Bristol Old Vic

★★★★☆  Six figures pull and push, writhe and wrestle, arching over each other’s backs until, one by one, five of them fall to the floor as if dead.  The sixth does not fall, and he is the only white performer. In an intensely gripping hour of physical theatre, Freeman tells six stories, threaded together by recurring themes of institutional racism and injustice.

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Review: BAAL at Bristol Old Vic

★★★★☆ Baal is the picaresque story concerning the history of a dissolute anti-hero, an outsider who through a particular genius gains a mythical cult status – something which no doubt attracted David Bowie to the role for the BBC production in 1982. . . The show manages to pull off the double hit of being both engrossing and entertaining with consummate artistry by all concerned.  

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Review: INSTITUTE at Bristol Old Vic

★★★★★ Not everything is easy to understand, but there is power in ambiguity as the audience is allowed to make up their own mind and not be spoon fed explanations.  Gecko manage to pull off a stunning show, with breath taking dance composition, ingenious stage design and first class acting ability to craft a thrillingly dark, funny and ultimately uplifting piece of modern theatre

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