I’d be less than surprised if displayed somewhere in Sally Cookson’s study was the rubric, ‘Anything film can do I can do better with just imagination and people’. Ms. Cookson, with her accustomed imagination and gravity defying puissance has again exercised her ability to give the inner an outward reality.
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TENDER NAPALM ★★★★☆ This is the final play in this year’s season. The four productions have been impressive showcases for the very talented graduating directors from the BOVTS, and no less impressive has been the extremely high standard of acting.
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★★★★☆ Tennessee Williams’ play concerns those subterranean currents of sex and class, which however Americans might protest to the contrary, runs through American society as much as British. Where D.H.Lawrence might find an accommodation between the two, Williams gives us conquest.
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★★★★★ Performed in the dark and dank basement tunnels of the Loco Klub that lurk beneath Brunel’s original Temple Meads station, the audience is led through an immersive experience by an extraordinarily talented BOVTS team. . . A step beyond theatre in the round, being this up close and personal to a vampire is something you will not forget in a hurry! Catch it while you can.
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★★★★☆ This is an exploration not just through the hills and dales of a beguiling and sometimes perilous landscape, but through their own equally challenging identity and to get to the heart of what it means to be black and British. The writing triumphs and the performances are powerful. These men walk to assert themselves. Take the journey and see for yourself.
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