★★☆☆☆ Adapted from Peter James’ novel of the same name, the leads provide a sympathetic and an engaging anchor for the supernatural drama, but they sadly can’t compensate for some misconceptions on how horror works on stage.
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★★★★☆ Mary Prince’s life story was published in 1831 – the first narrative of the life of a female Caribbean slave – and her testimony was instrumental in the passing of the 1833 British Abolition of Slavery Act.
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★★★☆☆ Napoli, Brooklyn tells a story of an Italian-American immigrant family living in Brooklyn in the 1960s. The mother, Luda, is trying to bring up three daughters – Francesca, Tina, and Vita – with love and massive amounts of food, while weathering a tempestuous relationship with her bullying husband, Nic.
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★★★★★ Puccini wouldn’t have envisaged his Marcello with a laptop, or that a cast for his opera could be as comfortable performing in the foyer of a theatre as on its main stage. But Opera Up Close are the masters of reinvention, and on this evening’s showing will have made many new friends here in Bristol.
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★★★★☆ Willy Russell’s play is fast approaching its fortieth birthday. Back in 1980 this exceptionally witty two-hander made some trenchant observations about education and social class. A lot has changed since then, both in academia and in society in general
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★★★★☆ Coriander Theatre has found a fascinating and lovely way to tell a complex migration story. Using humour and performance art, they weave a tale that will stay with the audience long after the short performance, and it’s really exciting to watch a piece of theatre composed and performed entirely by a BAME cast.
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