Bristol THE WARDROBE

★★★★☆ Complete with stove pipe hat and dry ice Rose becomes the ‘Witchfinder General Knowledge’, before she herself is outed as a witch, to a Gloria Gaynor soundtrack, ‘hexed’, laying the ground for t...

★★★★☆ Tamsin Hurtado Clarke has set herself a formidable task: to take inspiration from her favourite novel, which is quite an epic and substantial volume, in order to make a short, one woman show. ...

★★★☆☆ 1817, northern England: a group of disgruntled and cynical workers decided to take matters into their own hands and launch a rebellion. Most were skilled artisans who were being forced into poverty by t...

★★★☆☆ How My Light Is Spent is a poetic, optimistic and magical story, set in circumstances that are all too grimly real. It tells the story of a man in his thirties, Jimmy, who has lost his job in Newport and...

★★★★☆ Poison is a thoroughly absorbing two-hander that gradually reveals the inner lives of its protagonists. A man and a woman meet in the reception area of a cemetery. . . ....

★★★☆☆  The Greatest Of The Greatest is very loosely based on a real-life event.  Thommy Berggren is a veteran actor and director who has been showered with awards, and Mikael ‘Micke’ Persbrandt is a huge...

The Directors ’Cuts seasons have become known for showcasing edgy, contemporary theatre, and We Want You To Watch certainly lives up to that reputation. I found it disturbing, fantastical, and thought-provoking by turn...

★★★★★  Devised by The Wardrobe Ensemble, The Deep Sea Seekers is crammed with clever ideas, and performed with engaging gusto by a talented trio of actors. We first meet Alph who grabs everyone’s attention...

★★★★☆ The actors get more animated as the show progresses. Each slick scene, with clever lighting, diverse music and a few simple props, takes a reference from the film for a seemingly chaotic but hilariously ...

★★★★☆ With props and costumes from the dressing up box in mummy’s bedroom and the cupboard under the sink they deliver unbridled theatre-making with a determination to have a good time in the process.  Thei...

★★★★☆ The tradition of cabaret-style musical comedy shows is long and varied and Riddlestick Theatre’s contribution won’t break any new ground. But if it’s entertainment you’re after then this show won...

★★★★☆ After some silliness involving a number of very Monty Pythonesque knights, all called Chris, we meet the evil King Laius, who in a fit of Herod-like rage decides that the prophecy of a boy killing him to...