Theatre, Dance and Performance
Whether it's Bath's prestigious Theatre Royal, Bristol's revered Old Vic, the popular Bristol Hippodrome, or the pioneering Tobacco Factory and its brand new performance space, The Brewery, the South West's theatre and performance scene has never been in ruder health. From contemporary plays and vibrant re-interpretations of popular classics, to the vivid forms of dance and opera, we'll be reflecting much of the region's diverse and colourful stage repertoire on these pages.
Upcoming Stage Events
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Sep 9 to Sep 26Roots Replanted
Billed as an open-air tour of love and vegetables, Kilter Theatre’s latest pioneering theatre show is an adaptation...
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Sep 14 to Sep 25The Red Shoes
Kneehigh Theatre Company gatecrash Bristol with their modern fairytale ‘The Red Shoes’. An intrigued Anna O’Loughlin gets behind...
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Mayfest Review: Trilogy
In Nic Green’s feminist triptych it’s clear from the outset that this is a no-holds barred piece of...
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Mayfest Review: Keepers
In 1801 two keepers are perched together inside Smalls Lighthouse, twenty miles off the Pembrokeshire coast. When one...
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Mayfest Review: The Moment I Saw You I Knew I Could Love You
Up until now I have never had cause to climb aboard a life raft, a fact for which...
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Mayfest Review: John Moran And His Neighbour Saori… In Thailand
“Do you guys… ah… get what I do yet?” John Moran is nearing the end of his one...
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Mayfest Blog
Conceived by visionary director David Rosenberg and produced by progressive theatre company Fuel, Mayfest’s flagship event is an...
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Mayfest Review: Love & War
Following his electrifying Sea Of Bones comes choreographer Mark Bruce’s new full-length contemporary dance work, Love & War....
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