59 stories by "Tim Wright"
Touring West End shows have a dicey history. They used to have a reputation for being the poorer cousin of their London counterparts, featuring chopped-down sets and losing most of their sta…
Created last year under Emma Rice's tenure at Shakespeare's Globe The Little Matchgirl and Other Happier Tales arrives in Bristol after a much heralded run in London.
As the sole pantomime in Bristol, Aladdin from pantomime giants Qdos Entertainment has a lot resting on its shoulders for families this festive season. For some, Christmas at the theatre mea…
Stepping into the Tobacco Factory Theatre this Christmas and you're immediately transported to an eerie forest in rural France for a re-telling of this classic French fairy tale.
My name is Matty Butler and I like foxes . We're told the reaction to foxes is often similar to people with Down's syndrome like Matty. Some people think they're cute, some think they should…
Kneehigh's latest show The Tin Drum defies categorisation. Part love story, part political thriller. Part play, part musical. It is therefore like most Kneehigh work anarchic. And I think di…
People in the grip of an addiction can be difficult to watch but hard to look away from, and so it proves in People Places amp Things now on tour after a successful West End stint. Watching …
War Horse is nothing short of phenomenon. What started as an unlikely idea in the bowels of the National Theatre has become a worldwide hit. Last night, it celebrated its 10-year anniversary…
It's nearly that time of year oh no it's not etc. where we preview the Christmas theatre offerings across Bristol and Bath. We've got pantos, fairy tales and classic stories a plenty, so gra…
There's always a place for upbeat escapism in musical theatre. When times are tough, a few numbers that wriggle their way into your consciousness is a welcome thing.
Myrtle Theatre Company is renowned for its ground-breaking work that is influenced and inspired by the voices in society that often go unheard. In recent times, the company has enjoyed a spe…
It's 1982 and Soft Cell is on the radio. The synths play and 'Tainted Love' rings out on this Bradford council estate in Out of Joint's revival of Andrea Dunbar's uncompromising, semi-autobi…
It's hard to watch Legally Blonde The Musical without becoming at least a little infected with the fluffy American can-do-anything attitude that prevails throughout this fast, frivolous and …
Helen Woolf has just been announced as Glinda in the upcoming UK amp Ireland tour of Wicked. We spoke to her at the press launch in Bristol see the full story here, where the tour kicks off …
Amy Ross has just been announced as Elphaba in the upcoming UK amp Ireland tour of Wicked. We spoke to her at the press launch in Bristol, where the tour kicks off in January.
Crafting The Caretaker or indeed any Pinter off the page takes a great deal of nuance and skill. Thankfully, in this new co-production from the Bristol Old Vic and Royal amp Derngate Northam…
Mike Shepherd is an actor, director, teacher and the Artistic Director of Kneehigh. He started Kneehigh in 1980 and has worked almost exclusively for the company ever since. He is currently …
We've all been members of 'The Club of the Unloved' where tales of unrequited love and broken hearts are the norm. In Kneehigh's world, this is a kind of back alley jazz club and the initial…
On the face of it, David Hare's state-of-the-nation play Racing Demon should be fruit ripe for the picking. However, in this latest production from Jonathan Church in his first summer season…
So, the nail-biting morning for arts organisations up and down the country is over now they all know whether they are part of the National Portfolio from 2018-22.There will be many individua…
15-year-old Christopher Boone has an extraordinary mind. He can solve maths problems that would send most adults into a mild panic and he can remember levels of detail that confound those ar…
How much are you in control of the choices you make This is the central question posed by 1927's Golem - a story inspired by the myth of the clay man Golem but given a distinctly modern edge…
They sentenced me to life, not to death is the cry from an increasingly broken Winston in this new production of Fugard's The Island. Set on the notorious Robben Island the infamous place th…
'Welcome to my home, well it's not actually my home but for tonight it is' says Asha Jain at the top of A Brimful of Asha. Asha and her son Ravi are inviting us to share an evening with them…
So why have I picked 'Solidarity'as my favourite song from a musical I mean, it's hardly the best known - you won't find people on Britain's Got The X Factor singing it or countless YouTube …
