Reviews

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

A gifted ballerina is torn between lurve and her passion for the dance in this exhilarating production by Matthew Bourne's New Adventures dance company
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical

Like a rainbow on a rainy day, Beautiful – now on at the Bristol Hippodrome – delights with the music of extraordinary songwriting talent Carole King.
Blithe Spirit

A classic comedy with Jennifer Saunders in one of the leads was always going to be popular and tickets are selling fast for Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit in Bath
Romantics Anonymous

This soft-centred confection about a pair of shy chocolate makers, at the Bristol Old Vic, brings some Gallic warmth to long winter nights
The Book of Mormon

Despite its South Park credentials, it's tamer than expected but The Book of Mormon, now on at the Bristol Hippodrome, is a first class musical with great gags – and, of course, rude words aplenty.
Review: A Christmas Carol

A new Scrooge, some heart-warming tunes and spooky puppets add up to a classy Christmas Present for all the family at the Bristol Old Vic
Review: Snow White

The Tobacco Factory Theatre's imaginative and uplifting reworking of Snow White is the perfect antidote to the trad panto
Review: Peter Pan Goes Wrong

The guys behind the celebrated The Play That Goes Wrong are back with this disaster-filled seasonal comedy
Review: Cyrano

A welcome return to the Bristol Old Vic for Tristan Sturrock as the swashbuckling poet with a tongue as sharp as his sword and a notorious nose for love
Review: Reasons to Stay Alive

A play about depression might not sound much fun, but there’s lots to enjoy in this theatrically inventive adaptation of the number one bestseller at Bristol Old Vic...