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Celebrity castings can help theatres in hard times, says new head of Bristol Old Vic

Big names can attract audiences as venues struggle with fallout from pandemic, austerity and high costs, Rebecca Dawson says

The Guardian - UK

Could a new wave of urgent theatre hold the key to tackling climate change?

From a New Forest giant inspiring an asthmatic teen to a herd of animal puppets walking to the Arctic Circle, theatre far and wide is taking action – but with energy and optimism, rather than doom-laden tales

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‘National catastrophe’: drama school funding crisis in England sparks concern

Actors Samuel West and Paapa Essiedu join calls for urgent action to protect and expand access to arts

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Bristol Old Vic theatre school to stop its undergraduate courses

Renowned drama school says ‘unprecedented funding challenges’ make degrees unviable from September 2025

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‘In his company, you never knew what would happen next’: remembering Timothy West

Whether doing King Lear with students or performing soliloquies in complete darkness, the great actor was driven by curiosity

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Timothy West obituary

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‘I was barricading myself with alcohol’: Matthew López on the play that was too scary to stage

He has done frothy romcoms and weighty epics such as Tony-winning The Inheritance. Now the US playwright is revisiting the drink-fuelled drama that terrified him as he wrote it

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The best theatre to stream this month: James Earl Jones drives Miss Daisy, Ed Harris takes on Sam Shepard

The Hollywood giants are joined online by audio noir from Danny Krass, Nicole Scherzinger’s Norma Desmond and a one-woman 25th birthday party

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Barbara Leigh-Hunt obituary

Highly expressive actor of impeccable technique that could encompass high comedy and full-blown tragedy

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Kenneth Cope obituary

Actor and writer who played Marty in the TV series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Jed Stone in Coronation Street

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Dreams and jobs slowly fade away as Bristol bears brunt of arts cuts

In the shadow culture minister’s seat, there is a degree of hope a Labour government might bring change

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: A Child of Science; Wedding Band; No Love Songs – review

The moving story of the invention of IVF gives space to the women affected; Alice Childress’s 60s interracial romance proves relevant still; but a musical about unplanned parenthood can’t find the drama

The Guardian - UK

‘Absolute outrage’: arts in state schools must be a priority for next government, say theatre leaders

Sir Nicholas Hytner, Nancy Medina and Theresa Heskins stress importance of sidelined drama, dance and music studies and say the arts are a ‘necessity for all’

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‘I’m done with pretenders’: disabled actors on reclaiming Richard III

As the Globe faces accusations of ‘cripping up’ with a new production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, disabled theatre-makers explain why the role should not be open to all

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The best theatre to see in 2024: from Sarah Jessica Parker’s West End debut to Sarah Snook’s one-woman show

A-listers are treading the boards in force and your favourite films are being transformed for the stage. Jessie Thompson brings you our ultimate guide to what to see at the theatre in 2024

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Arabian Nights review – warming festive treat with bags of scrappy charm

Part panto, part Arabian version of EastEnders, writer Sonali Bhattacharyya, and a winning cast have cobbled together a fizzing modern-day fable about the power of storytelling

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Bristol Old Vic vows to honour 1766 free-ticket token up for auction

Silver ticket promising free theatre shows for life is expected to sell for as much as £2,500

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The week in theatre: Choir Boy; Portia Coughlan; The Flea – review

Moonlight writer Tarell Alvin McCraney’s elite school drama hits all the right notes; Marina Carr’s intense Irish play finds its ideal director. Plus, notes on an 1889 scandal…

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‘People go, ‘queer, Black’, they don’t go deeper’: Tarell Alvin McCraney on his enduring play Choir Boy

The Oscar-winning co-writer of Moonlight is known for works on queerness and race. He thought his 2012 drama was a historical cautionary tale, but a new production has him musing on its continued relevance

Bristol Post

Ten family friendly events to do in Bristol this May half term

There is plenty of fun to be had with the kids in Bristol this half term

The Week

Anna Karenina review: ‘fluid and febrile’ adaptation of Tolstoy’s classic novel

This entertaining co-production of “Anna Karenina”, which transfers from Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre to Bristol Old Vic next month, “began as a dare”, said Fergus Morgan in The Stage. The British-Russian director Polina Kalinina was complaining to the Scottish writer Lesley Hart that Russian literary texts typically “suffered from staidness…

Bristol Post

Bristol OId Vic apologises after technical problems spoil 'hit show of the decade'

Audience members were understanding after the theatre's response

The Guardian - UK

Bristol Old Vic opens new season with celebration of culture and community

New artistic director Nancy Medina picks works about the power of belonging such as a queer coming-of-age story from Tarell Alvin McCraney and a musical version of David Nicholls’ Starter for Ten

Bristol Post

Review: If You Fall at Bristol Old Vic is a funny, powerful show about end-of-life care

Ad Infinitum's new play, If You Fall, plays at Bristol Old Vic until April 15 offers an enlightening, empathetic and often humorous portrait of the UK's underfunded care system

Bristol Post

Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror at Bristol Old Vic 'unlike anything seen before on stage'

This new show celebrates storytelling in all forms through theatre, musical and circus performance

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