Adolf and Winston, Bristol Old Vic
Winston Churchill playing the ukulele on his death bed in heaven’s waiting room while cursing at Adolf Hitler sitting on the chair beside him awaiting his passage to hell. It’s what they both would have wanted.
Give Me Back My Broken Night, Bristol Temple Quarter
Give Me Back My Broken Night took the form of a walking tour in small groups of four or five, with a guide as well as headphones, in the latest commission to try to breath life into Bristol Temple Quarter.
Praxis Makes Perfect, Motion
This show by the National Theatre of Wales, part of this year’s Mayfest, was so good that it was possible to forget that Super Furry Animals lead singer Gruff Rhys was taking part. Part-theatre, part-gig, part-history lesson, it was an extraordinary production.
Se7en Dwarfs, Wardrobe Theatre
Grisly murders and shrieking detectives are not the usual ingredients for a Christmas show, but then again, the Wardrobe Theatre’s December production – a cross between the cult horror film Se7en and the classic tale Snow White - is not your typical festive yarn.
The Tiger and Moustache, Brewery Theatre
Saikat Ahamed is an actor with bundles of energy, so to see him sat down at the Brewery Theatre giving a potted history of Bangladesh is something of a surprise. Yet this was so much more than a simple history lesson.