Called to the Bard
There's lots of Shakespeare around this month and who better to ask about the playwright's enduring relevance than the renowned Bristol company who have made Will their life’s work? On the eve of Shakespeare at the Tobacco…
16.01.2012
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Where there's a Will
Theatre Royal Bath’s splendidly irreverent Shakespeare Unplugged festival returns this month, promising three weeks of off-kilter riffs on the Bard and his themes. Steve Wright rips up the text. At some point over the past five…16.01.2012 READ MORE -
From cover to cover
Venue asked UWE’s feverishly talented pool of illustration students to come up with a front cover design for this month’s Shakespeare issue. Here’s what they came up with… WITH MANY THANKS TO SENIOR UWE ILLUSTRATION LECTURER…16.01.2012 READ MORE
FILM
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The Jung ones
Horror diehards are not going to enjoy David Cronenberg’s stagey psychoanalytic drama ‘A Dangerous Method’. Hell, Robin Askew didn’t like it much. But that wasn’t going to stop him from meeting one of cinema’s more provocative…18.01.2012 READ MORE
MUSIC
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Joan of dark
It’s taken a while for Big Joan to release new long-player ‘The Long Slow Death of …’, but it’s been worth the wait, says Julian Owen. “I was bored out of my mind in Southampton, pinned Adam Burrows against a wall and told him we…18.01.2012 READ MORE
PERFORMANCE & COMEDY
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Lunar landing
Love, death and age; masks, dance but no words. That’s Theatre Ad Infinitum’s highly praised ‘Translunar Paradise’. Steve Wright holds his tongue. There’s so much the body can and does say, but we seldom realise this.” The…20.01.2012 READ MORE
FOOD & DRINK
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Dinner party sins
Melissa Blease is our hostess with the mostess 1 Gruesome Twosomes If you’re planning a romantic meal for the love of your life this Valentine’s Day, avoid slipping into rom-com territory by adhering to the KISS regulation: Keep…19.01.2012 READ MORE
LIFESTYLE
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Born to run
Bristol’s pioneering Running School reckons anyone can run – perfectly. Anna Britten is put through her paces. No one ever teaches you how to run, do they? You just do it. As a toddler, your parents are too busy fumbling for the…16.01.2012 READ MORE
CLUBS
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Act of Genius
Ed Oliver hails the return of the GZA. As a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Gary Grice is regarded by his band mates as their spiritual leader, hailed by fans as one of the greatest hip-hop lyricists of all time and lauded…18.01.2012 READ MORE
ART
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Gillian Ayres RA: works on paper
Retrospective for this brilliant and renowned colourist and Abstract Expressionist, who taught at the Bath Academy of Art in the 1960s. Ayres, known for her big abstract compositions, bold-colour schemes and love of texture, has…20.01.2012 READ MORE
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THIS MONTH
The Descendants
George Clooney is a troubled Hawaiian landowner who discovers his wife’s been less than faithful and takes his unruly daughters on a trip to confront the man she’d been sleeping with. IN CINEMAS NOW.
Carnage
When one boy smacks another in the face with a stick, their parents meet to discuss the matter like grown-ups. But, as Polanski’s painfully funny film reveals, this is not so easy. IN CINEMAS, FRI 3 FEB.
King Creosote and John Hopkins
The lilting voice of Kenny ‘King Creosote’ Anderson plus field recordings and musique concrete from electronic auteur/producer Jon Hopkins equals tender, melancholy wonder. FLEECE, BRISTOL, SUN 5 FEB.
Translunar Paradise
Poignant theatrical portrait of loss and lunar fantasy performed wordlessly with haunting music and masks. BRISTOL OLD VIC STUDIO, TUE 7-SAT 11 FEB.
The Woman in Black
His first post-Potter role sees Daniel Radcliffe step warily into 18-cert Hammer horror territory, with a jumpy reworking of this classic ghost story. IN CINEMAS, FRI 10 FEB.
Steve Hughes
Heavy metal drummer turned stand-up – Steve Hughes is a mischievous, straight-talking Australian who spins common sense into comedy gold. COMEDY BOX, BRISTOL, FRI 17-SAT 18 FEB.
American Anthems
Rock musical in which Route 66 FM leads the search for disappeared rock legend Rocky Rhodes, tracking him across America with an epic soundtrack. COLSTON HALL, BRISTOL, FRI 17 FEB.
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