Shakespeare

• Theatre / romeo and juliet

  Rehearsals are underway for rap-infused Romeo and Juliet at Bristol Old Vic

  Shakespeare’s most famous love story is enhanced with rap, soul and R&B

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• Theatre / Reviews

  Review: Play On!, Bristol Old Vic – ‘A toe-tapping extravaganza’

  The ‘Twelfth Night’-inspired show is a Talawa Theatre Company and Belgrade Theatre co-production

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• Theatre / Black joy

  ‘Play On!’: Bristol Old Vic welcomes 1940s jazz musical version of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

  The Duke Ellington soundtracked show is part of Talawa’s Black Joy season

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• Theatre / Reviews

  Review: The Lord Chamberlain’s Men present: Hamlet, Tyntesfield – ‘An unforgettable evening’

  The UK's leading all male open air theatre company are celebrating their 20 year anniversary

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• Theatre / Reviews

  Review: Player Kings, Bristol Hippodrome – ‘From the philosophy of honour to the wonders of sherry’

  Robert Icke has condensed Shakespeare’s Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 into a nearly four hour play

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• Theatre / Previews

  Bristol School of Acting dive into the radical, Hamlet-inspired world of ‘Elsinore’

  The original show is devised by BSA students and directed by The Wardrobe Ensemble’s Tom Brennan

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• News / Shakespeare

  Shakespeare Week flash mob at SS Great Britain

  Pupils from Hotwells Primary School also took part in a circus workshop with Circomedia

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• Theatre / Reviews

  Review: Macbeth, Bristol Old Vic – ‘A brilliant example of how to update Shakespeare for modern audiences’

  English Touring Theatre in association with Bristol Old Vic present 'The Scottish Play'

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