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• Theatre Review: The Great British Country Fete at the Tobacco Factory

  ... trio from 1980s children’s TV show ‘Rainbow’), here is your answer… they have been metamorphosed into the cast of stand-up comedian Russell Kane’s musical extravaganza ‘The Great British Country Fete’. The main theatre at Bedminster’s Tobacco ...

• Peter's Friends: Tobacco Factory

  ... he? Of course, he does! Our first main act is Nigel Mead, who is an extremely adept showman with a good line in patter and ... the packed house clearly had a fantastic time, and it was great to see traditional entertainment free of fancy technology displays ...

• All the Fun of the Fair: Hippodrome

  ... as grieving widower and funfair owner Levi Lee, who is attempting to keep his wayward son on the rails while simultaneously trying ... slow start, the show soon gathered momentum and became a great night's entertainment. And unlike many musicals that have based their ...

• Theatre interview: Michael Ball in Hairspray at the Bristol Hippodrome

  ... the dimpled one. Britain’s leading musical star is back as the larger-than-life Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, which plays Bristol ... a genuine talent and really funny guy… he looks like a great kisser, too! “We have some wonderful cast members in the touring ...

• The Sleep Book, Run and Fallen

  ... Old Vic’s Young Company. Bristol Old Vic Young Company is an ensemble of 450 young people, who work  with professional artists to make work driven by theatrical curiosity. And what a great idea to incorporate this into the Harbour Festival. With the smells of a ...

• The Sleep Book, Run and Fallen

  ... Old Vic’s Young Company. Bristol Old Vic Young Company is an ensemble of 450 young people, who work  with professional artists to make work driven by theatrical curiosity. And what a great idea to incorporate this into the Harbour Festival. With the smells of a ...

• Theatre Review: Charity Shop Cabaret at the Tobacco Factory

  ... Charity Shop Cabaret The Charity Shop Cabaret is part of the Edinburgh or Bust mini-season at the Tobacco Factory, which has ... be ironed out after a few more shows. The silliness is great fun, the opening and closing song and dance routines are top notch, and ...

• Theatre Interview: Michael Praed

  Backstage of the Birmingham Hippodrome is buzzing as cast and crew prepare for a matinee performance of the ... Fisher who played the role at the London Palladium to great acclaim for 15 months, is a truly uplifting musical. The show ... and put Michael on the map. “It was a lot of fun,” laughs Michael. “We filmed it in and around Bristol and it was a ...

• Theatre preview: Edinburgh or Bust at the Tobacco Factory

  ... at the Tobacco Factory and Brewery theatres. This is the third Edinburgh or Bust festival and Tobacco Factory Director Ali ... into the true story of her 1912 Olympic medal-winning great grandfather. “I think Charity Shop Cabaret is going to be really ...

• Theatre interview: Bristol Old Vic autumn season

  ... audiences in the city. “The most vital thing is that people have turned up in their droves. All the conventional wisdom says ... instinct never dies in any human, which I think is great. “There is always some part of us that wants to crawl under a ...