Tag Archives: Bristol Mayfest

Tom Bailey & Jez riley French: Nightwalk

June 3rd, 2014 by

Following a year-long residency with the National Trust, this audio walk by Tom Bailey and Jez riley French features a well produced and multilayered series of sound portraits, detailing some of the history of Leigh Woods. It takes place at night which opens a number of possibilities: it changes the focus of our perception, confronts […]

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Search Party: My Son & Heir

June 3rd, 2014 by

Sometimes you get to watch artists hit their stride and step majestically into full expression of their ability and passion to perform for an audience. Here Search Party present something beautiful and excoriating, a show which hit me over the head and made my noggin ring like a bell. Pete Phillips and Jodie Hawkes, who […]

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Small Talk ¦ Photo: Matthew Andrews

Probe Theatre, Antonia Grove and Wendy Houstoun: Small Talk

May 25th, 2012 by

Small Talk is a solo performance made by choreographer Wendy Houston for performer Antonia Grove, the premise of which is an actress auditioning for a B-Movie. The performance is carried by a recording of a self-help tape teaching assertiveness. A soft voice talks us through how we can be anything we want, how we can make […]

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Belarus Free Theatre: Minsk 2011: A Reply to Kathy Acker

Belarus Free Theatre: Minsk 2011: A Reply to Kathy Acker

May 24th, 2012 by

The Belarus Free Theatre are outspoken critics of the Belarus regime – a company who have themselves faced political repression and who have first-hand experience of arrests, protests and refuge. Minsk 2011: a Reply to Kathy Acker is a theatrical telling of Minsk and its many scars, with a particular focus on freedom of expression and sexuality […]

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Jo Bannon: Exposure ¦ Photo: Stuart Rodda © 2011 Rules and Regs

Jo Bannon: Exposure

May 23rd, 2012 by

To see the world through the eyes of another is a difficult task. Yet Jo Bannon asks through her new work if that is even possible: can we ever really see each other as we really are? Exposure is the first in a projected series of works exploring concepts of ‘looking’. Set in the pitch dark, it […]

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