Theatre

Culture vulture: your July hitlist

Missing the theatre and live venues? Until normal service resumes for the arts world, here's some inspiration for for July - podcasts, books, music and theatre.
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical

Like a rainbow on a rainy day, Beautiful – now on at the Bristol Hippodrome – delights with the music of extraordinary songwriting talent Carole King.
Review: Romantics Anonymous

This soft-centred confection about a pair of shy chocolate makers, at the Bristol Old Vic, brings some Gallic warmth to long winter nights
Review: Peter Pan Goes Wrong

The guys behind the celebrated The Play That Goes Wrong are back with this disaster-filled seasonal comedy
Review: Reasons to Stay Alive

A play about depression might not sound much fun, but there’s lots to enjoy in this theatrically inventive adaptation of the number one bestseller at Bristol Old Vic...
Review: Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of)

There's not a bonnet in sight in this joyfully irreverent, all-female adaptation of the Jane Austen classic at the Bristol Old Vic
Awesome Autumn culture planner

It's all going on! Behold, your cheat-sheet to the season's best art, theatre, TV, books and film in the UK, as curated by Muddy's extremely cultural Kerry Potter.
Summer’s best outdoor theatre

From Shakespeare to Austen to Dickens and beyond, there's an al-fresco production for everyone this season.
Review: Matilda the Musical

Does the stage production, now on at the Bristol Hippodrome, make its mark after such an adored book and iconic film?
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

Melly Still and Rona Munro’s adaptation of Louis de Bernières classic novel is a triumph of theatre - turning a glorious mixture of drama, dance, movement and music into a satisfying whole.