thu 15/05/2025

Bristol

Terry Riley Celebration, St George's Bristol & Bristol Old Vic

Terry Riley is one of the great unsung heroes of contemporary music, the ur-minimalist who shaped the creative paths of John Adams, Peter Townshend, Mike Oldfield and Philip Glass, to name just a sample of the wide range of musicians who have been...

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The Misanthrope, Bristol Old Vic

Bitch, boast and gossip: Dorothea Myer-Bennett as Célimène  and Simon Armstrong as Alceste in 'The Misanthrope'

When Tony Harrison transposed his version of Molière’s The Misanthrope from the 17th century to the early 1970s, he managed with his characteristic and brilliant combination of savagery and wit to make the play feel totally contemporary. For...

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The Museum of Stokes Croft, Bristol

Banksy's imposing mural, 'The Mild Mild West', is Stokes Croft's main visitor attraction

Bristolians were invited to make history last weekend. The city saw the opening of the Museum of Stokes Croft, a one-room cabinet of contemporary urban curiosities that includes fake neighbourhood relics and archaeological finds, an early Banksy T-...

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