Bristol Revunions are some people’s favourite Sketch gang. They’re back in MR5C doing a show full of sketches and other fantastical comedy things. Under the guise of ‘Class 4D’, they hash out a whole load of comedy imaginings during their ‘detention hour’. Forced to work together by their depressed teacher Mr. Rajiv, they rattle out [...]
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This is the final part of our three-part feature on Bristol improv. See Part One for more info about the local groups and the Bristol Improv Network for interviews with all the visiting troupes. Instant Wit – Virtuosos in the short form field, these guys specialise in what they call ‘quickfire’ improv- a series of sketches, [...]
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Duuh duuh, duh duh duuh. Duh, duh duuh. Duh, duh duuh. Duh, duh DUUH. If you didn’t recognise that tune, it was the main theme of the Lord of the Rings, a tune I am well familiar with having spent many hours composing it by ear on the composer function of my Nokia 3410 in [...]
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Do not miss a Mark Olver-organised comedy night while you’re still a student at Bristol. It just happens that Olver, the King of Bristol comedy, on the first night of his Comedy Preview Week at The Wardrobe Theatre, above The White Bear pub, is not actually here (he’ll MC for the rest of the week, [...]
Continue reading …Well, that whistle-stop tour in our last feature sure was exciting wasn’t it? In fact, I enjoyed the travel analogy so much, let’s extend it a little further! The tour has just ended, and you, dear reader, are getting off the carriage, when a smartly dressed driver approaches with your name written on a little [...]
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Bristol Improv Soc have accumulated a fair few plaudits in recently. They’ve gotten four and five star reviews at Edinburgh. They’ve gone from one of Bristol’s more obscure performing arts societies to a dynamic, cutting edge comedy troupe, and alongside their Edinburgh shows they’ve been performing regularly above the Hill pub, showcasing their short form, [...]
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In amongst the hype surrounding Bristol’s first student ballet you might have heard that Bristol Revunions, also known as Revs, are putting on their first show of the year at the union in the black box that is MR5C. The show is conceptually based around the idea of a DVD interface, complete with intentionally shoddy [...]
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The Bristol Old Vic is a real hotbed for performance, one hell of an attractive venue and throws a pretty awesome festival. I am of course referring to the Bristol Jam which kicked off last night, with Tom Morris, the Old Vic’s artistic director and previously one of the creative visionaries behind the stage version of [...]
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Bristol is, if it you haven’t already heard, a pretty buzzing city, with a fair few things to shout about when it comes to culture and performance. Whilst there’s plenty to see in the city itself, the university is also a hotbed for student theatre and comedic talent. There are multiple student societies dedicated to [...]
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Wes Anderson is not exactly mainstream. His films have been criticised for being bland, self-indulgent, and his characters lambasted for their seeming emotional detachment. For those who are unfamiliar with his work, the key characteristic of his films is a highly controlled and self-aware understatement, played off against ever so slightly surreal or absurd people [...]
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