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The Oscar-winning co-writer of Moonlight is known for works on queerness and race. He thought his 2012 drama was a historical cautionary tale, but a new production has him musing on its continued relevance

There is plenty of fun to be had with the kids in Bristol this half term

This entertaining co-production of “Anna Karenina”, which transfers from Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre to Bristol Old Vic next month, “began as a dare”, said Fergus Morgan in The Stage. The British-Russian director Polina Kalinina was complaining to the Scottish writer Lesley Hart that Russian literary texts typically “suffered from staidness…

Audience members were understanding after the theatre's response

New artistic director Nancy Medina picks works about the power of belonging such as a queer coming-of-age story from Tarell Alvin McCraney and a musical version of David Nicholls’ Starter for Ten

Ad Infinitum's new play, If You Fall, plays at Bristol Old Vic until April 15 offers an enlightening, empathetic and often humorous portrait of the UK's underfunded care system

This new show celebrates storytelling in all forms through theatre, musical and circus performance

Set in 1933, Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror features a cast relishing the chance to shine a light on the kind of heroes often airbrushed from history

What is fact and what is fiction in Sally Cookson's powerful production about one of the nation's first professional female poets is irrelevant, as an immensely talented cast put on a blistering performance

The Monty Python member appeared at two special shows in Bristol over the weekend

We've pulled together a list of free activities for children in February half term