In collaboration with Sparkfest, the Komedia has hosted the Sound Out Fest, three evenings- 1st, 2nd and 3rd June- of...
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SparkFest 2021 Reviews
The Arts Show is delighted to be collaborating with Bath Spa Productions as a media supporter for SparkFest 2021.
Discover independent reviews from a selection of events throughout the festival below.
Nik & Nigel have combined their creative practices, smashing together the approaches of business, tech & the arts, and seek to play a new role in empowering people to live happy and fulfilled lives by providing access to opportunities to be creative. More broadly, the show is contributing to the the growth of the South West's arts sector providing opportunities for artists and organisations to reach new audiences, develop work and thrive.
Club Supreme ★★★★½
Club Supreme is not just a theatre performance, it’s an experience. Become a member and you will achieve your full...
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Herb Sits Alone ★★★★
What happens inside our heads when we have an existential crisis? Are our thoughts merely goldfish swimming round and round...
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Aunt Flo’s School for Girls ★★★★★
We are entering a new era of comedy. At least, I hope we are. The age old favourite phrase of...
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The Neat Freak ★★★★½
When a subject becomes taboo, it is easy for misunderstanding and misinformation to fill the vacuum left by the silent...
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Mirage ★★★★★
Mirage by Divija Melally was a powerful exploration of discrimination and violence against women told through a fusion of the...
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Freak Show ★★★
Freak Show explores the dark underbelly of the typical circus trope through puppetry, looking to create empathy for characters that...
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Echoes ★★★★★
Echoes is a virtual multi-sensory exhibition hosted on Mozilla Hubs - an online environment in which audience-observers can interact with...
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Me ‘Ansum ★★★★
Perhaps one of the most creatively exciting things to come out of lockdown has been the rise and evolution of...
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Honeycomb Grove ★★★★★
On Wednesday 19th May, at Widcombe Social Club, SparkFest played host to a concert co-headlined by Shooga Bloom and Mazaratee......
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Nhair ★★★★
Theatre is the space of the taboo. Whether it’s one of Ibsen’s domestic dramas, an in-yer-face play or even a...
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Submersed ★★★
The water levels are rising and this is imaginatively illustrated in Submersed, a show part of Sparkfest an online and...
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The Monstrous Feminine ★★★
The Monstrous Feminine stars women who are not your average Barbie dolls. During this explorative piece by a group of...
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The Seven Stages of Woman ★★
Music is universal. It transcends the usual barriers of communication and translation; in its rhythms and phrases we can interpret...
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Mother Tongue ★★★★★
Apocalyptic plots and stories of hubristic doom feel as close to reality as ever in these troubling times. Yet, like...
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SUPER SPREADER, sex in lockdown ★★★
Lockdown, social distancing and… sex? It’s a tricky combination that many of us have had to try and navigate in...
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