PHOTO BY BEN ROBINS PHOTOGR APHY
SPOTLIGHT
Blaise Castle orangery we’ll grudgingly admit that the non-Bristol bits of HDM are filmed in Wales
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Christmas shows
BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE (YOURS) “It’s our job to provide something beautiful, uplifting and entertaining for the city at Christmas,” Bristol Old Vic’s Tom Morris told us back in September – and lo, we now have the full details of the theatre’s ‘lockdown winter-warmer’ season, headlined by the return of two absolute crowd-pleasers: a livestream of The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, and the online release of the theatre’s most popular-ever Christmas show, A Christmas Carol. The Bristol Old Vic At Home pilot season was launched during the first lockdown to provide a creative digital lifeline to audiences across the city and beyond. It included a fi e-week season
of streamed productions, achieving 335,000 views through the summer when the UK was unable to access live theatre. Now, once again, the theatre is finding ways for audiences and theatremakers to stay connected and creative with a second season of hits and classic shows from the back catalogue, available via the website with a season pass, alongside live-streamed theatre events. All of the second season’s video-ondemand productions are about to be revealed, and the £12.99 season pass is available to pre-order, giving access to the full season until February 2021. For more: bristololdvic.org.uk/at-home
Industry
Location, location
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BRISTOL ON THE BOX
We’re stuck indoors; we may as well watch the telly. The good news is that two ma or ristol-filmed shows the second season of the three-part Philip Pullman epic His Dark Materials, and brand-new drama Industry – have just begun on BBC 1 and 2 respectively. In the top photo you can see Blaise Orangery being transformed once again into the elaborately ethereal portal between worlds in His Dark Materials. Filming also took place on Elmdale Road for a chase scene, in which Lyra can be seen running out of the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Very much set in the here and now, Lena Dunham’s taut new series Industry, which sounds a bit like a cross between This Life and The Apprentice, follows a group of recent university graduates aiming to make their mark at a leading investment bank. Locations include Queen Square and Corn Street, the Frogmore area and York Place. It’s had great reviews, incidentally. For more: filmbristol.co.uk
Tourism
‘ARC AT EE. . .
In a joint application with We The Curious, local architect Nick Stubbs has submitted plans for rc ristol a world-first glass iewing cabin that would allow passengers to marvel at the city from 69 metres in the sky. Arc would be able to take 42 passengers on a 20-minute scenic flight to admire ristol s dynamic landscape, while an onboard pilot explains the city’s history and the heritage sites below. For more: arc.global
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