Arts and Entertainment - South West
Ian Newman • December 3, 2018
You could be forgiven for thinking that the performing arts and entertainment scene in England begins and ends in London, however the South West does have a few leading lights of its own.
The Bristol 'Old Vic' is a magnificent theatre dating back to the Georgian period and many fine actors, now household names, attended the stage school. This grand old lady has recently undergone a major refurbishment.
The Old Vic doesn't fly the flag on her own, though. The Hippodrome, the Colston Hall, the O2 Academy and St George's Arts Centre are all excellent venues too.
DNA is a wonderful thing. Now we all have access to DNA profiling, strange and unexpected anomalies have come to light. Those of us living in the western fringes of the United Kingdom; Cornwall, West Devon, Wales feel a kinship and regarded ourselves as Celts. So it's interesting that there is a very strong link between those areas 'DNA - wise' but not with the Celts who migrated across central Europe and up through Iberia during the Iron Age. So perhaps, genetically, we aren't Celts but, in fact, descended from the Ancient Britons who took on the Celtic lifestyle because they liked the look of it.
Highlighting the great diversity of tradition, folklore and heritage in the South West of England.
