The Department for Culture, Media and Sport today announced BOV will receive a vital £610,466 package of financial support as part of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. This amount will support the historic theatre’s survival for the immediate future . . .

Mark Goucher, Chief Executive of the Everyman, said “This announcement is welcome news for an industry that has been put in real distress by the ongoing closures. We hope to get clarity soon on how we can access this support and use it to continue our vital education and community outreach work . . .

In the wake of the government’s cultural investment announcement pledging £1.5bn to keep the UK Arts Sector afloat, BOV’s Artistic Director Tom Morris said today. “We are delighted by the scale and range of last night’s nnouncement. . .

It is difficult to see when theatres can open again until both audiences and performers are able to be safe. The immediate physicality of theatre is both its greatest strength and, in these strange times, its greatest weakness

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School today announces that Fiona Francombe has been appointed as the School’s new Principal/CEO. Currently Director of The Bottle Yard Studios . . .

Some good news for a change – The Nigel Havers Theatre Company launches with the inaugural production of Noel Coward’s classic comedy Private Lives starring Patricia Hodge & Nigel Havers. The plan is that the UK Tour will begin at Theatre Royal Bath on 1st October 2020.