6 – 8 June

Debating ideas of monogamy, questionable hookups and the female friendships we make throughout life

Director Alyssa Wint. Designer Annabel Edkins.

“I’ve been ‘conditioned’, right, as a woman, to think that it’s important for me to have eye contact. Affection. To feel, to feel, connected right, and I’ve never actually considered whether or not I want to be not connected.”

Tosh and Lou live in their flat, spending time sharing stories about boys, about sex, about life. But as they converse, the idea of where they sit in society begins to unravel. Over 22 scenes they debate the ideas of monogamy, questionable hookups and the female friendships we make throughout life. What will happen when Tosh and Lou try to break out of the rules they’ve been brought up into?

6pm (plus 1pm on Sat)

Scenes With Girls is showing as part of BOVTS Summer Festival – Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s season of cutting edge contemporary works. Scenes With Girls is showing as part of a double bill with The Nobodies.

Amy Guyler’s gutsy play is a gripping story of activism, power dynamics, and the lengths people will go when faced with injustice

Director Belle Streeton. Designer Annabel Edkins.

“We can exist outside their rules. Take back what’s ours. The miners tried, yeah. But we can succeed. Us vs Them.”

A community finds itself in disarray when the local hospital faces closure. As the fallout ripples through town, three ordinary citizens – a healthcare worker, a worried son and a homeless guy – bear witness to a shocking incident involving a local politician.

Seizing an opportunity, our unlikely heroes form a movement to fight for their rights and demand change – but their campaign soon spirals out of control with vigilante activists hijacking the cause. Amy Guyler’s gutsy play is a gripping story of activism, power dynamics, and the lengths people will go when faced with injustice.

8pm (plus 3pm on Sat)

The Wardrobe Theatre, The Old Market Assembly, 25 West Street, Old Market, Bristol, BS2 0DF