Tobacco Factory Theatres produces and presents excellent theatre in its iconic building in Bristol, offsite in the South West and on tour nationally and internationally.
We present a jam-packed programme of diverse and exciting shows, workshops and events, from international comedy acts to opera, family shows to modern classics and timeless masterpieces. It also runs an expansive programme of engagement, participation and development opportunities for young people, artists and audiences.
Tobacco Factory Theatres has forged an inspirational path to becoming one of the country’s most respected venues. The diversity of the programme, combined with the astonishing average attendance capacity of 80%, make it one of the most well-attended, loved and popular theatres in the country.
We are at a key moment in the theatre’s evolution and a step change in the level of our ambitions. We recognise that a truly great theatre is all about the consistent production of great shows and to achieve this we are investing ambitiously in more of our own productions and co-productions with key partners.
The redevelopment of Tobacco Factory Theatres saw it building the brand new 84-seat Spielman Theatre, refurbishing backstage areas and improving front of house areas in 2018.
Review: BIG BOYS DON’T CRY at Tobacco Factory Theatres
9 February, 2023
By Keith Erskine
★★★★☆ It is a delightfully quirky romp through masculinity as seen by these two. Of course it has to end in a fight as all male fables do....
2022 was a year when theatres fully reopened, when live performance returned bursting with energy and inventiveness and gloriously free from all the Covid-caveats and restrictions. ...
Review: BEAUTIFUL EVIL THINGS at Tobacco Factory Theatres
21 October, 2022
By Graham Wyles
★★★★★ Never was the story of the classical Greek heroes and villains better told. This is Homer on a good day, excited by his own storytelling, playing all the characters to an enthralled audience....
★★★★★ Carver, Walsh and Brady’s complete command and razor-sharp delivery of the script leaves you feeling you have been in a room with your own relatives hammering it out, I urge you to see it....
New Artistic Director and CEO at Tobacco Factory Theatres
5 July, 2022
By StageTalk
Heidi Vaughan has been appointed as Tobacco Factory Theatres' new Artistic Director and Chief Executive, succeeding Mike Tweddle after six years in the role...