Tobacco Factory
Raleigh Rd
Bristol, BS3 1TF

Cafe/Bar: 0117 902 0060
Theatre Box Office: 0117 902 0344

 

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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: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at the Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol

25 September, 2019
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By Simon Bishop
★★★★★ Opera Project have returned to Bristol with a breezy take on Rossini’s tale of young love winning the day. With a strong cast making the most of their opportunity to work in the round under the assure...
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Review: THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol

26 June, 2019
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By Mike Whitton
★★★☆☆ Right from the start there is a sense of fun, and of provocative social comment, too. On entering, the audience is greeted by members of the cast who hand out leaflets about a community project. ...
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Review: NEXT DOOR at the Spielman Theatre, Tobacco Factory, Bristol

14 June, 2019
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By Bryan J Mason
★★★★☆ Connections with others and memory of past friendships are prompted by an apparent lack of one for a recently deceased neighbour.  A series of marvellously comic and meandering vignettes are woven togeth...
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Review: THE STRANGER ON THE BRIDGE at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol

16 May, 2019
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By Bryan J Mason
★★★★★ The Stranger on the Bridge triumphs in being a genuinely thrilling theatrical retelling of the story of Jonny Benjamin who was talked out of jumping off Waterloo Bridge by a total stranger ...
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Review: OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol

24 April, 2019
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By Graham Wyles
★★★☆☆ The action of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s play (based on actual events in the history of the transportation of convicts to Australia) revolves around the staging of a play, The Recruiting Officer by Georg...
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Review: THE INTRONAUTS at the Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol

23 March, 2019
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By Graham Wyles
★★★★☆ The collaboration between Green Ginger and the Nordland Visual Centre has resulted in a show that mixes puppetry, human action and visual effects hardly bettered by cinema and which takes theatre into ar...
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Review: Wardrobe Theatre’s ROCKY SHOCK HORROR at Tobacco Factory, Bristol

14 November, 2018
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By Simon Bishop
★★★★★ Its mayhem with message approach pulls no punches in a subtext that exposes the pain of the American working class and the lure of Trump as its conduit of frustration...
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LETTERS TO WINDSOR HOUSE by Tobacco Factory Theatres Beyond at the Wardrobe, Bristol

23 March, 2017
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By Bryan J Mason
★★★★☆ In this highly entertaining, personally revealing and slightly political piece the two actual flatmates – or friends as Louise prefers to call themselves– explore the lives of people who used to live...
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WE ARE IAN by Tobacco Factory Theatres Beyond at The Wardrobe, Bristol

3 March, 2017
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By Mike Whitton
★★★★★ I really enjoyed We Are Ian, which is surprising, for I do not dance; never have, really. I suspected that I was the last person who should have been asked to review a show about the Acid House music of ...
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