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Bristol Old Vic Trust
Theatre Royal
King Street
Bristol BS1 4ED
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Box Office: 0117 987 7877
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ALL THAT FALL at the Bristol Old Vic Paintshop

All That Fall originated as a radio play, but why adapt it for the theatre if not to let us see it? It might be thought that we are being short-changed, but in fact much is gained in the darkness. One reason is that thi...
THE TROJAN WOMEN at Bristol Old Vic Studio

This, thankfully, is a version which remains largely true to the spirit of the original while clearly having a direct relevance to our own troubled times. Writer Brendan Kennelly’s language is vigorously contemporary, ...
CURRIED GOAT AND FISH FINGERS and CHECK THE LABEL at Bristol Old Vic Studio.

Burton and Chambers’ show is what you’d expect from the title, an idiosyncratic blending of cultures. But it’s also a joyful and watchful journey inside black Britain, presented with great wit and intellect by two ...
I KNOW ALL THE SECRETS IN MY WORLD at the Bristol Old Vic Studio

Written and directed by artistic director Natalie Ibu, I Know… represents the company’s most ambitious production and tour so far. Ibu describes the motivation behind the play: “A transformative moment – where th...
PINK MIST at Bristol Old Vic

It tells the story of three young Bristol boys, friends since primary school, who enlist in the army to escape the banality and tick-tock drudgery of civilian life. Arthur has been driving cars off the container ships at...
Return of JANE EYRE to the Bristol Old Vic

Apart from making the play a little more accessible to some theatre-going punters little has changed in terms of the overall arc of the play. Any temptation to concentrate on the love story has been resisted, with due we...
ST JOAN OF THE STOCKYARDS at the Bristol Old Vic

I think it is clear why St Joan of the Stockyards has seldom been revived. At one point Joan steps out of character to exclaim, ‘I don’t know what’s going on in this play anymore!’ and I suspect that many in the ...
THE NIGHT THAT AUTUMN TURNED TO WINTER at the Bristol Old Vic Studio

The show has the warm, cosy feel of a picture book come to life. The set and costumes washed in an amber glow have a lovely wrapped-up-against-the-cold-world tinge. It also has a very inspiring ‘make do and mend’ eth...
SLEEPING BEAUTY at the Bristol Old Vic

The British are funny about their Christmas traditions; you can tamper with them so far, but no further. It is a time of excess and that goes for the acting as well – no naturalism please, we’re British. It is a brav...
The Madame Macadam Travelling Theatre at Bristol Old Vic Studio

Thomas Kilroy’s play is set in a small village in the neutral Republic of Ireland during the Second World War. With the rest of Europe going up in flames the fledgling Republic’s stance was a kind of denial of the re...
AND THEN COME THE NIGHTJARS at the Bristol Old Vic

In folklore, Nightjars are emblematic portends of death. We hear the song of the bird at crucial junctures in this story. But despite the shadowy nature of the tale, Roberts’ writing always manages to dance along. Thes...
RAYMONDO at the Bristol Old Vic

Marcus Hamblett’s clever music score augments the atmosphere, and shifts in mood are emphasized by skillfully placed changes in the lighting, but above all Raymondo is a dazzling display of unconventional story-telling...