August 16th, 2010
So, the new brochure is out and it is shinier then ever. The message this season is ‘Play’.
First up we have the unstoppable Kneehigh, with The Red Shoes (14-25 Sep) - a typically dark family story told in their much loved style. Kneehigh are everybody’s favourite theatre company and tickets for this show are already selling out so if you haven’t already, book now!
After the wonderful Uncle Vanya, last year, Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory return with Moliere’s The Misanthrope (30 Sep - 23 Oct) - director Andrew Hilton has a Midas touch and we’re fully expecting another golden performance.
Bristol Jam (26 Oct - 6 Nov) is back! The festival of improvised performance returns with another packed line-up, ready to wow and amaze off the cuff. Whether it’s an entirely improvised musical, comedy or play you’re looking for - we have it all. Check out http://bristoljam.ning.com/ for listings info.
Taking advantage of our fantastic acoustics in the Theatre Royal, Bellowhead (11 Nov) once again stamp the boards and bring a vibrant evening of music to Bristol Old Vic. Tickets are nearly gone so now is the time to book!
The beat-boxer Schlomo brings his amazing, energetic show Boxed (16 - 20 Nov) to Bristol Old Vic. The voice-box wizard teams up with the fantastic Vocal Orchestra for a night of tub-thumping theatrics.
The big Christmas show this year is Swallows and Amazons (1 Dec - 15 Jan). Pull on your pirate hats and bring the kids to see this fantastic show directed by Tom Morris and with original music by the Devine Comedy’s Neil Hannon. This is a must see for family’s this Christmas. Tickets are on sale now!
For the younger children this Christmas, the beautiful Travelling Light return to the Studio with Boing! (7 Dec - 9 Jan). For some great dance, music and general loveliness - don’t miss it.
Performance poet, Inua Ellams, comes to the Studio with his realist story Untitled (23 - 25 Sep). This is a lyrical tale of twins separated at infancy and now living different lives in Nigeria and England.
Tim Crouch’s The Authur (28 Sep - 2 Oct) promises to divide audiences by disturbing and delighting in equal measure, whilst White Caps (6 - 9 Oct) will be dancing its way into the Studio Theatre.
For something a little different, Under Glass (9 - 13 Nov) puts it’s performers in huge glass jars, blending imagery, choreography, music and poetry. Ivan and the Dogs (16 - 20 Nov) is a piece of new writing which has been developed through Bristol Old Vic’s Writer’s Room, whereas Jason and Medea (24 - 27 Nov) comes from the unrelentingly brilliant Bristol Old Vic Young Company.
Bristol Old Vic is also holding its fundraising event Winter Revels (14 Nov), with some big names coming to our stage for an evening of words and song. Participants include Samantha Bond, Stephanie Cole, Allan Corduner, Pete Postlethwaite, Pamela Miles, Tim Piggot-Smith, Louise Plowright, Greta Scacchi, Simon Shepherd and John Telfer.
So, a packed season. Be sure to contact Box Office on 0117 987 7877 for further details and to book your tickets.
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July 29th, 2010
This weekend sees the arrival of the Harbour Festival and Bristol Old Vic is taking over King Street. Not only will you be able to enjoy performances from our very own, fantastic Young Company (listed in the previous post), but we will also be laying on a BBQ and a bar out on the cobbles. And as if that wasn’t enough, there are also backstage tours of the theatre available at a mere £2 per head. So if heat gets too much, come and relax with a Pimms or have a quick peek behind the curtain of the oldest, working theatre in Britain.
BBQ includes:
- Aberdeen Angus Burgers
- Falafel & Spinach Burgers
- Kebabs
- Corn on the Cobs
Bar will be stocked with:
- Ice cold Pimms
- Bath Ales
- Selection of beers and ciders
See you there!
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July 23rd, 2010
To further cement Bristol Old Vic’s increasingly relevent status in the Bristolian conscience, we are collaborating with the fantastic Bristol Harbour Festival, pedestrianising King Street for a weekend of theatrical spectacle, performance and participatory events.
Bristol Old Vic’s pioneering Young Company will turn the cobbled street into a temporary performance space. The performances will involve around 100 young people from across the city, who are busy working with professional artists to create and rehearse two new pieces of work especially commissioned for the festival.
Alongside these showcase performances there will be opportunities for Festival goers to explore Bristol Old Vic through a guided tour, to have a cup of coffee in the café, to meet some of the Bristol Old Vic team, and for younger audience members, to find out how they can get involved in the Young Company on a regular basis.
On the horizon:
- Fallen - A performance that explores flight, risk and falling in love, directed by Miranda Cromwell
- Run - Join our running club! and dare to ask, what am I running from? directed by Jesse Jones
Also in the programme is a special, informal performance of Dr Seuss’s whimsical bedtime story told by Year 6 of the Bristol Old Vic Young Company, directed by Rosie Giarratana.
To find out how the team are getting on in rehearsals have a look at the facebook page here – www.facebook.com/bristolyc
For more information click HERE
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July 8th, 2010
Bristol theatre-makers are currently fermenting work at Bristol Old Vic and are in need of your assistance!
There is, for the next couple of weeks (2 - 17 July), an eclectic selection of plays, poems and performances being showcased in different parts of the building - all of which are in various stages of development. Be it a rehearsed reading or an embryonic idea looking for clarification, the artists involved are in desperate need of feedback, comment and analysis. The whole purpose of the initiative is to help nurture local talent whilst simultaneously providing inexpensive entertainment for audiences. With tickets ranging from £4 to FREE, we want to encourage you to become a part of the theatre-making process.
If you have seen any of the shows we would love to hear your thoughts… however candid! Feel free to post comments on this thread, and we can pass them on to the artists involved. You can also post comments on the main website HERE, or alternatively do it the old-fashioned way with pen and paper and post it into one of the boxes around the theatre.
You feedback is ESSENTIAL to Bristol Ferment so please, don’t be shy!
POST YOUR COMMENTS BELOW!
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June 25th, 2010
Tomorrow sees the final performances of The Crucible and Jane Eyre, the final bow for students at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. The reaction has been great. Reviews have filtered in from Venue and The Bristol Evening Post and they are very complimentary.
“Under Sue Wilson’s fine direction, the graduating BOVTS cast manage the play’s relentlessly mounting tension brilliantly” Venue on The Crucible (4 stars).
“Pitman-Wallace’s excellent direction and Hall’s flawless script” Bristol Evening Post on Jane Eyre (6/10).
So again we wave goodbye to another brood of budding thesps (some, its fair to say, have blossomed already). However, there are still tickets left for the performances tonight and tomorrow (mat & eve) so if you haven’t yet had a chance to see the future of British acting talent - come along!
Ticket are available via the Box Office on 0117 987 7877 or click HERE for The Crucible or HERE for Jane Eyre.
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