Friday, August 14th, 2009
This year Bristol Old Vic will once again open its doors to the general public for free access all areas, including the 18th Century grandeur of the Theatre Royal auditorium and Coopers Hall.
The whole complex is open between the hours 10am - 4pm and there will light refreshments available from our Coffee Bar throughout the day.
For more information please call 0117 949 3993
Friday, August 14th, 2009
You can now book your place in the Young Company ONLINE for the first time!
Simply go to our website and click on the group you want to join and follow the steps through the booking process. We’re hoping this makes booking your place in the Young Company as fast and easy as possible. We would love to know what you think about the new booking system, so email any feedback to lbarron@bristol-old-vic.co.uk
Prices:
£65 per term for ages 11+
£55 per term for under 11s
or save £15 by booking for the whole year!
…..Fancy joining a second group this term? Save £20 off your second group, £30 off a third group! - this discount is NOT bookable online. If you want to book more than one group for the Autumn term please email getinvolved@bristol-old-vic.co.uk or call 0117 949 3993
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Bristol Old Vic has announced it’s autumn season, featuring a diverse programme of work that is in large part the fruit of new conversations and relationships with theatre-makers and audiences, from Bristol and beyond.
Buzzard and The Tragic and Disturbing Tale of Little Lupin are the first of five new theatre pieces,co-commissioned by Bristol Old Vic and Theatre Bristol; before September is out, BOV will also have showcased Escape to This, and the world premières of Muscle and My Green Your Grey– two exciting new plays developed though the theatre’s writers’ room initiative.
Other highlights this autumn include new work from leading South West writers Nell Leyshon and Carl Grose, physical comedy from the inimitable Spymonkey, political drama from Jenny Davis and Carib theatre; two new productions of classic plays – a new production of Rupert Goold’s 6 Characters in Search of An Author and Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory’s Uncle Vanya, a new version of Our Country’s Good by the BOV Young Company and a Christmas theatre-feast for audiences of all ages with Kneehigh in the Theatre Royal and Travelling Light in the Studio for younger ones.
As the first performances of the new season unfold Bristol Old Vic’s new Artistic and Executive Directors, Tom Morris and Emma Stenning, will be joining the theatre. Marking their arrival Tom and Emma have created Bristol JAM – the UK’s first festival of improvised performance, taking place in October. Speaking about the festival they said:
bq. “Dick Penny has set Bristol Old Vic on course for a journey of exploration and experiment. He has set us a very clear challenge: to discover what a truly engaged regional theatre might do for Bristol by making work which inspires our artists and audiences to new heights of achievement and understanding.
bq. Honouring the spirit of this challenge we are pleased to announce the first Bristol JAM – a tiny riot of improvised performance in some of the art forms which flourish across Bristol. There will be drama, music, dance, games, jazz, film, beat- box and other things which as yet have no name, all in the spirit of exploration which Dick has set as our watchword.”
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