shows at bristol old vic...
27
Feb
29
May
Backstage Tours
These tours give you the opportunity to learn about our history as the oldest continuously working theatre in the country, the future plans for Bristol Old Vic, as well as behind the scenes secrets!
10
Mar
24
Apr
Juliet and her Romeo
Directed By Tom Morris
Fresh from co-directing the West End hit, War Horse, and Tom Stoppard and Andre Previn's orchestral experiment Every Good Boy Deserves Favour at the National Theatre, Tom Morris' own theatrical exploration of Bristol Old Vic begins with a project that has been twelve years in the making: Juliet and her Romeo, the story of a flourishing love affair in one generation, crushed by the financial and political concerns of another.
12
Mar
20
Mar
Sound and Fury's Kursk
A Young Vic and Fuel co-production
Inspired by the Russian submarine disaster of August 2000, acclaimed theatre company Sound&Fury (The Watery Part of the World and Ether Frolics) join Bryony Lavery (Stockholm) to invoke the life of submariners, fathoms below the icy seas on the fraying front line of the Cold War.
23
Mar
27
Mar
Two
Bristol Old Vic Young Company
Two, created by the Young Company with their director Tid. A magical, theatrical, exploration of balance, opposition, connection and seperation.
31
Mar
03
Apr
White Caps
A Bristol Old Vic and Theatre Bristol co-commission.
White Caps follows the journey of two unlikely companions as they embark on an epic adventure to find inner-completeness. Expressed though breakdance White Caps brings one of the worlds most exciting and raw cultures into the theatre in this unique opportunity to see two of the country's top BBoys embark on this compassionate tale of action and emotion.
08
Apr
10
Apr
Ernest and the Pale Moon
Les Enfants Terribles in association with Pins and Needles Productions
Inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock, ‘Ernest and the Pale Moon’ is a spine-chilling tale of obsession and murder.
13
Apr
17
Apr
Eurydice
by Sarah Ruhl
Eurydice is a new play by Sarah Ruhl, an exciting new voice in American drama. She re-imagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine and takes a fresh look at this timeless love story. It is directed by Bijan Sheibani who has just directed Our Class at the National Theatre and is considered the hottest theatrical talent of his generation.
27
Apr
01
May
Twelfth Night
The National Theatre's touring production for younger children
We proudly present an accessible, hour-long version of Twelfth Night from the National Theatre's Education Department, who are experimenting with a national tour and inviting Bristol Old Vic to participate.
24
May
09
Jun
Far Away
Bristol Old Vic
Associate Director Simon Godwin begins his work for the company with Far Away, an extraordinary apocalyptic play by Caryl Churchill.
28
May
29
May
Certain Dark Things
You Need Me
Certain Dark Things is a claustrophobic exploration of an illicit sexual relationship under Franco's religious dictatorship of the 1950's.


