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HOW TO WIN AGAINST HISTORY
From:19-06-2025
To:12-07-2025
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Henry Cyril Paget was one of the world’s wealthiest men, until he lost it all by being too damn fabulous.

The 5th Marquis of Anglesey blew his family’s colossal fortune on diamond frocks, lilac-dyed poodles and putting on simply amazing plays – to which nobody came – causing a very Edwardian scandal. His fabulous flame burned brightly, briefly and extremely cross-dressingly until he died at just 29, after which his outraged family destroyed every record of him ever having had existed. Now Henry’s back to tell his regrettable cautionary tale, with nothing to his name but savage wit, banging belters and a metric tonne of sparkle.

This fierce and tragi-gorgeous comedy musical is a true story about expectations, masculinity, privilege and failure on an epic scale. It’s about feeling desperately weird and alone, but knowing that to fit in would cost you everything.

How To Win Against History was the solid gold, diamante-studded hit of Edinburgh Fringe 2016, widely acclaimed by the critics and winner of The Stage Edinburgh Award and Broadway Baby Bobby. Now Bristol Old Vic and The Olivier Award-winning Producers of Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!, Fleabag and Baby Reindeer are bringing it back in a new production: bigger and more sparkly than ever for 2025, marking the 150th anniversary of Paget’s birth.

He’s having a bit of a moment, and you’re all invited to his fabulous party.

Ages 12+

DELAY
From:19-06-2025
To:05-07-2025
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Lin, an astronaut, speeds towards a distant planet. He’s on a pioneering mission to create a new home for humankind.

It’s a solo expedition. His only human contact is an exchange of voice messages with his lover, Silas, back on Earth.

But thanks to the laws of relativity, Silas is ageing so much faster than Lin. Days for the astronaut will be decades for the lover left behind.

Disasters befall the spacecraft; planet Earth falls apart; Silas and Lin’s love is tested to the limit.

A suspenseful, heart-wrenching yet hopeful drama about saying what you mean, and saying goodbye.

Timothy X Atack’s writing includes the multi-award-winning FOREST 404 for BBC Sounds, and HEARTWORM, winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. DELAY is directed by Tanuja Amarasuriya (DARK LAND LIGHT HOUSE Bristol Old Vic, OUT OF SORTS Theatre 503) and produced by Amanda Fawcett in a co-production with Bristol Old Vic.

Ages 12+

Approximately 1 Hour 20 mins

BRISTOL PRIDE COMEDY NIGHT
From:06-07-2025
To:06-07-2025
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The Bristol Pride Comedy Night is one of the highlights of the festival and Bristol Pride once again present an incredible line-up of award winning artists.

The best names in the circuit are coming to Bristol to celebrate with Pride at this special fundraising evening!

THE LINEUP:
Jayde Adams (Host)
Ania Magliano
Priya Hall
Mark Bittlestone
Sophie Duker

Ages: 16+

Approximately 2 Hours 30 mins

THIS IS NOT A GARDEN
From:10-07-2025
To:12-07-2025
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This is not a garden; it’s a community, a refuge, a home for its beguiling inhabitants who bicker and squabble.

Under the prying eyes of the Allotment Association, they must rally and bud together to survive. But have they lost the plot already?

A strange air shrouds the land and unease is spreading.

Be careful where you tread.

Paper Cow Ensemble is a group of 8 young theatre-makers established through the Made in Bristol programme at Bristol Old Vic. They are passionate about making theatre that combines humour with impactful themes. Committed to telling unique stories, their playful theatre-making approach will resonate with a wide breadth of audience.

Ages: 12+

Approximately 1 Hour

LAST RITES
From:15-07-2025
To:19-07-2025
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Last Rites combines exciting physical, non-verbal storytelling with dynamic projection and an immersive soundtrack that can be felt and heard. Told through a Deaf man’s unique perspective, this show tells the passionate and poignant story of a complex relationship cut short.

Travelling from the UK to India, Arjun needs to carry out his father’s funeral rites. But how can he perform an ancient Hindu practice that was never passed on? In life, his father wouldn’t learn sign language, but in death Arjun needs to find a way to say goodbye. He creates his own intimate, final ceremony that brings to life a rich tapestry of shared memories.

Internationally acclaimed theatre makers Ramesh Meyyappan and George Mann collaborate for the first time in multi-award-winning theatre company Ad Infinitum’s (Translunar Paradise ★★★★★ The Observer, Light ★★★★★ The Times) moving new performance celebrating the transformative power of grief and parenthood.

Ages 14+

Approximately 1 Hour 5 mins

THE CHAOS THAT HAS BEEN AND WILL NO DOUBT RETURN
From:15-07-2025
To:19-07-2025
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"If this town gave out a collective breath of exhaustion, buildings would shake across the whole of England."
Two best mates. One HUGE party. Luton pinned by austerity. An evening of noughties bangers and shots of shitty gin mixed with the chaos of violence. A night to remember!

Winners of the 2022 Untapped Award, Chalk Line presents The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return.

Packed with swagger, it hurls at a rapid pace with linguistic vigour and unfolds in real time. It's a tapestry of violence and joy parading through Luton.

Ages: 12+

Approximately 1 Hour 5 mins

HELI LAUGHS
From:21-07-2025
To:21-07-2025
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Your laughs can help save lives!

Back at Bristol Old Vic for a fifth year, Heli Laughs are delighted to host an evening of the biggest laughs from Bristol and the UK’s best comedians! 100% of proceeds will go to support Great Western Air Ambulance Charity and their lifesaving mission.

Approximately 2 Hours 30 mins

WE ARE HERE TO SHARE
From:21-07-2025
To:21-07-2025
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Beyond Face presents an evening showcasing fresh new early-stage work from exciting global majority artists based in Bristol and the surrounding areas.

We are Here to Share is Beyond Face’s regular scratch night programme. It’s a platform for global majority artists to share their work at different stages of development and an opportunity for audiences to experience new work and offer feedback.

Featuring the work of Beyond Face’s Associate Artists Lau Batty and Rozelle Gemma alongside other local artists, the evening will feature new writing exploring urgent themes and thought provoking subject matter.

Each piece will be at different stages of its development. Come along, support and celebrate the creativity and new work of diverse local artists.

MARIO THE MAKER MAGICIAN
From:22-07-2025
To:24-07-2025
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Fresh off a sold out Off-Broadway run and recently featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon!

Robots and magic and slapstick… oh my! Contagiously upbeat and full of heart, the ever-endearing Mario leads you through a romping explosion of energy and belly laughs punctuated with moments of heart and emotion that will catch you by surprise.

Not “just a kids’ show,” Mario the Maker Magician is an all-ages theatre experience… for adults, kids, families… everyone.

Mario also has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Sesame Street, Universal Kids, and live on tour with David Blaine, who calls him "the best kids’ magician in the world!!”

Winner: 2024 Adelaide Fringe BEST Kids & Family Award

Ages: 4-7

Approximately 1 Hour

DINOSAUR WORLD LIVE
From:25-07-2025
To:27-07-2025
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Dinosaur World Live returns! Dare to experience dangers and delights in this roar-some interactive show for all the family.

Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child's favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor and Segnosaurus!

A special meet and greet after the show offers all our brave explorers the chance to make a new dinosaur friend.

Don’t miss this entertaining and mind-expanding Jurassic adventure, live on stage. Book now before tickets become extinct!

Ages 3+

Approximately 0 Hour 50 mins

OHIO
From:02-09-2025
To:13-09-2025
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An exhilarating and celebratory true story about losing faith and finding hope in the darkest of places.

When Shaun turned his back on the church, he found a new home in music. Confronted now with acute degenerative hearing loss, he’s making the choice to live joyfully in the face of life’s many unanswerable questions.

Featuring creative captions, Ohio is an intimate and rousing new musical experience from Obie-winning Indie-folk duo and married couple The Bengsons and the Olivier Award-winning producers of Fleabag, Baby Reindeer and Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!

Approximately 1 Hour 10 mins

STARTER FOR TEN
From:10-09-2025
To:11-10-2025
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What is eighteen-year-old Brian Jackson’s proudest achievement to date? His A-level results. His idol? Kate Bush. His lifelong dream? To compete on legendary TV quiz show University Challenge. It’s 1985 and, leaving Southend to start his first year at Bristol University, Brian soon discovers that falling in love and growing up take a lot more than general knowledge…

Adapted from the hilarious novel by bestselling author David Nicholls and the popular 2006 film, Starter for Ten is a coming-of-age comedy musical about love, belonging and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom. Featuring an irresistible original soundtrack inspired by the riotous student scene of the ’80s, it was nominated for Best Musical Production at the UK Theatre Awards 2024.

“Laugh-out-loud funny” (★★★★★ Lifestyle District) Mel Giedroyc reprises her roles as Brian’s mum Irene and Bamber Gascoigne’s irresistible sidekick Julia Bland.

Book and lyrics co-written by Emma Hall and Charlie Parham, with original score and lyrics by Hatty Carman and Tom Rasmussen. Directed by Charlie Parham.

Please note that we cannot guarantee the appearance of specific performers. Cast members’ performance schedules are subject to change, including unavailability, holidays or illness.

University Challenge recreation licensed from Richard Reid, College Bowl and ITV. © ITV Studios Ltd 2025. Licensed by ITV Studios Ltd. All rights reserved.

Ages 12+

Approximately 2 Hours 30 mins

DRUM
From:23-09-2025
To:27-09-2025
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“A civilization flourishes when men plant trees under which they themselves never sit. What you need to understand is, Ghana is home.”

As the afternoon sun hits London’s BBC Broadcasting House, photographer James Barnor encounters broadcaster Mike Eghan for the first time. Thrown together far from home, two rising Ghanaian creatives navigate their perception of identity, success, assimilation and home.

Inspired by real events, this joyful and poignant play fuses storytelling, music and dance; capturing a unique snapshot of the swinging sixties.

DRUM premiered with a critically acclaimed sold-out run at Omnibus Theatre in 2022.

Winner of the 2024 Untapped Award

Approximately 1 Hour 5 mins

GEORGE LEWIS: THE BEST THING YOU'LL EVER DO
From:28-09-2025
To:28-09-2025
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Described as ‘the funniest dad on Instagram’, stand-up comedian George has racked up hundreds of millions of views for his hilarious online sketches about the big things in life, like owning an air fryer, watching a David Beckham documentary, and the excruciating experience of trying to do a jigsaw with your kid.

Now he’s bringing his brand new stand up show to the stage. It won’t just be about parenting though, because he has done loads this year. He’s bought a new hoover, watched some more stuff on Netflix… loads.

Between #makingmemories with his kids, George has also appeared on The Stand Up Sketch Show and Comedy Central Live, written a best selling book (Don’t Panic! All the stuff the expectant dad needs to know) and has supported Romesh Ranganathan, Tom Allen, Russell Kane and Josh Widdicombe on their national tours.

So, activate the parents’ whatsapp groups, dump the kids with whoever is willing to have them, and join George for a brilliant night out.

Ages: 14+

Approximately 1 Hour 40 mins

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
From:30-09-2025
To:04-10-2025
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The number one cult hit show of Edinburgh Fringe 2023. Part group therapy, part chaos ritual.

The blurb is: hahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha hihihi hahahahahahahaha hoho hahahhahahaha hehe hahahahahahahahahaha.

Julia Masli is an award-winning clown from Estonia. All she wants to do is solve people’s problems and eventually win the Nobel Prize. But this plan keeps going wrong as she continually wins prizes for comedy.

Ages: 14+

Approximately 1 Hour 10 mins

MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY
From:06-10-2025
To:11-10-2025
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A high camp cocktail of comedy and cabaret, written & performed by Temi Wilkey.

A beautiful and supremely talented black actress is putting on an outrageously hilarious, autobiographical one-woman show to finally take up the space she’s been so routinely denied.

It’s your privilege, your honour and your pre-eminent pleasure to give her all the attention she deserves.

After a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024 at Paines Plough’s Roundabout, and a sold-out run at Soho Theatre in Spring 2025, this cult phenomenon is coming to take Bristol by storm!

Ages: 12+

Approximately 1 Hour 5 mins

ROSIE JONES: I CAN'T TELL WHAT SHE'S SAYING
From:13-10-2025
To:13-10-2025
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Join self-professed prick and star of Taskmaster Rosie Jones as she heads back out on the road with her brand-new stand-up show. She's talking about the big stuff:

Being single, the pressures of representing huge sections of the population, and gravy. Oh, and boobs. The BAFTA-nominated powerhouse returns with her loveable blend of cheek and charm following a nomination for Most Outstanding Show at Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023.

As seen on nearly everything, including Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, The Jonathan Ross Show, The Royal Variety Performance, QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Cats Does Countdown, The Last Leg, Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back, Mock the Week, and soon to be on her very own upcoming sitcom.

Ages: 14+

Approximately 1 Hour 50 mins

MY ENGLISH PERSIAN KITCHEN
From:14-10-2025
To:18-10-2025
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What would you take if you were forced to leave home with no hope of returning?

How would you make a fresh start somewhere completely new? This is the true story about one woman who loses everything.

Remembering the tastes and aromas of her mother’s kitchen with live cooking on stage, she recreates the dishes of her childhood and homeland, building a new life and community around food.

Written by award-winning Hannah Khalil from the story by Atoosa Sepehr, this life-affirming new play chronicles one woman’s quest to start again.

Ages: 14+

Approximately 1 Hour 10 mins

MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF SOHO
From:15-10-2025
To:18-10-2025
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We are 100! Maggie returns in her smash hit drag extravaganza to mark the centenary of her epic arrival on planet earth.

Following five sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, UK tours and a West End season, the Iron Lady is back and more fabulous than ever.

On the eve of the vote on Section 28, Maggie gets lost in Soho and accidentally becomes a cabaret superstar. Will she change her mind about the homophobic bill before it's too late…?

A big gay odyssey about LGBT rights, the 80s and disco, created by Olivier Award winner Jon Brittain and Matt Tedford.

Ages: 16+

Approximately 1 Hour 20 mins

GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT
From:21-10-2025
To:25-10-2025
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Ghosts don’t always stay in the past.

The sell-out success returns with four brand new spooky stories from award-winning writers. In an ambitious co-production between HighTide and Pentabus, this year’s Ghost Stories by Candlelight will draw you into the secretive corners of the East and West of England. Join us by the candles. Just don’t let the light go out.

Ages: 12+

YIPPEE KI YAY
From:22-10-2025
To:25-10-2025
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Following a critically acclaimed UK and USA tours and two Edinburgh Festival Fringe seasons, Yippee Ki Yay tours the UK. Richard Marsh’s acclaimed rhyming retelling of classic (festive?) film Die Hard is joyfully funny and not to be missed.

When gunmen seize an LA skyscraper, off-duty policeman John McClane is the hostages’ only hope. This uplifting action romp (and unauthorised parody) celebrates the iconic 80s festive favourite while also telling the personal story of a life-long Die Hard fan. Essential viewing for Hans Gruber connoisseurs and newcomers alike.

Ages: 14+

Approximately 1 Hour 15 mins

KIERAN HODGSON: VOICE OF AMERICA
From:26-10-2025
To:26-10-2025
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The four time Edinburgh comedy award nominee returns.

America. What happened, man? Ever since he was a little loser kid in a little loser country (yes, England), Kieran Hodgson has been putting on an American accent and dreaming a big American dream. But nowadays it's not so simple. Didn't America go completely bananas? Didn't he get too old for dreaming? And when Hollywood comes calling, does Kieran actually sound American after all?

Join one of Telegraph’s 50 funniest comedians of the 21st Century as he explores how a scared world feels about the USA and impersonates a bunch of old prospectors and former Presidents.

As seen on Two Doors Down, Prince Andrew The Musical and The Flash.

Ages: 14+

Approximately 1 Hour 50 mins

THE PAPER DOLLS
From:28-10-2025
To:01-11-2025
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Based on the original book The Paper Dolls, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated Rebecca Cobb.

When a little girl cuts out a string of paper dolls she takes them by the hand and together they go on a fantastical adventure whirling through their home and garden.

Ticky, Tacky, Jackie the Backie, Jim with two noses and Jo with the bow fly through time and tear across worlds of fun and excitement.

They face the Jurassic clutches of a toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven glove crocodile, and then a very real boy with very real scissors threatens to snip their adventure short…

Ages: 3-8

Approximately 0 Hour 45 mins

PRIVATE LIVES
From:28-10-2025
To:01-11-2025
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Love and chaos collide in Noël Coward’s timeless comedy.

Amanda and Elyot are charming, rich, utterly reckless – and divorced. When they meet unexpectedly on the first night of their honeymoons with new partners, in the balmy moonlight of the French Riviera, old flames re-ignite, and impulsive love takes hold. But they divorced for a reason, and their fiery romance soon spirals into a chaotic riot of passionate desire, slanging matches and outrageous battles.

Set against a backdrop of 1930s glamour, Noël Coward’s Private Lives is a sparkling comedy of manners – hilarious, stylish, and a rollercoaster of emotions, filled with razor-sharp wit, sizzling chemistry, and timeless sophistication.

Directed by 2024 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award-winner Tanuja Amarasuriya.

Ages: 14+

Approximately 2 Hours 10 mins

JEN BRISTER: REACTIVE
From:02-11-2025
To:02-11-2025
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Jen Brister is Reactive - or so she's been told.
Apparently you don't have to respond to every little thing around you. Finding herself in a constant state of exacerbation at the state of the world and people in general, Brister has been told she needs to chill the hell out. Can Jen find her zen? It seems unlikely to be honest…

Jen is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian and writer, as seen on BBC's Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle's New World Order, QI and Mock The Week. Following a sold out 2022 tour, Jen is back on the road with her highly anticipated new show.

Ages: 18+

Approximately 1 Hour 45 mins

GURT HAUNTED
From:04-11-2025
To:08-11-2025
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Sell-out success Gurt Haunted returns! Most Haunted Live meets This Country in this part-improvised, part-devised, fully Bristolian comedy thriller.
Known worldwide for its historic landmarks, eerie pubs and disappearing bus services, Bristol is the paranormal hotspot of the South West. From the SS Great Britain… to Asda in Bemmie. You can’t escape it. Bristol is haunted… Gurt Haunted.

Sir Francis Hailbop and his team of world-renowned spiritualists, mediums and ‘professional investigators’ need your help to put the spirits of Bristol to rest (or at least get some footage for their newest TV series).

Join us in this participatory, paranormal parody that will undoubtedly leave you pondering: Am I a true believer… or have I just had one too many ciders?

Ages: 16+

Approximately 1 Hour 15 mins

JOSIE LONG: NOW IS THE TIME OF MONSTERS
From:16-11-2025
To:16-11-2025
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“In these troubled times, in this wicked world, it can feel like apocalypse is everywhere but did you know 11,000 years ago there were some really big armadillos? I’m talking about as big as a car. Really big. And they were vegetarian so don’t even worry about them.
Also my daughter has a hamster and I’m not saying distract yourself from everything, but I’m saying he’s also part of everything.”

Josie is back with a new show about discovery, wonder, extinction and how to walk through a landscape of monstrous disaster. There is also a good tip about silt, guaranteed.

Ages: 14+

Approximately 2 Hours

UNCANNY: FEAR OF THE DARK
From:17-11-2025
To:22-11-2025
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The first Uncanny live stage show I KNOW WHAT I SAW was one of the best-selling paranormal shows in theatre history.

Now, Danny Robins and his team of experts are back with A BRAND-NEW SHOW for 2025, with thrillingly new and terrifying real-life stories and witness accounts that will have you utterly gripped.

This is NOT an ordinary podcast show. This is story-telling and paranormal investigation at its peak. Using a unique backdrop of sound, video projection and theatrical magic, Danny will bring to life accounts of hauntings, apparitions, poltergeists, UFOs and events that seem to defy logical explanation, examining them with the help of experts Ciarán O’Keeffe and Evelyn Hollow and input from you, the audience, as you get the chance to share your theories and your own experiences.

As always, whether you are Team Sceptic, Team Believer or somewhere in between, everyone is welcome.

So...do you have a fear of the dark?

Or are you brave enough to try to solve these chilling, intriguing mysteries?

Ages: 10+

Approximately 2 Hours 20 mins

DEPARTURE
From:18-11-2025
To:22-11-2025
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Departure is a music and dance performance by movement artist Masumi Saito and composer/musician An-Ting, exploring themes of ritual, death and the spirit.
Through the intertwining of movement and live music, Departure creates an emotionally resonant experience - breaking the silence around death. Why do cultures across the world uphold long-standing funeral traditions? What can these rituals teach us about both death and life?

In Departure, Masumi Saito and An-Ting reimagine a funeral ceremony inspired by their East Asian heritages as a performance and invite the audience to join in a contemplative space.

The performance is followed by a post-show discussion on death and ritual. Inspired by the ethos of Death Cafe, this conversation offers space for audiences and artists to share experiences, stories, and perspectives, exploring how traditions and collective rituals can shape the way we grieve.

Approximately 0 Hour 50 mins

TREASURE ISLAND
From:04-12-2025
To:10-01-2026
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Thrill-seeking teen Jim Hawkins is fed up with her humdrum life on land, and longs for adventure on the stormy seas.

So when she discovers Billy Bones’ extraordinary and infamous map, promising a daring mission to a faraway island with secret hidden treasures, it seems all her wishes have come true.

With Squire Trelawney, Captain Smollett and the mysterious Long John Silver, she sets sail on a once-in-a-lifetime quest. But with ghostly creatures to encounter and swordfights aplenty to overcome, can her devious crew be trusted and will they ever be able to find where X marks the spot?

From a Bristol tavern to the mighty ocean waves, join Hawkins as she gets into pirate-y peril aboard the mighty Hispaniola. Whether landlubber or salty seadog, you’ll be on the edge of your seat and tapping your toes to an infectiously catchy new score!

Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale is brought to life as a brand-new musical by Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary (the writing duo behind West End hits The Great British Bake Off Musical and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾). Directed by Paul Foster (Curtains; A Little Night Music), Treasure Island: A New Musical Adventure is a story of friendship, hope and reaching for dreams just beyond the horizon.

Full of heart, joy, and showstopping musical numbers, what better reason to chart a course to Bristol Old Vic this Christmas? Yo Ho Ho!

Ages: 7+

ANTARCTICA
From:05-12-2025
To:10-01-2026
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At the bottom of our planet, lies the South Pole: a magical, wind-whipped world of snow, ice and some of the most wondrous creatures on Earth including slip-sliding penguins, naughty albatrosses and mysterious creatures of the deep.

In fact, only the bravest of explorers have ever set foot there. Could you be one of them?

This Christmas, our Studio is once again transformed into a wintry wonderland for our younger audiences to enjoy, as the incomparably brilliant, Olivier Award-winning Little Bulb (Four Seasons, Hibernation, CBEEBIES’ The Nutcracker) whisk you away on an unforgettable journey armed with songs, instruments, puppets and plenty of snowy surprises.

Ages 3-7

Approximately 0 Hour 50 mins

LOST ATOMS
From:13-01-2026
To:24-01-2026
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Lost Atoms tells the story of a relationship: an extraordinary, transformative love.

Or is that only in hindsight? Perhaps it was just typical? Or toxic? Or doomed from the start? One thing’s for sure: It changed their lives. Two people plunge deep into their shared pasts and propel themselves into multiple imagined futures.

At times hilarious, at times devastating, Lost Atoms explores how memory impacts the way we look at love, and asks what makes a truly “successful” relationship?

Following sell out tours of Othello and Metamorphosis, Frantic Assembly returns with a brand-new play for its 30th Anniversary year written by Anna Jordan (Succession, Killing Eve, The Unreturning, Yen).

Ages: 14+

Approximately 2 Hours 20 mins

JESSICA FOSTEKEW: ICONIC BREATH
From:15-03-2026
To:15-03-2026
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A monster’s guide to tolerance and temperance. Jess can feel herself becoming an emotional wildebeest right when her world (and the whole world, thanks) demands cool, collected ultra detached saint-like kindness and understanding. S**t.

She goes digging around in her DNA for answers and finds so many beautiful horrors. Witness her effort to become a brand new, mythical, mystical ‘coper.’ OR NOT. She gets cancelled, she gets touched and she gets a dolphin-based epiphany all in one show. The silliest of comedy for the scariest of days from Edinburgh Best Show Award Nominee.

You’ve seen Jess on BBC’s QI, Live at the Apollo, Celebrity University Challenge and Richard Osman’s House of Games. From Travel Man on C4 and World’s Most Dangerous Roads on Dave. You know her from her two BBC R4 series of Sturdy Girl Club plus podcasts The Guilty Feminist and Hoovering. And, of course, from new mighty smash hit Gladiator’s fan-podcast Contender Ready which Jess co-hosts with Olympic weightlifting superstar, Emily Campbell.

Ages: 14+

To find out what else is happening at Bristol Old Vic Theatre, visit their website here.
Transport

Bristol Old Vic is located on King Street, a 5-minute walk (0.2 miles) from the City Centre Harbourside.

There are bike racks on both King Street and Prince Street.

Bristol Old Vic is a 15-minute walk (0.8 miles) from Bristol Temple Meads railway station, or there are regular buses and taxis from outside the station. There is also a ferry which runs from the railway station into the City Centre. Bristol Bus Station is a 15-minute walk (0.7 miles) away. From Bristol Airport, it's 40 minutes by bus or 25 minutes by taxi to the City Centre.

Please book taxis for drop-off (and pick-up) to Bristol Old Vic, King Street, BS1 4ED.

Parking

There are good car parking facilities in the surrounding area including the NCP on Queen Charlotte Street and Trenchard Street car park, a 5 minute walk across the city centre. Meter parking is also available on Queen Charlotte Street and Queen Square. There is one disabled space round the corner of the theatre on Queen Charlotte Street. Blue Badge Holders park for free. For more information on parking, including options for minibuses and large vehicles, visit Bristol City Council parking services.

There is space for two coaches to set-down and pick-up in front of The Rackhay. The closest coach park is near the M Shed museum (access off of Cumberland Road) with a fee of £1.10 for up to 24 hours (do check this before setting off). Read about coach parking in Bristol on the Travel West website.

Cafe
Restaurant

Make yourself at home in one of our purpose-built beach hut-style cabins, decorated with a touch of theatrical magic, and while away your day with craft beers from Left Handed Giant, local ciders, coffee, tea, snacks and more (Marshfield ice cream, anyone?). Or sit in our architecturally award-winning foyer, set against the stunning backdrop of the original 1766 Theatre wall.

For more information and to view menus and opening times please visit: bristololdvic.org.uk/eat-drink

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Access Info

Several per season. For detailed access information please visit the theatre's access page: bristololdvic.org.uk/your-visit/access

Built in 1766 as a place where the people of Bristol could come together, Bristol Old Vic is the oldest continuously working theatre in the English speaking world.

It was built as a symbol of the pride we have in our city and what it can achieve and remains a place of joy, discovery and adventure to this day.

Our front of house has recently undergone a multi-million pound redevelopment. Our new building boasts a brand new Studio Theatre, relaxing and fully-accessible front of house space, with a bar and kitchen serving everything from tasty treats with a morning coffee to an evening meal, alongside a new interactive heritage offering – opening up the 250-year-old history of this unique building for everyone to discover and enjoy at their own pace.

Our mission is to create pioneering twenty-first-century theatre in partnership with the people of our energetic city; inspired by the history and magical design of the most beautiful playhouse in the country.

We are led by artists who see the world with distinctive clarity and whose ability to articulate what they see allows us to understand and engage with our world afresh, whether that be through our 350-strong Young Company, our many outreach and education projects or helping ascendant artists by nurturing the spark or seed of an idea into something fully-formed.

We are publicly funded by Arts Council England and Bristol City Council, using that investment to support experiment and innovation, to allow access to our programme for people who would not otherwise encounter it or be able to afford it and to keep our extraordinary heritage alive and animated.

We strive to be welcoming, professional and boundlessly curious; playful, ambitious and rigorous; resourceful, honest, and generous; collaborative, Bristolian and world class.

Come and play.

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