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  • Sat 18
    The Gruffalo Bristol Old Vic

    The Gruffalo – Bristol Old Vic

    April 7 - April 18
    Bristol Old Vic

    Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's classic picture story book The Gruffalo, comes to Bristol Old Vic this April. The musical

  • Sat 18
    The Plough and The Stars Bristol Old Vic

    The Plough and The Stars – Bristol Old Vic

    April 11 - April 18
    Bristol Old Vic

    A centenary staging of Seán O’Casey’s The Plough and The Stars is running in the Weston Studio of Bristol Old

  • Sat 18
    A Bright New Boise - Misplaced Theatre - Alma Tavern Theatre

    A Bright New Boise – Misplaced Theatre – Alma Tavern Theatre

    April 14 - April 18
    Alma Tavern Theatre

    Misplaced Theatre returns to the Alma Tavern Theatre this spring with A Bright New Boise by Samuel D. Hunter. The

  • Sat 18

    Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival 2026

    April 17 - April 26

    Taking part in venues across Bristol Lyra returns in 2026 with a 10-day programme from April 17th to 26th, featuring readings,

  • Sat 18
    Show of Strength Theatre Company Bristol

    Making an Exhibition of Ourselves – 40 Years of Show Of Strength Theatre Company

    April 18 - April 19
    The PIT

    Bristol theatre company Show of Strength turns 40 — and you’re invited to celebrate. For one weekend only, Making an

  • Sun 19
    Inua Ellams Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival 2026

    Inua Ellams Brings Search Party to Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival 2026

    April 19
    Arnolfini

    Inua Ellams returns to Bristol this spring, with his fabulous show Search Party. Ellams has brought the show to Bristol

  • Sun 19
    Joelle Taylor Maryville Arnolfini Lyra Bristol

    Joelle Taylor: Maryville – Arnolfini – Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival 2026

    April 19
    Arnolfini

    Joelle Taylor brings a staged reading of her new poetry collection to Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival this weekend. Described as

  • Tue 21
    This Never Happened Alma Tavern Theatre

    This Never Happened – Alma Tavern Theatre Bristol

    April 21 - April 22
    Alma Tavern Theatre

    New Bristol based theatre company Pink Glass Productions, is staging their debut play at the Alma Tavern Theatre this month.

  • Tue 21
    The Woman In Black Bristol Old Vic

    The Woman In Black – Bristol Old Vic

    April 21 - April 25
    Bristol Old Vic

    The legendary production of Susan Hill’s chilling ghost story The Woman in Black comes to the Bristol Old Vic. One

  • Wed 22

    Alas! Poor Yorick – Tobacco Factory Theatres

    April 22 - April 23
    Tobacco Factory Theatres

    If the Two Ronnies were cast as the Gravediggers in Shakespeare’s Hamlet re-written by Samuel Beckett you might have something

  • Fri 24

    We Are Fox – Tobacco Factory Theatres

    April 24

    Not all folk tales are about forests full of princesses. You knew that, right?   We got to thinking about how

  • Fri 24

    Jessie Nixon: Don’t Make Me Regret This – Alma Tavern Theatre

    April 24
    Alma Tavern Theatre

    Bristolian comedian Jessie Nixon, comes to the Alma Tavern Theatre this April. Her show - Don’t Make Me Regret This

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