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SUMMARY:A Midsummer Night's Dream - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:A UK tour of a brand new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream\, will be coming to Bristol Old Vic next year. \nThe production comes from theatre company Headlong and Shakespeare’s Globe\, with Bristol Old Vic and Leeds Playhouse. \nIt’s directed by Headlong’s Artistic Director Holly Race Roughan. \nHolly says: “The world of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a turbulent one\, the natural environment is upside down and unpredictable\, and the political and social landscape is on edge\, creating a sense of tension that we are all experiencing today. \n“This new staging will explore some of the darker elements of Shakespeare’s well-known comedy\, turning it on its head and asking us to reexamine its themes and subject matter.” \nAdditional creatives announced for the production includes Co-Director Naeem Hayat\, Designer Max Johns and Movement Director Malik Nashad Sharpe. \nHeadlong takes all of the plays they stage and produces them as if they were brand new writing. The company calls this new production of the Shakespeare classic as a ‘striking’ new staging\, asking audiences to look at it ‘afresh’. \nTo escape a society ruled by tyrannical law\, four young lovers flee to the forest beyond the city walls. But the world of the woods has been turned upside down by a fierce battle between the Fairy King and Queen\, Oberon and Titania\, over a stolen child. \nAs their quarrel deepens\, others fall prey to jealousy\, manipulation\, and the dark spells of Oberon’s unruly Puck. As day turns to night and snow begins to fall in summer\, can anyone stop the dream from turning into a nightmare? \nA Midsummer Night’s Dream will be at Bristol Old Vic from 04 – 21 March 2026 \nTickets go on sale to members from 26 June and then general sale from 03 July 2025 \nBooking info below \nHome: https://backstagebristol.com/\nBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chopsybristol.bsky.social\nTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@chopsybristoltt\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/backstagebristol\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/chopsybaby
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LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
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SUMMARY:A Midsummer Night's Dream - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be coming to Bristol Old Vic in March 2026. \nThe production is by Headlong and Shakespeare’s Globe\, with Bristol Old Vic and Leeds Playhouse. \nIt opens at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe from 15 November 2025 – 31 January 2026 before going out on tour. \nIt comes to Bristol Old Vic from 04-21 March 2026. \nTo escape a society ruled by tyrannical law\, four young lovers flee to the forest beyond the city walls. But the world of the woods has been turned upside down by a fierce battle between the Fairy King and Queen\, Oberon and Titania\, over a stolen child. \nAs their quarrel deepens\, others fall prey to jealousy\, manipulation\, and the dark spells of Oberon’s unruly Puck. As day turns to night and snow begins to fall in summer\, can anyone stop the dream from turning into a nightmare?
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/a-midsummer-nights-dream-bristol-old-vic-2/
LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Bristol Old Vic
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SUMMARY:All The Happy Things - Weston Studio of Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:Written by Naomi Denny\, All The Happy Things\, is a dark comedy following Sienna\, who is trying to deal with grief.\n\n\n\nNot only is she seeing her dead sister\, but she’s having full on conversations with her.\n\n\nAs Emily’s presence becomes more overwhelming\, it begins to affect all facets of her life.\n\nHow do you truly let go of someone when you imagined they would be there forever?\n\nThe story is told through a Global Majority lens.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/all-the-happy-things-weston-studio-of-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:The Weston Studio BOV\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:The Weston Studio of Bristol Old Vic
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SUMMARY:Shed-ache - Circomedia
DESCRIPTION:Presented by aKa Dance Theatre \nshed-ache is a seriously silly dance theatre show that transports little people and their grown ups to a world that sits somewhere between reality and make believe. Two friends (three if you count the shed) get up to all sorts whilst faced with downpours\, lava floors and socks falling out of the sky.  \nshed-ache is about the give and take of friendship\, the power of imagination and the importance to embrace experiences whatever the weather. Be prepared to be blown away by aKa’s brand new family-friendly show which is bright and sunny. With 100% chance of laughter.  For ages 2+ and their families. \nFeatured Image: Jake Grant Photography
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/shed-ache-circomedia/
LOCATION:Circomedia\, BS2 8SJ
CATEGORIES:Circomedia
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SUMMARY:Phuckets and Rainbows - Front Room Weston Super Mare
DESCRIPTION:Lizzie Bean brings to life the story of “Phuckets and Rainbows” Where chaos and comedy collide in a bid to find a life that feels better… We share the highs\, the lows and all that lies between. Leaving the show\, with the notion\, that maybe we are enough.” \nChaos\, comedy and catharsis collide\, in this one woman show by the effervescent\, Lizzie Bean. \nWhere do we find ourselves as we hit midlife? What lessons brought us here? Who are we underneath the lanyards\, yoga mat\, chin hairs\, and wine…? \nFrom the highs to the lows\, Lizzie’s ordinary-girl quest to live an extraordinary life. Phuckets and Rainbows takes you on a rollercoaster ride. Hoping to show you\, how possible it is\, to believe you are enough. \nThe show is written and performed\, by Lizzie Bean\, a mum\, wife and friend. A speaker\, mentor and twizzler. A dreamer\, and believer in ordinary magic. Just a girl. On a mission. To live \n“Honest\, engaging\, funny and raw” uplifting\, real and true. “Phuckets and Rainbows” is a heartfelt invitation\, to lay down the shoulds\, embrace the “weird” and welcome the wonder of it all.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/phuckets-and-rainbows-front-room-weston-super-mare/
LOCATION:Front Room Theatre\, BS23 1FF
CATEGORIES:Front Room Theatre
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SUMMARY:Glenside Hospital Museum - National Lottery Open Week
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 14 March is the last chance to step into Glenside Hospital Museum as part of National Lottery Open Week. \nThe event History in Your Hands\, has been running since 07 March is part of a UK-Wide event which sees hundreds of venues opening their doors with free entry or special offers. \nVisitors on Saturday can enter for free with any National Lottery ticket or scratchcard. \nGlenside Hospital Museum is run entirely by volunteers. It is giving visitors the chance to handle a straitjacket\, a deactivated electroconvulsive therapy machine\, patient artworks and Victorian medicine bottles. \nThe same building contains a secret turret room — originally the private balcony of the hospital’s most senior doctor — where visitors can take tea via a spiral staircase. And the chapel floor they walk across is the same one Sir Stanley Spencer — one of Britain’s most celebrated painters — scrubbed as a medical orderly during the First World War. \nFeatured Image: Glenside Hospital Museum – A deactivated Ectron Duopulse ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) machine from the museum’s collection\, available to handle during the ‘History in Your Hands’ experience \n\n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/glenside-hospital-museum-national-lottery-open-week/
LOCATION:Glenside Hospital Museum\, BS16 1DD
CATEGORIES:Glenside Hospital Museum
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SUMMARY:Troubled Waters by Corinne Harragin - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Ancient folklore meets ecological urgency in a bold spoken-word storytelling show touring the UK \nAt a time of ecological crisis and cultural reckoning\, what do rivers remember — and what might they teach us now? \nIn Troubled Waters\, storyteller Corinne Harragin draws ancient river lore into conversation with the urgent issues shaping our lives today. Blending myth\, humour and environmental imagination\, this contemporary spoken-word performance explores our connection to waterways\, wetlands and their inhabitants — human and more-than-human. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/troubled-waters-by-corinne-harragin-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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