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SUMMARY:Notting Hell: The Greatest Love Story in the Underworld - The Wardrobe Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The Wardrobe Theatre’s rom-com parody Notting Hell: The Greatest Love Story in the Underworld\, will be returning to the Old Market theatre for a four-week run this summer. \nThe hit show has had audiences asking for its return ever since its debut as the theatre’s Christmas show in 2024. \nThe original production\, a fast paced and smart alternative comedy from The Wardrobe Theatre was written and devised by the company. \nThe comedy promises audiences a “riotous” night of comedy which is “surreal\, but nice”. \nEternal pain and suffering\, never-ending torment\, ceaseless misery – falling in love isn’t always easy. When a foppishly handsome owner of a quaint bookshop falls for a jaw-droppingly gorgeous international mega-celeb\, little does he know he’ll soon find himself deep in the fiery pits of the underworld. Surrounded by horses\, hounds and facing off against the cursed spawn of Satan himself\, finding true love this summer is going to take a lot of sacrifice… human sacrifice. \nGeneral sale opens at 10am on Friday 27 February 2026
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/notting-hell-the-greatest-love-story-in-the-underworld-the-wardrobe-theatre/
LOCATION:The Wardrobe Theatre\, BS2 0DF
CATEGORIES:The Wardrobe Theatre
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SUMMARY:Pyg - Spielman Theatre of Tobacco Factory Theatres
DESCRIPTION:Bath-based theatre company Sandcastles Productions is staging its new play Pyg in the Spielman Theatre of Tobacco Factory Theatres this summer. \nThree men. One mannequin. A place between somewhere and nowhere. Harrison has been coming here for a year. Or maybe it’s his first time. Or his last. It depends on which Harrison you ask: the pensioner\, the man in his 30s\, or the teenager. They’ve all been summoned here for the same reason – if only they could figure out what that is. The mannequin stands at the centre of it all\, unravelling Harrison’s life before his eyes\, as it becomes clear that there are darker truths about his world threatening to break his fantasies.   \nIt’s been described as a ‘wickedly inventive’ new play that deconstructs the relationship between masculinity and technology in a ‘radical’ and ‘compelling’ way. \nThe theatre company was founded in 2024 with the aim of giving emerging actors and creatives the chance to devise and stage original work. Its debut production – Glass House – brought together 7 actors\, 4 writers and script editors\, 3 technical designers 3 photographers and publicity designers\, 2 producers and a director. It’s an impressive feat in a challenging industry. \nThe production will be in Bristol for one night only ahead of a run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/pyg-spielman-theatre-of-tobacco-factory-theatres/
LOCATION:Spielman Theatre\, BS3 1TF
CATEGORIES:Spielman Theatre
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SUMMARY:Touched - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Pilots Thumb Theatre Company comes to the Alma Tavern Theatre this summer with their new production of Touched. \nThe Devon based theatre company are performing in Bristol for the first time as part of a new tour. \nTouched was originally written by Danny Strike inspired by a short play by Laura Quigley. It’s been adapted and rewritten by Beth Scott-Hewlett. \nBritain didn’t collapse overnight—it slowly came apart. Jobs disappeared\, trust eroded\, and people stopped looking each other in the eye. Then the Urban Regeneration Programme arrived. Not a revolution. Just a system that slipped quietly into people’s lives and called itself order. \nSome welcome it. Some fear it. Most are simply trying to survive it. \nIn a world designed to keep everyone apart\, they find something rare: connection. Not quite love or friendship. More like the quiet ache of being altered by another person. \nThe Programme claims it can fix society. But to fix something\, you often must strip it down—remove the messy\, human parts first: fear\, pain\, hope\, longing. The need for one another. And if we lose those things\, what’s left of us?
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/touched-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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SUMMARY:Yes\, Prime Minister - Barn Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey are BACK! \nIt’s a tense weekend at Chequers. New Prime Minister Jim Hacker is facing a collapsing economy\, party infighting\, a hostile media – and Sir Humphrey Appleby. With a high stakes loan on the table and a Civil Service he’s not sure he can trust\, Jim must save his premiership\, and the economy\, while out manoeuvring his rivals and reasserting democratic control. \nPacked with verbal sparring and laugh-out-loud logic\, Yes\, Prime Minister tackles modern political issues – financial crises\, Europe\, corruption – with razor-sharp wit and crystal clarity.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/yes-prime-minister-barn-theatre/
LOCATION:Barn Theatre\, GL7 1BN
CATEGORIES:Barn Theatre
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SUMMARY:Ignacio Lopez Nada - Hen and Chicken
DESCRIPTION:Ignacio Lopez will be in Bristol in 2026 with new comedy experiment Nada. It’s a brand new stand up show which is created right in front of the audience. \nThe Live At The Apollo star will be taking suggestions from the crowd as he crafts a show of mystery\, suspense\, sarcasm and big laughs. \nIgnacio Lopez will be at the Hen and Chicken with on 27 September 2026 \nFeatured Image: Michelle Huggleston
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/ignacio-lopez-nada-hen-and-chicken/
LOCATION:Hen & Chicken\, BS3 1JF
CATEGORIES:Hen & Chicken
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SUMMARY:Lanny - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:From Bristol Old Vic and in association with ETT comes the world premiere of Lanny. Bea Roberts has adapted Max Porter’s folk horror novel which will be staged at the Bristol theatre this autumn. \nNancy Medina will be directing the show. \nWhen a family move out of London to a West Country village\, their son Lanny awakens the interest of the mythical figure Dead Papa Toothwort. Reality and imagination intertwine in a dark and powerful story of folklore\, fable and the nature of belonging.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/lanny-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Bristol Old Vic
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SUMMARY:Honk! Barn Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Stiles & Drewe’s musical Honk! is the Christmas show for Barn Theatre in Cirencester in 2026. Honk is a journey of belonging and self discovery. With a face only a mother can love\, Honk’s siblings and friends tease him for his looks\, but there’s more to this plucky ‘duckling’ than meets the eye. Lost and in peril of being eaten\, Ugly undertakes an adventure of wild goose chases and mistaken identities to find out who he really is. Honk will be at Barn Theatre from 21 November – 03 January 2027 Online booking opens on 22 November 2025 For more information or to book\, visit: https://barntheatre.org.uk/honk
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/honk-barn-theatre/
LOCATION:Barn Theatre\, GL7 1BN
CATEGORIES:Barn Theatre
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