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SUMMARY:Little Snowy Hare - Spielman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Little Snowy Hare is a magical wintery adventure for children aged 2–5 and their grown-ups.  \nWhen Snowy Hare can’t find her way back to her nest\, she sets off through the wintery wilderness\, following footprints in the snow and meeting strange new animals along the way. As she explores\, she discovers the bravery and skills she never knew she had — and learns that sometimes the best way home is by forging your own path.  \nFilled with captivating puppetry\, enchanting music and moments of wintery wonder\, Little Snowy Hare is an uplifting story about curiosity\, independence and finding your way. The show celebrates family\, bravery and the joy of discovering what you can do all by yourself. The perfect introduction to the theatre for early years audiences.  \nSupported by Arts Council England. 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/little-snowy-hare-spielman-theatre/
LOCATION:Spielman Theatre\, BS3 1TF
CATEGORIES:Spielman Theatre
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SUMMARY:It’s Begining To Look A Lot Like Quizmas - Spielman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Living Spit presents \nIt’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Quizmas! \nAh\, Christmas. A time for good will\, peace on earth and absolutely CRUSHING your friends and family in a festive quiz. \nBut this isn’t just any Christmas quiz night. It’s a comedy show hastily gift-wrapped in unrecycleable quizzy paper! Join Living Spit’s Holy host\, Stu Mcloughlin\, as he sings\, dances and otherwise vaguely performs his way through ridiculous rounds\, questionable facts\, surprise challenges and enough festive foolery to make Santa fake an injury. \nBring your brains\, your buddies and your strongest opinions about which Quality Street selections are the best. Big laughs! Tiny prizes! Family arguments! \nCome clever. Leave confused. \nWriter / performer Stu McLoughlin \nDirector Craig Edwards
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/its-begining-to-look-a-lot-like-quizmas-spielman-theatre/
LOCATION:Spielman Theatre\, BS3 1TF
CATEGORIES:Christmas Theatre,Spielman Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261220
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SUMMARY:Closer Each Day: The Improvised Soap Opera Christmas Season - The Weston Studio
DESCRIPTION:Bristol’s record breaking live comedy soap opera – Closer Each Day – is making a move to Bristol Old Vic this December for a special Christmas season. \n\nThe improvised show\, which is about to head into season 33\, is the longest running theatre show outside of London. It’s also the UK’s only live soap opera. \nThe show is always unscripted\, entirely unpredictable and a complete Bristol theatrical institution. \nThis Christmas will see Closer Each Day become especially lively\, featuring juicy storylines and special guests. \n  \nCast and Creatives\nRoy Keen – Mike Akers\nAlex Ledecky – Emile Clarke\nBig Dick Johnson – John Lomas\nTracey Fish – Holly Meechan\nVicki Entwhistle – Leah Fletcher\nConstance Sugar – Lindsey Garwood\nDr Aaron Tempest – Neil Haigh\nKrissie Johnson – Rebecca MacMillan\nJanelle Pollock – Tara Judah\nReginald Simpkins III- Sean Duffy\nFred Gonzalez – Andrew Kingston \nDirectors – John Lomas & Lindsey Garwood\nMusical Director – Jack Drewry\nLive Show Editor – Rob Kershaw\nLive Show Editor – Alex Davey\nAssociate Musician – Simon Hembra\nOriginal Production – Closer Each Day Company
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/closer-each-day-the-improvised-soap-opera-christmas-season-the-weston-studio/
LOCATION:The Weston Studio BOV\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Christmas Theatre,The Weston Studio of Bristol Old Vic
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261211
DTSTAMP:20260914T084725Z
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SUMMARY:Silly Serious Sessions - The Elephant House
DESCRIPTION:Silly Serious Sessions is a weekly space for anyone who wants to express their creativity and imagination through movement and voice. The sessions offer a safe space for being playful and silly together – to be our weird wonderful selves in the spirit of playfulness! \n\n\nWhat to expect?\nEach session will be a mix of physical theatre games and exercises\, dance improvisation\, expressive art and playing creatively with voice. Expect lots of moving\, creating nonsense worlds and nonsense sounds and soundscapes – drawing from and soaring on our personal and collective imagination. \nWe will start each session with warm up games\, dive deeper into play with a few longer exercises and finish with a grounding close. No previous experience is required\, only a willingness to move and give it a go. This is a good space for someone dipping their toe into physical theater for the first time and a nice playfield for someone who has done it before. \nAbout the facilitator:\nHi I’m Nina! I’ve got naughty elves inside my heart and I would love to share their joy and mischief with you! I also wish to share my inspirations and experience I gained in my training in contemporary dance\, physical theatre\, street theatre\, music and expressive art\, and invite all those naughty elves inside you to come out and play! \nDisclaimer:\nThis is a group-based workshop — most games don’t work with just a couple of people. A group of minimum 4 people is required to run each session. In case we’re less than that on Thursday morning\, I will email everyone booked with the option of refund or a spot the following week. \nA note on moving: sessions involve continuous standing and full-body movement\, including some floor work. If you have any questions about whether this is accessible for you\, please reach out to me before booking: sillyserioussessions@proton.me. \nIf money is tight but you would like to come\, please reach out and we will find a way. \nAny questions? Just send me a quick email: sillyserioussessions@proton.me. \nVenue: The elephant house\, 1 Dean Street\, Bedminster\, BS3 1BG. \nTimes: 19.00 to 20.30. \nDates in 2026 \nSeptember: 24 \nOctober: 01\, 08\, 15\, 22 \nNovember 05\, 12\, 19\, 26 \nDecember: 03\, 10\, 17 \nA bundle of more tickets is also available which then reduces the cost per session to 10 pounds\, please email me if you would like to purchase a bundle. \n\nEntry Requirements: 18+
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/silly-serious-sessions-the-elephant-house-11/
LOCATION:The Elephant House\, 1 Dean Street\, BS3 1BG
CATEGORIES:The Elephant House
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261214
DTSTAMP:20260928T163911Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Comedy Crackers - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:For some Christmas Comedy Crackers\, pop along to Bristol Old Vic for a night of laughter. \n\nThe line-up of comedians includes Russell Kane\, Eva Binderman\, Lindsey Santoro\, Dane Buckley\, Chantel Nash. \n\n  \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/christmas-comedy-crackers-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Bristol Old Vic,Christmas Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261216
DTSTAMP:20261007T142621Z
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SUMMARY:John Wesley's New Room - GreenMatthews’ Gaudete!
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a special Christmas show this winter with GreenMatthew’s GAUDETE! \nFollowing on from GreenMatthews’ 12 years of successful touring Christmas shows\, Gaudete! is an expanded lineup playing new and exciting arrangements of Chris and Sophie’s popular festive fare. Featuring Emily Baines on early woodwinds and Richard Heacock on violin\, their music is lush\, rich and heartwarming – perfectly evoking the Spirit of Christmas Past. \nTheir repertoire spans 600 years from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Featuring Christmas carols\, winter folk songs\, toe-tapping tunes and a plethora of weird and wonderful instruments\, Gaudete! brings the festive season to life in a riot of sound and colour!
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/john-wesleys-new-room-greenmatthews-gaudete/
LOCATION:John Wesley’s New Room\, The Horsefair\, Bristol\, BS1 3JE
CATEGORIES:Christmas Theatre,John Wesley's New Room
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261218
DTSTAMP:20260914T084933Z
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SUMMARY:Silly Serious Sessions - The Elephant House
DESCRIPTION:Silly Serious Sessions is a weekly space for anyone who wants to express their creativity and imagination through movement and voice. The sessions offer a safe space for being playful and silly together – to be our weird wonderful selves in the spirit of playfulness! \n\n\nWhat to expect?\nEach session will be a mix of physical theatre games and exercises\, dance improvisation\, expressive art and playing creatively with voice. Expect lots of moving\, creating nonsense worlds and nonsense sounds and soundscapes – drawing from and soaring on our personal and collective imagination. \nWe will start each session with warm up games\, dive deeper into play with a few longer exercises and finish with a grounding close. No previous experience is required\, only a willingness to move and give it a go. This is a good space for someone dipping their toe into physical theater for the first time and a nice playfield for someone who has done it before. \nAbout the facilitator:\nHi I’m Nina! I’ve got naughty elves inside my heart and I would love to share their joy and mischief with you! I also wish to share my inspirations and experience I gained in my training in contemporary dance\, physical theatre\, street theatre\, music and expressive art\, and invite all those naughty elves inside you to come out and play! \nDisclaimer:\nThis is a group-based workshop — most games don’t work with just a couple of people. A group of minimum 4 people is required to run each session. In case we’re less than that on Thursday morning\, I will email everyone booked with the option of refund or a spot the following week. \nA note on moving: sessions involve continuous standing and full-body movement\, including some floor work. If you have any questions about whether this is accessible for you\, please reach out to me before booking: sillyserioussessions@proton.me. \nIf money is tight but you would like to come\, please reach out and we will find a way. \nAny questions? Just send me a quick email: sillyserioussessions@proton.me. \nVenue: The elephant house\, 1 Dean Street\, Bedminster\, BS3 1BG. \nTimes: 19.00 to 20.30. \nDates in 2026 \nSeptember: 24 \nOctober: 01\, 08\, 15\, 22 \nNovember 05\, 12\, 19\, 26 \nDecember: 03\, 10\, 17 \nA bundle of more tickets is also available which then reduces the cost per session to 10 pounds\, please email me if you would like to purchase a bundle. \n\nEntry Requirements: 18+
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/silly-serious-sessions-the-elephant-house-12/
LOCATION:The Elephant House\, 1 Dean Street\, BS3 1BG
CATEGORIES:The Elephant House
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270104
DTSTAMP:20260928T165051Z
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SUMMARY:Peter Pan On Ice - Bath Forum
DESCRIPTION:This Christmas\, Peter Pan on Ice glides into the Bath Forum. \nRunning over the festive period\, the show brings a full scale theatrical experience. \nHeadlining the production is Dancing on Ice professional and 2025 champion Molly Lanaghan in the role of Tinker Bell. \nShe is joined by Olympic German fi skating champion Joti Polizoakis. \nExpect world-class ensemble skating\, jaw-dropping aerial flight\, and the ever-present tick-tock of a lurking \nPeter Pan on Ice are offering a massive 50 per cent off all tickets purchased within the first 48hrs of going on sale. \nSign-up today at www.peterpanonice.co.uk and  get the best seats in the house with exclusive access to the pre-sale 50 per cent off ticket offer \nWednesday 20th May at 10am. \nFull price tickets go on sale Friday 22nd May at 10am.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/peter-pan-on-ice-bath-forum/
LOCATION:Bath Forum\, The Forum\, 1a Forum Buildings\, St James's Parade\, BA1 1UG
CATEGORIES:Bath Forum,Christmas Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101
DTSTAMP:20260928T164519Z
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SUMMARY:New Year's Eve House Party - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:Billed as the ‘ultimate all-inclusive NYE celebration’ you can ring in your new year in with style at Bristol Old Vic’s New Year’s Eve House Party. \nThe event includes live music\, silent disco\, magic\, Caricature Artist and crazy golf – with more to be announced. \nEverything is included in the ticket price\, all the food\, drinks and entertainment with no hidden costs. \nFeatured Image: @JonCraig_Photos
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/new-years-eve-house-party-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Bristol Old Vic,Christmas Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270124
DTSTAMP:20261009T132522Z
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SUMMARY:Isle of Glass - The Weston Studio
DESCRIPTION:‘A refuge for the lost\, a land of eternal youth\, a place where time moves differently’ \nIt’s August on the Somerset levels\, just outside of Glastonbury. It’s hot and the days are endless. \nThis is the Land of the Gods. Conducting moon beams in Morrisons’ car park. Cleaning auras on the high street. \nOnce a site of religious pilgrimage – now\, a counter cultural haven. Every summer\, the lost wash up and the town swells. \nAt the edge of it all\, a group of young people grow up. Building their own utopia\, they create traditions of their own so that they don’t feel alone. \nBut the water is rising. \nFollowing the same group of friends at different moments in time\, this is a rural coming-of-age story. It’s a story about fate and the lives we choose. It’s a story of hope and loss and the friendships that sustain us. \nIsle of Glass is the latest show from Bristol Old Vic’s Young Company\, written and directed by Maddie Wakeling.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/isle-of-glass-the-weston-studio/
LOCATION:The Weston Studio BOV\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:The Weston Studio of Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270131
DTSTAMP:20261009T133203Z
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SUMMARY:Birdcatcher - The Weston Studio
DESCRIPTION:A darkly comic drama about a teenage girl navigating life inside a doomsday cult. \nSet in East Yorkshire\, the play shines a light on the murky\, repressive underworld of religious “high control groups” in the UK – and asks how you find yourself in a world you think is about to end. \nPentabus is the Nation’s Rural Theatre. This inaugural production is directed by BAFTA winning Artistic Director Elle While (Mother Courage\, Richard III Shakespeare’s Globe) and written by rising star and award-winning playwright Laura Waldren\, whose first play Some Demon won the 2023 Papatango Prize.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/birdcatcher-the-weston-studio/
LOCATION:The Weston Studio BOV\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:The Weston Studio of Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270214
DTSTAMP:20260907T161222Z
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SUMMARY:Once Upon a Time in Sokoto - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:“There are powers that bind the world together\,\nsofter than spirits yet stronger than stone\,\nthat tie the river to the tree\, the tree to rain clouds\,\nrain clouds to the land\, and people to each other.” \nOnce Upon a Time in Sokoto tells the story of a beautiful but unlikely friendship forged between a slave and her former master. Differences in faith\, culture and heritage are overcome in the face of new enemies\, in a gripping family drama set against the backdrop of events leading to the creation of Nigeria. \nFeatured Image: Malik Afegbua
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/once-upon-a-time-in-sokoto-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270418
DTSTAMP:20261009T133523Z
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SUMMARY:Leave Taking - The Weston Studio
DESCRIPTION:Winsome Pinnock’s landmark debut play Leave Taking\, directed by Nancy Medina\, comes to The Weston Studio for a major 40th anniversary revival. \nLeave Taking premiered at Liverpool Playhouse in 1987. It won the 1991 George Devine Award. In 1994\, it was the first play by a Black British woman to be produced by the National Theatre. \nSet in North London\, Leave Taking follows Enid\, a British-Jamaican mother who came to Britain as part of the Windrush generation\, and her teenage daughters Del and Viv. As Enid works to hold the family together\, she turns to Mai\, an Obeah woman\, and family friend Broderick for guidance. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/leave-taking-the-weston-studio/
LOCATION:The Weston Studio BOV\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:The Weston Studio of Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270418
DTSTAMP:20261009T133812Z
CREATED:20261009T133812Z
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SUMMARY:Until I Find You- The Weston Studio
DESCRIPTION:Alma is a mother searching for her missing daughter\, one of the many people who have disappeared without trace in Mexico. As she looks for her daughter\, Alma finds others living through the same nightmare. Families come together\, strangers become lifelines and what begins as a solitary struggle grows into a collective act of resistance. \nCreated by internationally acclaimed\, multi-award-winning theatre companies Ad Infinitum (UK) and El Ingenio del Caldero (Mexico)\, Until I Find You combines fierce\, raw physicality with powerful storytelling.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/until-i-find-you-the-weston-studio/
LOCATION:The Weston Studio BOV\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:The Weston Studio of Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270516
DTSTAMP:20261009T130206Z
CREATED:20261009T130206Z
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SUMMARY:Uncle Vanya - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:Bristol Old Vic’s RYTDS Associate Artistic Director Rikki Henry brings a thrilling new vision to Chekhov’s tragi-comic masterpiece Uncle Vanya\, in an English version by David Lan and in co-production with Stratford East. \n“I’ve let my life slip away when all these years I could have had everything – which now I can’t because I’m forty-seven!” \nRelocated to a rundown office: dripping water cooler\, towering filing cabinets and reams upon reams of paper. Time stands still. Windows 95 chimes. The phone rings\, and rings\, and rings. \nIn the midst of a midlife crisis\, Vanya\, his dedicated niece Sonya and the local doctor Astrov are visited by Alexander\, the widower of Vanya’s late sister and Sonya’s father\, and his glamorous new wife Yelena. Vanya has spent years financing their lavish city lifestyle\, only for Alexander to arrive with the surprise declaration that he intends to sell the business. \nWhile Vanya and Astrov appear to fall under Yelena’s charms\, Sonya is less convinced. Polite facades quickly crumble and long-repressed\, vodka-fuelled confessions of love have devastating consequences. \nBristol Old Vic Associate Artistic Director Rikki Henry’s wonderfully creative concept won plaudits at Theater Dortmund in 2023. Now\, in an entirely new English language production and using David Lan’s “notably sharp\, bright translation” (The Times)\, Chekhov’s classic is brought to darkly witty life once more. \nAre we all condemned to live the lives we started\, or is fundamental change possible?
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/uncle-vanya-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270502
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SUMMARY:The Butterfly Project - The Weston Studio
DESCRIPTION:“If they’re going to fetishise me\, I’m going to do it right back.” \nA Japanese stewardess and a British pilot walk onto a plane. 30 years later\, their son Joey is thinking of ending things with his Italian boyfriend. \nTurning to his parents’ interracial relationship for guidance\, he embarks on a journey to connect with his roots. \nBut as Joey learns more about his family\, a pattern begins to emerge: the notes of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly underscore a century of Asian misrepresentation\, orientalism\, and exoticisation. \nConnecting Milan to Nagasaki\, Hong Kong to London\, The Butterfly Project is an irreverent look at the stories that shape us\, whether we like it or not. \nOriginally produced by Undone Theatre\, presented by Kakilang and Undone Theatre\, The Butterfly Project is part of Kakilang’s 20th anniversary season\, touring across the UK in 2027.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/57673/
LOCATION:The Weston Studio BOV\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:The Weston Studio of Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270523
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SUMMARY:Let The Whale Die - The Weston Studio
DESCRIPTION:You killed a whale\nThe Whale killed itself \nGirl’s one job was to keep the aquarium’s star orca whale alive. \nSpoiler alert: the whale dies. \nHer mother\, her husband\, her boss\, the entire world want to know: \nWhy? How could she?? What is wrong with her??! \nEveryone wants answers\, but Girl doesn’t wanna give ’em. \nWhat seems like a crisis to everyone else\, feels like a new beginning for Girl. As she tries to maintain her new outlook on life\, pressure closes in from all sides. Can she move forward\, or will she hit her head on the glass? \nNew Perspectives and Royal & Derngate’s Let The Whale Die\, is a strange and unsettling journey into the mind of a woman who’s stopped explaining herself and has no intention of giving people what they expect. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/let-the-whale-die-the-weston-studio/
LOCATION:The Weston Studio BOV\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:The Weston Studio of Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270620
DTSTAMP:20261009T125921Z
CREATED:20261009T125921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261009T125921Z
UID:57652-1811376000-1813449599@backstagebristol.com
SUMMARY:Disco Dracula - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:Bristol Old Vic and Disco Dracula Productions have co-produced Disco Dracula – a hilarious\, bloodsucking romp of a new musical. \nIt’s like if Rocky Horror and Saturday Night Fever had a baby – and then that baby ate you. \nTired\, stale couple John and Mina just want a normal night out. Instead\, they’re lured into a disco vampire lair where the drinks are strong\, the grooves are deep and the Count is holding auditions for eternity. As Dracula and his Brides turn up the seduction\, John and Mina’s crumbling relationship is put to the ultimate test: can two people who can barely make it through date night survive a rendezvous with the Lord of Darkness? \nAs the night goes on\, and the stakes get higher\, Stayin’ Alive becomes a challenge as John and Mina learn the true meaning of Till Death Do Us Part… \nWith an infectious original disco score\, jump scares\, conga lines\, and – most frightening of all – audience participation\, Disco Dracula is a musical comedy fever dream of gothic horror proportion. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/disco-dracula-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270622
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270624
DTSTAMP:20261009T131052Z
CREATED:20261009T131052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261009T131052Z
UID:57665-1813622400-1813795199@backstagebristol.com
SUMMARY:Being Mr Wickham - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:Pride and Prejudice’s most roguish gentleman\, George Wickham\, on the eve of his sixtieth birthday\, lifts the sheets on what exactly happened thirty years on from where we left him… and discover his own version of some very famous literary events. \nBeing Mr Wickham stars Adrian Lukis\, who played Mr Wickham in the renowned 1995 BBC TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/being-mr-wickham-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270628
DTSTAMP:20261009T130427Z
CREATED:20261009T130427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261009T130427Z
UID:57659-1813795200-1814140799@backstagebristol.com
SUMMARY:Dog Man The Musical - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:Dog Man: The Musical is hilarious new musical for anyone aged 5+ is based on the worldwide bestselling book series from Dav Pilkey\, the creator of Captain Underpants and Cat Kid Comic Club. Best friends George and Harold have been creating comics for years\, but now that they’re ten\, they figure it’s time to level up and write a musical based on their favourite character\, Dog Man\, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog\, part man and ALL HERO! How hard could it be?
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/dog-man-the-musical-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270704
DTSTAMP:20261009T130754Z
CREATED:20261009T130754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261009T130754Z
UID:57662-1814313600-1814659199@backstagebristol.com
SUMMARY:Housemates - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:Housemates is by Hijinx and in association with Sherman Theatre. \nIn the 1970s\, Alan\, a young man with Down’s syndrome\, crashed into the life of student Jim. Alan had lived as a resident in a Cardiff Hospital since childhood; all he wanted was to live in a house and be in a band. Jim wanted to make a difference in the world\, but didn’t know how. Together with their friends\, they embarked on an experiment that transformed how things were done\, how people were treated and who got to tell you how to live. This was the beginning of the end of institutionalised care and the birth of Supported Living. Performed by a cast of neurodivergent and neurotypical actor-musicians\, Housemates packs a punch and touches the heart.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/housemates-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270712
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270718
DTSTAMP:20260925T111947Z
CREATED:20260925T111947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T111947Z
UID:57302-1815350400-1815868799@backstagebristol.com
SUMMARY:Merrily We Roll Along - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:The Bristol School of Acting will be getting a summer run in the main house of Bristol Old Vic with their production Merrily We Roll Along. \nIt’s the drama school’s biggest production so far and the first time the school has staged a production on the main stage of Bristol Old Vic. \nWith a cast of 20 and on-stage band of 12 musicians from West End productions – including choreography by Rachael Nanyonjo – this promises to be a stellar show. \nHow did you get to be here? \nWhat was the moment? \nMerrily We Roll Along answers those questions in reverse\, moving backwards in time from 1976 to the hopeful beginnings of 1957\, tracing the fractured relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his lifelong friends\, Mary and Charley – and the choices that shaped their lives. \nAs the years unwind\, a heartbreaking but hope-filled story is brought to life through an unforgettable Sondheim score\, including Old Friends\, Now You Know\, and Not a Day Goes By.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/merrily-we-roll-along-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Bristol Old Vic
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