Dragprov Review - Bristol Improv Theatre
2026-07-10 | Bristol Improv Theatre, BS8 1LP
After dazzling audiences from the Edinburgh Fringe to Glastonbury Festival, this dynamic drag king and queen duo are back in Bristol creating Broadway-ready songs and sketches on the spot.

Still Alive (and Kicking) - Bristol Old Vic
2026-07-14 | Bristol Old Vic, BS1 4ED
London 7/7 bombing survivor Dr. Gill Hicks brings her multi award-winning show Still Alive (And Kicking) to Bristol this year.
Her critically acclaimed show is a celebration of life and positivity in the wake of life-changing events.
Still Alive (and Kicking) offers audiences a “life-affirming” narrative of what she experienced on 7th July 2005.
The show sees violinist Dr Julian Ferraretto, framing Hicks’ soulful jazz voice and her powerful projected artworks as part of a visual and sensory performance.

Notting Hell: The Greatest Love Story in the Underworld - The Wardrobe Theatre
2026-07-14 - 2026-08-08 | The Wardrobe Theatre, BS2 0DF
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.
The hit show has had audiences asking for its return ever since its debut as the theatre’s Christmas show in 2024.
The original production, a fast paced and smart alternative comedy from The Wardrobe Theatre was written and devised by the company.
The comedy promises audiences a “riotous” night of comedy which is “surreal, but nice”.
Eternal 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.
General sale opens at 10am on Friday 27 February 2026

The Saboteur - Bristol Improve Theatre
2026-07-24, 2026-08-29 | Bristol Improv Theatre, BS8 1LP
Fresh from hit seasons in Australia and New Zealand, The Saboteur is a high-stakes, interactive evening of subterfuge, treachery, backstabbing and laughs for fans of the whodunnit genre.
Dates: 22 May, 26 June, 24 July and 29 August

Pyg - Spielman Theatre of Tobacco Factory Theatres
2026-07-25 | Spielman Theatre, BS3 1TF
Bath-based theatre company Sandcastles Productions is staging its new play Pyg in the Spielman Theatre of Tobacco Factory Theatres this summer.
Three 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.
It’s been described as a ‘wickedly inventive’ new play that deconstructs the relationship between masculinity and technology in a ‘radical’ and ‘compelling’ way.
The 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.
The production will be in Bristol for one night only ahead of a run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Touched - Alma Tavern Theatre
2026-07-30 | Alma Tavern Theatre, BS8 2HY
Pilots Thumb Theatre Company comes to the Alma Tavern Theatre this summer with their new production of Touched.
The Devon based theatre company are performing in Bristol for the first time as part of a new tour.
Touched was originally written by Danny Strike inspired by a short play by Laura Quigley. It’s been adapted and rewritten by Beth Scott-Hewlett.
Britain 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.
Some welcome it. Some fear it. Most are simply trying to survive it.
In 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.
The 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?

Fire and Dice - Bristol Improv Theatre
2026-07-30, 2026-08-27 | Bristol Improv Theatre, BS8 1LP
In Fire & Dice, you are invited to join a live-play Dungeons & Dragons show, featuring a cast of improv comedians, voice actors, and special guests from distant worlds, such as Baldur’s Gate, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared and Doctor Who
Runs on 28 May, 25 June, 30 July and 27 August 2026

Imaginary Adventure Club - Bristol Improv Theatre
2026-08-01 | Bristol Improv Theatre, BS8 1LP
Imaginary Adventure Club – is a fully improvised theatre show which takes suggestions from the children in the audience. The whole adventure will be decided there and then.
Aimed at children from 3- 8 years of age.
Dates: Tuesday 26 May, Wednesday 27 May, 04 July and Saturday 01 August 2026

Yes, Prime Minister - Barn Theatre
2026-08-28 08:00 - 2026-10-03 17:00 (Europe/London) | Barn Theatre, GL7 1BN
Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey are BACK!
It’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.
Packed 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.

Ignacio Lopez Nada - Hen and Chicken
2026-09-27 | Hen & Chicken, BS3 1JF
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.
The Live At The Apollo star will be taking suggestions from the crowd as he crafts a show of mystery, suspense, sarcasm and big laughs.
Ignacio Lopez will be at the Hen and Chicken with on 27 September 2026
Featured Image: Michelle Huggleston

Lanny - Bristol Old Vic
2026-10-16 - 2026-11-07 | Bristol Old Vic, BS1 4ED
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.
Nancy Medina will be directing the show.
When 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.

Honk! Barn Theatre
2026-11-21 - 2027-01-03 | Barn Theatre, GL7 1BN
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
