FULL CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR ‘A CHILD OF SCIENCE’, JOINING PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TOM FELTON    THE WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION, PRESENTED BY BRISTOL OLD VIC & IMPOSSIBLE PRODUCING WILL RUN AT BRISTOL OLD VIC 5 JUN – 6 JUL 2024  WRITTEN BY GARETH FARR & DIRECTED BY MATTHEW DUNSTER, ‘A CHILD OF SCIENCE’ TELLS THE PIONEERING STORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO CREATED IVF. Bristol Old Vic today announced the full cast for their world premiere production of Gareth Farr’s new play A Child of Science, telling the pioneering story of Robert Edwards, Patrick S ..read more

Our record-breaking production Starter for Ten sadly came to an end on 31 March. This brand-new musical was a hugely ambitious, joyous riot of songs, love, heartache and humour. But behind the slick production was a well-oiled machine, even more high-octane than the action on stage and just as much fun! So we invited Bristol photographer (and Portrait of Britain Award-winner) Cíara Hillyer backstage during a show to capture some of the action. Let's find out a bit more about Cíara and why she decided to jump headfirst into the action! Tell us a bit about yourself I’m Ciara, a photo ..read more

As part of the national #SeizeTheDay campaign, Thangam Debbonaire MP visited Bristol Old Vic to speak to young people about value of arts to education. Seize The Day, a Drama & Theatre Education Alliance campaign to raise the profile of Drama in schools, reached Bristol Old Vic last week when MP for Bristol West and Shadow Culture Secretary, Thangam Debbonaire, visited the theatre to chat to young people actively involved in some of the arts initiatives run by Bristol Old Vic and to highlight the value these projects bring. Charlotte Geeves (Executive Director) and Nancy Medina (Art ..read more

We couldn’t be more excited for everyone’s favourite dragon to take flight on the Bristol Old Vic stage this Easter holiday. We managed to find some time in Zog’s busy schedule to find out a little bit more about the delightful dragon who’s all heart. Have a read below! 1. Thanks for flying in, Zog. What are your friends from Dragon School up to these days? They all became teachers because Madam Dragon was so amazing and kind. Teachers are the best – they change lives! 2. What was the most important skill you learnt? How to be kind to everyone. School can be pretty tr ..read more

This month we've launched a new commitment to new writing across the region and as part of that we'll be working with some amazing artists and organisations. This is an evolution of the previous Associates Scheme to create a more meaningful, bespoke  relationship with these organisations that will help to expand the breadth and depth of the offer for artists in the city at all stages of their careers and across multiple disciplines. We'll be working with four Associate Companies and two Associate Artists to provide tangible support for a fixed two-year period. You can ..read more

Nancy Medina today outlined her ambitious plans that will support the development of new British writing at Bristol Old Vic. This includes the beginning of a new initiative that will make a five-year commitment to three writers –made possible in its first year thanks to an award from the Genesis Foundation – and the return of a dedicated Literary Department which will focus on supporting writers, stories and script development. “Theatres have been managing through constant crises for the last four years. Funding cuts, the legacy of the pandemic, and the increased costs of making work have chi ..read more

We take seriously our commitment to reducing Bristol Old Vic's impact on the environment.  Thanks to a grant from the Wolfson Foundation we installed a solar array on to the roof of the theatre. It went live in October 2023 and it instantly began providing us with electricity. Since then, the panels have generated 3.49MWh of electricity, enough to power around 3000 homes! We are committed to reducing Bristol Old Vic's impact on the environment, and to share what we're learning with the wider sector.  In the last 12months we've taken some big steps forw ..read more

Introducing Bristol Old Vic’s new writer on attachment as part of the Peggy Ramsay/FilmFour Awards. Last month, Bristol Old Vic welcomed Florence Espeut-Nickless to the theatre to begin a year-long residency as part of the Peggy Ramsay/Film Four Awards. This award celebrates and supports emerging British writing talent by providing a £10,000 bursary to six playwrights who also fulfil a year-long attachment with their respective theatres while they write a full-length play.  The aim of being attached to a venue is to provide the opportunity of meeting a variety of industry professionals a ..read more

With Starter for Ten now the hot ticket in Bristol, we took a peek inside Set & Costume Designer Frankie Bradshaw's sketch book at the explosion of 80's costume designs that have been so carefully translated from page to stage by our brilliant team in the Wardrobe department.  Frankie talks us through her inspiration... 19 year old Brian doesn't have a huge amount of fashion sense, and just bobs about in his jeans and battered green flash trainers. He's decided though to take his Dad's old jacket to university with him, for a bit of extra love and luck.  Professor Bowman ..read more

Gemma Knight Jones is an actor, singer and vocal arranger. She’s currently playing Professor Bowman in Starter for Ten. Khadijah Sawyers is an aspiring actor and theatre maker currently at Bristol Old Vic as part of its Young SixSix company and Made in Bristol 2023/24 cohort.  We thought they might make a mighty double act, so we asked Gemma if she'd spare a lunchbreak to chat with Khadijah about her career in theatre, and shared her advice for young theatre makers just like Khadijah coming into the industry today. Khadijah: You’ve been ..read more