Dec 14 - May 15 Season brochure by Tobacco Factory Theatres

DEC 14/MAY 15

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WELCOME

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I’d like to welcome you to a wonderful season at Tobacco Factory Theatres.

101 Dalmatians (P06), in rehearsal now, has a stunning cast and creative team and is looking set to be one of our most spectacular Christmas shows ever. I’m also thrilled that we will be co-producing with Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory for the first time. Exciting director Polina Kalinina is only the second guest director ever for this company and will bring freshness and vigour to Romeo and Juliet (P16) and its excellent that Andrew Hilton is tackling another nonShakespeare, Sheridan’s The School for Scandal (P24), after the triumph of last year’s Arcadia. We have three other shows at Christmas featuring some of Bristol’s favourite performers and companies: Kate McNab and the Ministry of Entertainment bring us another Mrs Gerrish instalment (P09), Peter Clifford bamboozles us with his Magical Mythologies (P09) and Pickled Image will keep younger children enthralled with Santa’s Little Trolls (P08). We have our strongest season ever in the Brewery Theatre in the New Year with sensational shows Fleabag (P10) and Fat Man (P23) coming from triumphant London runs, a welcome return for our production of Infinite Lives (P23) prior to a national tour, exciting emerging companies Flintlock (P15) and Bucket Club (P27) and the world première of a new Philip Ridley (P20). All this plus lush music, excellent children’s shows and fantastic comedy (plus our lovely new Factory Theatre Café during the daytime). I hope we see you down here soon.

Ali Robertson Director

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WHAT WE DO Tobacco Factory Theatres produces and presents excellent art in unique, intimate and visceral spaces. We present a jam-packed programme of diverse and exciting shows, workshops and events, from international comedy acts to opera, family shows to modern classics and timeless masterpieces, plus an extensive programme of events and activities for artists, audiences and young people.

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2014 OFF WEST END AWARD-WINNER For co-production of Cinderella: A Fairytale

2014 WINNER OF SKY ARTS AWARD FOR DANCE For co-production of Dracula

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HOW TO FIND US

Our theatres are situated just south of the river in the heart of bustling Southville. Factory Theatre Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1TF

ON FOOT

Brewery Theatre 291 North Street, Southville, Bristol BS3 1JP

We are just a 20 minute walk from the Centre (Arnolfini/MShed area) and a 35 minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads and Bedminster train stations.

(NB Tickets for shows in both the Factory Theatre and the Brewery Theatre must be collected from the Box Office at Tobacco Factory Theatres)

BY BUS

Bus number 24 from North Bristol, Broadmead, the City Centre and Redcliffe Hill stops outside Tobacco Factory Theatres. Currently the last bus leaves at 10.43pm Monday – Sunday from outside Aldi.

BY BIKE

Both theatres are very accessible by bike from all areas of Bristol and there are bike racks inside the Tobacco Factory, on the wall of the Factory, on the corner of Raleigh Road and North Street and outside the Brewery Theatre. FACTORY THEATRE

BREWERY THEATRE

PARKING

Parking is available in the local area surrounding the theatre but please be aware of restrictions. If you would like any further information please call the Box Office on 0117 902 0344.

FACTORY THEATRE BAR AND NEW FACTORY THEATRE CAFÉ LOCALLY SOURCED | HIGH QUALITY | HOT & COLD DRINKS | FRIENDLY STAFF

Come upstairs to the theatre to enjoy our Factory Theatre Café during the day and our Factory Theatre Bar in the evening.

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FACTORY THEATRE CAFÉ

FACTORY THEATRE BAR

Serving a delightful selection of hot and cold homemade lunches, fresh espresso coffees, pastries and cakes. All to eat in or takeaway.

Come and have a relaxing drink before and after the show. Plus pre-order your interval drinks to avoid the queues.

Mon – Fri 8am – 3.30pm

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Open from 1 hour before each Factory Theatre show.

WHERE TO FIND WHAT

With so many shows to choose from, we’ve split this brochure up into sections so you can easily find what you’re looking for.

CHRISTMAS: PAGES 06 – 09

SHOWS: PAGES 04 – 29

SHAKESPEARE AND CLASSIC DRAMA: P16 – 17 & P24 – 25

FOR FAMILIES: PAGES 30 & 31

COMEDY: PAGES 32 & 33

SUPPORT US: PAGES 38 & 39

DID YOU KNOW?

We’re at the beginning of a new phase of our work with children and young people which will see us offering a year round programme of activities including a new youth theatre, summer schools and monthly masterclasses! Find out what’s on offer on P37.

SPECIAL OFFERS!

Look out for these offers and symbols as you look through the brochure:

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£7 Opening night Tickets We’re offering tickets for some performances at £7, as indicated on show pages by this symbol. Business Club 241 Tickets Business Club members can get 2 for 1 tickets to certain shows in the season, as indicated on show pages by this symbol. See calendar for date restrictions. Book early as this offer is subject to availability. To use this offer please quote your company PROMOTION CODE over the phone or online. Please bring proof of the company you work for.

See P38 to find out how to join our Business Club.

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Mmm Hmmm / Image: Paul Blakemore

Johnny Got His Gun / Image: Anna Soderblom

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Tue 18 – Sat 29 November 8.15pm (no show Sun or Mon)

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MMM HMMM VERITY STANDEN IN ASSOCIATION WITH TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES

Composed and directed by Verity Standen In collaboration with performers Ellie Showering and Dominie Hooper Choreography by Dan Canham Additional creative input from Emma Williams and Ira Brand Produced by Tom Spencer

Mmm Hmmm is a playful, poignant musical journey shaped by three exceptional female voices jumping between sound worlds and lyrical styles. Using intricate vocal techniques and rich harmony, Mmm Hmmm holds a magnifying glass up to snapshots of everyday life. One moment a fragile apology, the next a perilous trip to the First Great Western buffet car; Verity Standen’s original a cappella songs evoke the awkward, heart-breaking and hilarious moments that characterise what it means to be human. Verity Standen’s compositions for Living Structures, Bristol Old Vic and Tobacco Factory Theatres (amongst others) have been widely enjoyed in the UK and Europe, including her immersive choral piece Hug, which surprised and enchanted Bristol audiences during its sell-out run in 2013. Now she brings her own original work to Tobacco Factory Theatres after a high-profile run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Mmm Hmmm undertook original development here as part of Prototype, so we’re delighted to have it back. “Mmm Hmmm blends a cappella music, theatre and movement to create something brand new and utterly thrilling.”  Broadway Baby “Standen’s surprising, ingenious compositions force us to hear the human voice in ways not previously imagined.”  Exeunt Running time approx. 1hr Age recommendation For all ages ANNA GIRVAN, Juncture Theatre

Verity’s seminal production is beautifully honest, humorous and human. I defy anyone not to be moved by this show.

Venue Brewery Theatre Tickets Full £13 / Concession £9 (no conc. Fri or Sat) First 20 tickets on Tue 18 November £7

Wed 03 – Sat 06 December 8.15pm

JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN

£7 SEE P03

DALTON TRUMBO METAL RABBIT

Adapted for the stage by Bradley Rand Smith

A stunning, intense testament to the power of the human spirit in the most terrible of circumstances. Nothing is bigger than life. Nothing. When the call came, idealistic Joe Bonham eagerly volunteered for the trenches of World War One. But as he wakes in a strange world and attempts to piece together the fragments of his past, he realises he has paid a price he never expected. Metal Rabbit brings this scorching adaptation of Dalton Trumbo’s award-winning novel to stage in the form of Bradley Rand Smith’s Obie-winning adaptation, starring Kaffe Keating and directed by Evening Standard Outstanding Newcomer Nominee and Fringe First winner David Mercatali (Dark Vanilla Jungle, Tender Napalm). A stunning performance about one young man’s fight for life, the extraordinary strength of the human spirit, and the sacrifices the military asks of those who serve it. Nominated for four Off West End Nominations, Johnny Got His Gun has astounded audiences and critics alike. “A stunning tour de force”  The Independent “An entirely gripping account”  WhatsOnStage “I was uplifted and grateful for the experience”  Everything Theatre Running time 1hr 15mins Age recommendation 12+

KERRY GOODALL, Teacher

A brilliant story, an incredible creative team and it’s the centenary of WWI this year – Johnny Got His Gun is definitely in my diary!

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101 Dalmatians / Image: Farrows Creative

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101 DALMATIANS TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES AND TRAVELLING LIGHT

Some dogs look like their owners, or is it that some owners look like their dogs? And who really owns who – do dogs secretly think that we’re their pets? Mr and Mrs Dearly love dogs, especially their two dalmatians, Pongo and Perdita. Cruella De Vil loves fur and doesn’t have much time for anything living. When Pongo and Perdita’s fifteen new-born dalmatian puppies go missing it doesn’t take a genius to work out who has kidnapped them – and now the clock is ticking before they’re gone forever. Based on Dodie Smith’s much loved book The Hundred and One Dalmatians, this is the latest collaboration between Tobacco Factory Theatres and Travelling Light especially for Bristol audiences at Christmas. 101 Dalmatians will be warm-hearted and playful, told with creative storytelling, original live music by Benji Bower and a lot of laughs. Join the inventive and nationally renowned director Sally Cookson and the team that brought you the Olivier Award-nominated and Off West End Award-winner Cinderella: A Fairytale, plus Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and The Ugly Duckling, as they take you on a canine caper to find the missing dalmatians and deal with the dastardly De Vil once and for all! “A funny, heart-warming, beautiful piece of stage craft”  The Independent on Cinderella: A Fairytale “A terrific family night out that will have everyone leaving the theatre with a spring in their step”  The Guardian on Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Age recommendation 6+ Running time approx. 2hrs (inc. interval)

PRODUCTION SPONSOR

is proud to support Tobacco Factory Theatres as it stages this production.

Venue Factory Theatre (Reserved Seating) Tickets Wed 26 Nov – Wed 03 Dec Previews All tickets £8 04 – 19 Dec; 01 & 02 Jan; 08 & 09 Jan Full £15 / Concession £11 / Family Ticket £45* 20 – 29 Dec; 03 & 04 Jan; 10 & 11 Jan Full £19 / Concession £15 / Family Ticket £60* *2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children

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SANTA’S LITTLE TROLLS PICKLED IMAGE

Directed by John Nicholson Performed by Dik Downey, Nikki Warwick and Vicky Andrews Written by Adam Fuller Puppets by Pickled Image

A magical extravaganza from Pickled Image, especially for the festive season. Jeremy really, really loves Christmas. All he wants is for each Christmas to be perfect; mince pies, stockings, mistletoe and especially, (and this is the icing on the Christmas cake)…lots and lots of SNOW! But, who exactly brings the snow? Santa? Rudolph? Jack Frost? No, it’s the one job left in the heavy hands of the Trolls of Winter. However, the trolls are fed up with never getting any of the credit. It’s always those cheery, little elves and that red nosed reindeer celebrated at Christmas, while the hard working trolls miss out. Not once have they been on an advent calendar or featured in a carol, so this year, unless they get their ugly mugs on at least one Christmas card, there will be NO SNOW! With silliness, laughter, stunning puppets (and maybe a humbug or two), Pickled Image (Fireside Tales with Granddad and Wolf Tales) present a magical Christmas extravaganza – Santa’s Little Trolls. “A delightful show for the whole family.” Isobel Smith on Travels with Granddad “a smattering of killer lines for all ages and one fine comic creation” Venue on Wolf Tales Running time approx. 45mins Age recommendation 2 – 6 year olds and their families MEGAN FARROW, Farrows Creative

Santa’s Little Trolls / Image: Onela Keal

Such an inventive company. Their stunning and intricately made puppets always take my breath away. I can’t wait!

Venue Brewery Theatre (Reserved Seating) Tickets Wed 10 – Fri 19 December, Sat 03 & Sun 04 Jan All tickets £8 / Family ticket* £25 Sat 20 – Wed 31 December All tickets £9 / Family ticket* £28 *2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children

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Mrs Gerrish’s Grotto / Image: Alan Moore

Peter Clifford’s Magical Mythologies / Image: Farrows Creative

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Mon 08 December 2014 – Wed 07 January 2015 8pm (See Calendar for details)

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Tue 16 December 2014 – Sun 04 January 2015 7.15pm (See Calendar for details) Matinée Fri 02 January 2.15pm

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PETER CLIFFORD’S MRS GERRISH’S MAGICAL GROTTO MYTHOLOGIES THE MINISTRY OF ENTERTAINMENT

The magically magnificent Peter Clifford is back with us for Christmas, this time performing in our Factory Theatre Bar. Join Peter for a relaxed evening as he prestidigitates for your pleasure! Bristol’s favourite magician will weave his exceptional magic around stories of life, conjuring and you. Even the wonders of Bristol play their part! Whether sat at a table, on a bar stool or a sofa you can enjoy the gentle audience participation of a Peter Clifford magic show and leave uplifted and astonished. “A seriously impressive evening of trickery, bamboozlement and banter.” Venue on I Can’t Believe My Mind “A Peter Clifford show never fails to astound at Christmas!” Bristol Culture “Do anything you can to get tickets!” Derren Brown on Peter Clifford Running time 1hr 40mins (inc. interval) Age recommendation 12+ NEVILLE BOUNDY, Member

Peter Clifford defies description, gravity, logic, explanation – and remains mysterious however often one sees him.

Venue Factory Theatre Bar Tickets £10

Written by Kate McNab Performed by Kate McNab and Ross Harvey

By popular demand, Mrs Gerrish is back to spend Christmas with us! The waspish ‘50s seaside landlady may have bitten off more than she can chew this time though. Jumping on the fashionable bandwagon of The Package Holiday, Brenda optimistically opens for an action-packed Christmas programme. Maybe the slapdash Barry can keep up but will he be eaten alive by the ferocious Mrs Gerrish Snr? Perhaps Mrs Gimlet could peel a few sprouts... The Ministry of Entertainment have done it again, delightfully mixing theatre, comedy and songs to bring you another fantastic Christmas cracker of a show. “It’s a laugh a minute, promise.” Bristol 24-7 Running time 1hr 40mins (inc. interval) Age recommendation 16+ DAVID DEWHURST, Tobacco Factory Theatres

Christmas at the Brewery Theatre just wouldn’t be the same without the wonderful Kate McNab, Ross Harvey and a little bit of Mrs Gerrish magic!

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Fleabag / Image: Richard Lakos

Tue 20 January – Sat 07 February BC 8.15pm (no show Sun or Mon) SEE P03 Baby friendly performance Tue 03 February 10.30am (P45) Signed performance Thu 29 January 8.15pm

FLEABAG

DRYWRITE AND SOHO THEATRE Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge Directed by Vicky Jones Starring Maddie Rice

DryWrite and Soho Theatre present the multi award-winning and Oliviernominated one woman show Fleabag – winner of an Off West End Award and Critics’ Circle Award. Today I am going to be a new person. No more slutty pizzas. No more porny wanks. Lots more lovely threesomes. GO. Welcome to the world of Fleabag, where the rules are out the window and she’s getting confused. She’s angry, pervy, cruel, forgetful, unforgiving, flippant, capricious, but undeniably honest. And you can’t help but love an honest person. Or can you? For one hour only, Fleabag lets us see the world through her eyes as we follow her quest of rediscovery over a fraught and frenzied 48 hours. It may not be pretty but it’s funny as hell. The Fleabag bites back. A rip-roaring account of some sort of a female living her sort of life. Following its smash hit, sell out runs in Edinburgh and London, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s award-winning play returns. Directed by Vicky Jones, whose play The One won the 2013 Verity Bargate Award for best new play. “Penetrating, pitch-black and nastily brilliant.”  Metro “Devastatingly good.”  Times Running time 1hr 5mins Age recommendation 16+ (sexual content) ALEX BYRNE, New International Encounter

Shockingly honest and shockingly funny, Fleabag was a real solo tour de force when I saw it at the Soho in 2014 – I’d thoroughly recommend it.

Venue Brewery Theatre Tickets Tue 20 – Wed 21, Tue 27 Jan, Tue 03 Feb All tickets £8 All other performances Full £12 / Concession £8 WWW.TOBACCOFACTORYTHEATRES.COM 11

Who is Dory Previn? / Image: Farrows Creative

Peter and the Wolf / Image: Peter Stevenson

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Fri 23 & Sat 24 January 8pm

WHO IS DORY PREVIN?

Thu 29 – Sat 31 January 7.30pm Matinée Sat 2.30pm

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PETER AND THE WOLF

KATE DIMBLEBY SINGS THE DORY PREVIN STORY AND OTHER WILD MUSICAL TALES Performed by Kate Dimbleby and Naadia Sheriff Written with Amy Rosenthal with excerpts by Dory Previn from the autobiographies Midnight Baby and Bogtrotter Directed by Cal McCrystal

Acclaimed singer and storyteller Kate Dimbleby accompanied by Naadia Sheriff on piano and vocals, explore the extraordinary songbook & life of cult ‘70s songwriter Dory Previn. Dory was the queen of ‘70s confessional songwriters, married to composer André Previn who famously left her for a young Mia Farrow. She died on Valentine’s Day 2012, following a 40 year career. From a traumatic childhood to Hollywood scandal and her subsequent mental breakdown, Dory used music to write herself sane and sought solace in uncompromising tales of love and loneliness.

LITTLE WOLF GANG

A spellbinding live performance of a well-loved classic, brimming with sumptuous storytelling and musical delights… Little Wolf Gang brings together accomplished storyteller Martin Maudsley with virtuoso musicians Eddy Jay (accordion), David Adams (bassoon) and Fiona Barrow (violin) in a brand new show that translates the enduring brilliance of Prokofiev’s masterpiece into a thrilling theatrical interaction between classical music and spoken word storytelling. Their Peter and the Wolf sparkles with vivid imagery and performance panache and will enchant both adults and children and their families, introducing a new generation to this gem of musical characterisation.

Including Lady with the Braid, Beware of Young Girls and Did Jesus Have a Baby Sister?, this tender look at Dory’s fascinating life, and the music that marked it, showcases her little-known musical legacy of stunning songs that will resonate with all who hear them.

The show’s title story – a brave little boy’s adventurous encounter with a wild wolf – is delightfully complemented by two other marvellously musical tales from Old Russia: A daring fiddler meets a devilish stranger at the crossroads and A foolish woodcutter discovers a magical wishing tree.

Kate and Naadia have performed on Jools Holland, Woman’s Hour and Radio 3’s In Tune. Directed by the award-winning Cal McCrystal (One Man, Two Guv’nors).

“Martin Maudsley’s storytelling is masterful – engaging, witty and suitably scary, he brought each human and animal character in the story to life and had the audience spellbound.” Dorchester Arts

“Left the audience visibly shell-shocked – or laughing out loud” The Independent “A touching, raw-voiced storyteller brings us back home to what many subconsciously yearn for – authenticity.” The Stage Running time 1hr 30mins (inc. interval) Age recommendation: 12+ (contains adult themes)

“These musicians are five star performers!” Edinburgh Fringe on Piaf – the Songs starring Eddy Jay and Fiona Barrow Running time 55mins Age recommendation Adults and children aged 6+

CATHERINE FREDA, St Georges Bristol JAMES ALBRECHT, St James Theatre

I was swept up by this compelling story brought vividly to life with great charisma and stunning vocals.

Venue Factory Theatre (Reserved Seating) Tickets Full £13 / Concession £9

It captivated from beginning to end, with children and adults alike hanging on Martin’s every word and the brilliantly performed music swirling around them.

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The Forbidden Door / Image: Farrows Creative

The Government Inspector / Image: David Fisher

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Tue 03 & Wed 04 February 8pm

Tue 10 – Sat 14 February 7.45pm

THE FORBIDDEN DOOR

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR

Direction by Sally Cookson Performed by Daniel Morden, Sarah Moody, Dylan Fowler and Oliver Wilson-Dickson

Flintlock Theatre employs extraordinary physical storytelling in this incandescent production of Gogol’s The Government Inspector, featuring a fast and furious Klezmer soundtrack.

THE DEVIL’S VIOLIN

The Devil’s Violin returns to our Factory Theatre with another thrilling adventure of spoken word and live music. What would you sacrifice for the one you love? Welcome to a cinema of the mind. With their visceral combination of live music and dynamic storytelling, The Devil’s Violin weave an enchantment of melody and mystery. Don’t open that door! As soon as the rule is laid down, we know it will be broken. Once the door is opened, then what? Adventures! All of us love a good tale, and this is a wonderful one. Expect love, loss, drama, danger, horror, humour, twists and trials. How far is too far? The Devil’s Violin has been breathing new life into the ancient art of storytelling since 2006. Acclaimed storyteller Daniel Morden is joined by virtuoso musicians Sarah Moody, Dylan Fowler and Oliver Wilson-Dickson. Drawing on influences from folk and world to jazz and classical, the music and story work as one, transporting you into the world of the imagination. “A scintillating combination of music, sound and story” The Times on The Devil’s Violin “Beautifully told by Daniel Morden, who doesn’t so much act out all the parts as infuse the story with an emotion that helps draw the listener in.” The Post on A Love Like Salt

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FLINTLOCK THEATRE

Anton Antonovich, a mayor in small-town Russia, is in the midst of a crisis. A government official is on his way to inspect his district and, in Anton’s own words, “this is a disaster!” The inspector is only too willing to overlook his misdemeanours in exchange for the odd generous bribe. But is he quite who he says he is or will Anton and his band of buffoons finally get what’s coming to them? Flintlock Theatre is actors Robin Colyer and Anna Glynn, both Evolve Artists in Residence at Oxford Playhouse and Spark Supported Artists at Pegasus Theatre. Their high-energy production of Gogol’s hilarious satire features four actors swapping characters at break-neck speed, employing Flintlock’s trademark dance and physical storytelling style for a laugh out loud experience and a captivating night out. We’re delighted to welcome them to Bristol for the first time as part of a national tour. “Terrific fun!”  Oxford Times “I challenge anyone to see this play and not enjoy it.” Daily Info, Oxford “Stonking night with Flintlock. What a superb debut – no tricks, no gimmicks, just top quality acting and a truly theatrical approach” Audience Feedback Running time 1hr 40mins (inc. interval) Age recommendation 10+

Running time 1hr 50mins (inc. interval) Age recommendation 12+ SIMON HARVEY WILLIAMS, Writer

A perfect combination of classic storytelling and enchanting live music produces an atmospheric and unforgettable evening of theatre.

Venue Factory Theatre (Reserved Seating) Tickets Full £14 / Concession £10

MICHELLE WALKER, Oxford Playhouse

Bouncing off the walls with pride and excitement at how brilliant Flintlock Theatre are!

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ROMEO AND JULIET SHAKESPEARE

SHAKESPEARE AT THE TOBACCO FACTORY AND TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES Directed by Polina Kalinina

My only love sprung from my only hate, Too early seen unknown, and known too late! This is a story of boy meets girl. But it is not a simple love story. These children’s lives are fuelled by mistakes, hatred, violence and exquisite pain. They are entangled in the infamous family feud without a hope of getting out alive. And yet…and yet…we cannot help but hope. Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece proves that love is a force to be reckoned with. Romeo and Juliet will never grow old and neither will this story; this is a love story that was, is and will be again. We are delighted to welcome the young Russian director, Polina Kalinina, as the company’s first guest director since Jonathan Miller directed Hamlet in 2008. “An enchanting staging…I’ve seen brasher, bigger productions of this play that never came close to the sense of discovery and joy that this offers”  The Times on As You Like It “Another feather in Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory’s cap”  WhatsOnStage on As You Like It “This is a jewel of a performance; I cannot recommend it highly enough.”  StageTalk Magazine on As You Like It

Venue Factory Theatre (Reserved Seating) Tickets Previews Thu 19 – Mon 23 February £16 Mon & Tue 7.30pm £19 / Wed 7.30pm & Thu 8pm £21 Thu (05, 12 & 19 March) 2.30pm Full £16 / Schools & Under 15s £12 Sat 2.30pm Full £16 / Under 15s £12 / Fri 8pm & Sat 7.30pm £24 16 BOX OFFICE 0117 902 0344

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SATURDAY MORNING WORKSHOPS SATTF’s Workshop Director and actors from the company with wide ranging experience in theatre, television and film, will work with a group of young students over fifteen Saturday mornings. This will culminate in a performance in the Factory Theatre before an invited audience on the final day of the season of Shakespeare and classic drama. Suitable for ages 13 – 19. To book please email katemansbridge@sattf.org.uk or call 0117 963 3054. WWW.TOBACCOFACTORYTHEATRES.COM 17

Romeo and Juliet / Image: Joe Roberts

Sat 17 January – Sat 09 May

The Notebook / Image: Hugo Glendinning

Elizabeth I: Virgin on the Ridiculous / Photography by Graham Burke / Production imagery by Coe Creative

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Sat 14 February 8.30pm

Sun 01, 08 & 22 March 8pm

THE NOTEBOOK

ELIZABETH I:

FORCED ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTED BY IN BETWEEN TIME FESTIVAL AND TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES

We’re delighted to present this unique and compelling production by Forced Entertainment as part of IBT15 Bristol International Festival at Arnolfini. What is morality in a time of war? Set during World War II, The Notebook is an unsettling story of twin brothers evacuated to their grandmother’s farm. These unnamed children are social outsiders, mavericks who understand the world by a harsh private code. As war deepens, how can the brothers live by consistent principles in a world crumbling into cruelty and opportunism? The Notebook is an unravelling knot of naïve logic, weaving dark and subversive humour from wartime hardships. For 30 years Forced Entertainment, a group of six Sheffield-based artists, have been questioning and collaborating to make theatre which speaks about the times we live in. In The Notebook, performers Richard Lowdon and Robin Arthur stand side by side to tell their story in an unsettling and uncanny double act that traps two people in a single voice and a shared perspective. “What a corker of a story, a reflection of the terrors of war, staged with stunningly beautiful simplicity” Total Theatre “Britain’s most brilliant experimental theatre company” The Guardian Running time 2hrs Age recommendation 16+ The Notebook is based on Le grand cahier by Ágota Kristóf, Éditions du Seuil, Paris, 1986. English translation © (1988) by Alan Sheridan.

VIRGIN ON THE RIDICULOUS LIVING SPIT

Written & performed by Stu Mcloughlin & Howard Coggins Directed by Craig Edwards

After an incredible sell out three week run in our Brewery Theatre this autumn, Living Spit are back due to popular demand. 1558. England. A country divided by religion and politics. The hopes of the nation lie with one woman. 2014. England. A country divided by those who enjoy plays featuring men in dresses and those who don’t. The hopes of the nation lie with two Bristolian actors. But Howard Coggins and Stuart Mcloughlin can no longer rely on apparent physical resemblances to Tudor monarchs. They’ve done Henry VIII, and the truth is neither of them look like anyone else. Things are bad. But they won’t be deterred. They’re just going to have to dig a little deeper. Act a little better. Live a little dangerous-er, as they attempt to tell the story of the greatest Monarch that ever lived – Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen. But will these two theatrical sons of Bristol be up to the challenge? Can Stu take the heat? And will Howard get jealous that he’s no longer playing the main part? With more original live music, silly songs, smutty shenanigans, perfunctory props, and hysterically historical horseplay, this promises to be (another) poorly researched lesson in Tudor history that you’ll never forget. “A hoot – go see it” StageTalk Magazine “A glorious celebration of silliness, fully appreciated by a packed home crowd.”  The Stage Running time 2hrs (inc. interval) Age recommendation 12+

CARRIE RHYS DAVIES, Tobacco Factory Theatres

Forced Entertainment’s Tomorrow’s Parties was one of my top shows of last year, so it’s great to see the company back in Bristol – this time with an adaptation of a text that sounds like an irresistible development of their enquiry into how we understand the world.

Venue Arnolfini Tickets Full £15 / Concession £12 (Tickets can be purchased through Tobacco Factory Theatres or Arnolfini)

DENISE PARKER, Local resident

Witty and creative storytelling, fantastic music…Living Spit rock!

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Fri 27 February – Sat 07 March 8.15pm (no show Sun)

RADIANT VERMIN METAL RABBIT AND SUPPORTING WALL Written by Philip Ridley Directed by David Mercatali

The world première of the latest fascinating and powerful creation from prolific writer Philip Ridley (Dark Vanilla Jungle). Ollie and Jill want to tell you about their dream home. Some of the things they did to get it you might find... shocking. But they want you to know – whatever they did – they did it all for their baby. A wickedly comic satire about a young couple offered a way out of the housing crisis, and just how far they’re prepared to go to get everything they’ve always wanted. Playful and provocative, Radiant Vermin is the showstopping first comedy by internationally acclaimed Time Out, Evening Standard and Critics’ Circle Awardwinner Philip Ridley. Directed by Evening Standard Award-nominee David Mercatali, it reunites the team behind the acclaimed premières of Tender Napalm and the Fringe First-winning smash hit Dark Vanilla Jungle, which astounded audiences in our Brewery Theatre in early 2014. “Riveting...audacious” The Independent on Dark Vanilla Jungle

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“Viciously funny...sensationally staged”  The Guardian on Tender Napalm “The master of modern myth” The Guardian on Philip Ridley Running time 1hr 30mins Age recommendation 14+ (some strong language and adult themes) KERRIE AVERY, Tobacco Factory Theatres

Take your wildest dreams and your darkest nightmares and sit them down together in the same room. Radiant Vermin is without doubt the show I’m most excited about this season.

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Infinite Lives / Image: Farrows Creative

Fat Man / Image: Alex Brenner

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Wed 11 – Sat 14 March 8.15pm

INFINITE LIVES

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TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES Written by Chris Goode Directed by Nik Partridge

We’re thrilled to be starting our national tour of Chris Goode’s Infinite Lives here this March. So you fall to your death. But you don’t die. You just come back to life and you’re falling. You’re falling and dying and coming back to life and falling. And you’ll never die. You have infinite lives. John’s cat died a year ago. Now he’s quit his job and is trying, somewhat unsuccessfully, to write his new gay science fiction novel. He’s also become obsessed with an internet chatroom model. Called Carlos. He thinks. As the bit streams of data fly past and reality becomes ever harder to define, John is forced to question how much he is still in control of his own life. Written by the critically acclaimed Chris Goode (Monkey Bars and The Adventures of Wound Man and Shirley) and directed by our Director in Residence, Nik Partridge, Infinite Lives is an unsettling yet tender journey into a world which is increasingly using the virtual to define itself. It utilises a stunning sound and projection design by Timothy X Atack (Sleepdogs) and Alex Wright (Limbic Cinema) and is designed by Linbury Prize Finalist Rosanna Vize. Performed by Ray Scannell (Mimic), it is an honest exploration of what it means to be lonely in an age when we have more means to connect with each other than ever before. “Chris Goode’s play is like a beautiful thorn. It’s witty, heartbreaking and painful too. [An] enormously confident production.”  The Guardian

Tue 17 – Sat 28 March 8.15pm (no show Sun or Mon)

FAT MAN

£7 SEE P03

MOVE TO STAND IN ASSOCIATION WITH LITTLEMIGHTY

In a wickedly funny version of the Greek myth, a grief-stricken Orpheus becomes a doughnut-obsessed comedian. Orpheus is doing stand-up for the gods. A sharp new take on a classic myth, this is a bitterly funny story of love, loss and eating your way out of grief. As the audience are transformed into the gods of legend, will Orpheus ever escape his past? The award-winning Move to Stand presents a black comedy that bridges the everyday with the celestial, first performed to great acclaim at Ovalhouse in 2014. Martin Bonger (New International Encounter’s North North North, The Plasticine Men’s Keepers) delivers a gripping solo performance under the direction of Bush Theatre Directing Award-winner Alex Swift, whose previous work includes Caroline Horton’s Mess. Fat Man is an intimate and moving experience, with music specially composed by Philippe Nash providing a haunting backdrop to Orpheus’s trials through the underworld and the real world. It’s a piece about the strengths and weaknesses of the human condition and how we face our own personal gods and monsters. You don’t have to know about Orpheus and Eurydice to enjoy and understand this show, you just have to have lived. “entertaining” and “extremely moving”  Everything Theatre Running time 1hr 10mins Age recommendation 14+

“An excellent piece of new work that needs to be seen”  WhatsOnStage Please note, this performance is subject to funding.

Running time 1hr Age recommendation 16+ Contains adult themes with strong language and explicit sexual references. TANUJA AMARASURIYA, Theatre Bristol

Chris Goode’s beautiful, intense script is vividly realised in Nik Partridge’s production. It’s full of longing, and all shot through with heart, and hope, and no small amount of digital retro.

Venue Brewery Theatre Tickets Full £12 / Concession £8

NIK PARTRIDGE, Tobacco Factory Theatres

A brilliant new interpretation of a classic Greek myth. Innovative, hilarious and heartbreaking – one of the surprises of last year. A must see.

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THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL SHERIDAN

SHAKESPEARE AT THE TOBACCO FACTORY AND TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES Directed by Andrew Hilton

The scandal-mongers of eighteenth century London seem extraordinarily close to home in Sheridan’s famous comedy.

SHAKESPEARE AT THE TOBACCO FACTORY

SATURDAY MORNING WORKSHOPS Sat 17 January – Sat 09 May SATTF’s Workshop Director and actors from the company with wide ranging experience in theatre, television and film, will work with a group of young students over fifteen Saturday mornings. This will culminate in a performance in the Factory Theatre before an invited audience on the final day of the season of Shakespeare and classic drama. Suitable for ages 13 – 19. To book please email katemansbridge@sattf.org.uk or call 0117 963 3054.

Lady Sneerwell, Sir Benjamin Backbite and the unctuous Mr Snake are horribly – but deliciously – familiar. In our own time they could well have found themselves alongside Andy Coulson in the Old Bailey dock. Into this scurrilous world Sheridan weaves an affecting romance between a moral young woman and a warmhearted but spendthrift young man on the point of bankruptcy. Linking the two elements is his duplicitous brother – the aptly named ‘Surface’ – whose capacity to deceive is finally exploded. Following the sell-out success of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia last year, we are thrilled to be matching Romeo and Juliet with yet another great non-Shakespeare classic. “the intimacy of the proceedings thrills in this unaffected revival”  The Guardian on Arcadia “Brilliant directing from Andrew Hilton is supported by terrific acting from all the cast…SATTF has become a must-see company for many theatregoers in the southwest and beyond” Plays International on Arcadia “yet another unmissable production. SATTF’s Arcadia is basically flawless, and I’m still grinning whenever I think about it. Go.” A Younger Theatre on Arcadia Venue Factory Theatre (Reserved Seating) Tickets Previews Thu 09 – Mon 13 April £16 Mon & Tue 7.30pm £19 / Wed 7.30pm & Thu 8pm £21 Thu (23 & 30 April) 2.30pm Full £16 / Schools & Under 15s £12 Sat 2.30pm Full £16 / Under 15s £12 Fri 8pm & Sat 7.30pm £24 24 BOX OFFICE 0117 902 0344

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Penelope Retold

Lorraine and Alan / Image: Paul Blakemore

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Thu 09 – Sat 11 April 8.15pm

Mon 13 – Sat 18 April 8.15pm

PENELOPE RETOLD LORRAINE AND ALAN

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DERBY THEATRE

Written and performed by Caroline Horton Directed by Lucy Doherty

BUCKET CLUB

A tender, urgent and often hilarious contemporary adaptation of The Odyssey.

A humorous and poignant retelling of a Scottish myth with song, electronic sound design and hundreds of plastic bottles.

Welcome to Ithaca. Island paradise and home to Penelope. She’s married to a world famous war hero and she’s had enough of waiting quietly. Made with input from soldiers and military spouses, Penelope RETOLD is an irreverent collision of classic myth, The Odyssey and contemporary rage. Get ready for a theatrical storm that sweeps through poetry, songs, comedy and YouTube clips towards a poignant and furious conclusion. Penelope RETOLD was the first in Derby Theatre’s Retold programme, a series of newly commissioned onewoman plays. Olivier Award-nominee and Stage Best Solo Performer, Caroline Horton (Islands, You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy and Mess), presents an epic, heartbreaking and fiercely playful tale of love, loneliness and the need to be free. Lucy Doherty is the BBC Performing Arts Theatre Fund Fellow for Derby Theatre where she was assistant director on The Odyssey. As co-director of Milk Presents Theatre Company, Lucy has directed A Real Man’s Guide to Sainthood (National Tour) and Bluebeard: A Fairytale for Adults (Total Theatre Nomination). “A compelling monodrama”  The Guardian “Comes perilously close to genius and announces Horton as a major talent.”  Time Out on Mess Running time 1hr Age recommendation 13+

Alan. 23. Recent graduate in Marine Biology. (High 2.2.) Son of Blakeney, Norfolk. Bedroom dweller and seal tour guide extraordinaire. When Alan discovers a mysterious young woman lying amongst the seals their lives become irreversibly entwined. But who is Lorraine? Where does she come from? And why does she take so long in the bath? Lorraine & Alan is a modern re-telling of the Selkie myth with a live soundscape and is winner of the Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence. It is about co-dependency and how those we love shape who we are. It is about moving out of your parents’ house and the sleepiness of little England. It is about delicious salty peanuts and a woman who eats them. Bucket Club are a collective of artists from Bristol and the South. The company make work that is, above all, playful. In May 2013, Bucket Club was awarded a fortnight’s residency at the Lyric Hammersmith Studio where they created Lorraine and Alan. Later that year they became an associate company of Farnham Maltings (alongside Little Bulb) and won The Pleasance’s Charlie Hartill Award for Theatre. “A very lovable show with buckets of charm” The Guardian “A triumph of layered, lo-fi storytelling and unexpected poignancy” Fest Magazine Running time 55mins

JOJO TOWNSEND, Tobacco Factory Theatres RUSTI FELLS, Tobacco Factory Theatres

I studied The Odyssey at school, and I’m really looking forward to seeing a contemporary version of the show, especially by such an exciting performer.

Venue Brewery Theatre Tickets Full £12 / Concession £8

Lorraine and Alan was my favourite show at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014, I’m so excited to have this bright new company here!

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Casting the Runes / Image: Paul Lowe

Around the World in 80 Days / Photo: Christa Holka / Graphic Design: Alex Innes

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Sun 26 April 8pm

CASTING THE RUNES:

TWO GHOST STORIES BY M R JAMES NUNKIE THEATRE COMPANY

Robert Lloyd Parry returns with another thrilling one man show based on two of the greatest ghost stories ever written. Montague Rhodes James wrote his ghost stories to perform to Cambridge friends in the years leading up to World War One. Today they have lost none of their power to terrify and amuse. In Casting the Runes we meet the unforgettable Abbot of Lufford, a Mr. Karswell; magic lanternist, historian of the occult, and scourge of the academic establishment. The story is perhaps best known for being the source for the classic 1950s horror film Night of the Demon. It is partnered here by one of James’s most neglected masterpieces: The Residence at Whitminster in which a dark shadow is cast over the precinct of a peaceful English church… “Lloyd Parry’s beautifully modulated performance is perfectly judged to send an enjoyable chill down the spine.”  Metro on Oh, Whistle… “Wonderful, magical storytelling. A pleasing reminder that the spoken word can be as spine-chilling as anything in the cinema.”  The Daily Mail on A Pleasing Terror

Wed 01 – Sat 18 July 7.30pm (no show Sun) BC £7 SEE P03 Thu 09 & 16 1.30pm & Sat 2.30pm Signed performance Mon 13 July 7.30pm Relaxed performance (See P45) Tue 07 July 1.30pm

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS NEW INTERNATIONAL ENCOUNTER

NIE invites you on the greatest adventure ever imagined… Join Phileas Fogg and his faithful servant Passepartout in their audacious plan to navigate the globe in just 80 days. With only a bag full of money, a pocket watch and a wager to win, Fogg sets out on the most celebrated literary journey of all time. Based on Jules Verne’s famous novel and combining clowning, live music, storytelling and an international ensemble, Around the World in 80 Days takes you on a high speed, mad-cap, transcontinental, race against the clock. One policeman, two comrades, three cab rides, four continents, five trains, six ships and just 80 days to get back! From the makers of the sell-out family show Hansel and Gretel (Christmas 2012) which has gone on to international success. “A folksy affair, done with just the right touch of nastiness and warm-hearted playfulness... much to enjoy for all members of the family”  The Guardian on Hansel and Gretel “A captivating version…with bright as a button humour, clever use of puppets and European folk music played by the talented multinational cast” The Stage on Hansel and Gretel

“A triumph”  The Morning Star on The Time Machine

“enthralled throughout” WhatsOnStage on Tales from the River Thames

Running time 1hr 50mins (inc. interval) Age recommendation 12+

Running time 1hr 45mins (inc. interval) Age recommendation 6+ Commissioned by Cambridge Junction BECKY CRESSWELL, Tobacco Factory Theatres

FRAN EWINS, Tobacco Factory Theatres

Robert Lloyd Parry is one of the best storytellers I’ve seen. Atmospheric, theatrical, and totally spellbinding – his ghost stories are not to be missed.

Venue Factory Theatre (Reserved Seating) Tickets Full £12 / Concession £8

For this international company who create incredibly imaginative, creative theatre, there couldn’t be a better story for them to work their magic on. It’s going to be truly lovely.

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FOR FAMILIES

£7

Tue 17 – Sun 22 February 11am & 2pm

RED RIDING HOOD

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ALSO FOR FAMILIES: 101 DALMATIANS (P06) SANTA’S LITTLE TROLLS (P08) PETER AND THE WOLF (P13) AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (P29)

NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE

A fresh twist to a much-loved tale; a feast of visual innovation and extraordinary puppet theatre with original music and song. On the way to her Grandmother’s house through a forest filled with howling wolves, Red Riding Hood must stay alert to the danger surrounding her. Straying from the path our feisty heroine, a charcoal-burner’s daughter, has to put her wits against the hungry wolf. We all know the tale of Little Red Riding Hood, but which story do you know? Stay alert as events will unravel in ways you may not expect. Norwich Puppet Theatre’s popular production of the enchanting, classic folk-tale Little Red Riding Hood is designed and directed by Peter O’Rourke, written by Tim Kane, with original music and songs by Ben Glasstone. “Witty retelling of a classic folk tale. What big fun you’ll have!” Eastern Daily Press “Packed with good storytelling, wonderful acting and ingenious puppets and effects.” Norwich Evening News

Red Riding Hood / Image: Andi Sapey

Running time 55mins Age recommendation 4+

VICTORIA HOLE, Puppet Place

Norwich Puppet Theatre is one of the few theatres in this country dedicated to all things puppetry. Their productions are always filled with fun, adventure and brilliance!

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The Amazing Bubble Man

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Mon 30 March – Thu 02 April 11am & 2pm

TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT!

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SHOOFLY THEATRE

Using music, balloons and too much wrapping paper, Shoofly Theatre shows how fun numbers can be with your friends. Craig has been invited to his best friend’s Birthday Party. There is an invitation to read, presents to wrap and cakes to buy. Who will explain the rules of Musical Chairs? Will there be enough balloons? Two, Four, Six, Eight is a delightful show for 4 – 7 year olds by Shoofly Theatre, the partnership of Katie Sykes and Craig Edwards, who have worked together on How Cold My Toes, Aesop’s Fables and The Ugly Duckling. “Edwards is a hugely entertaining and endearing actor to watch.” Venue “It was very hilarious” Billy, aged 5 “Craig...Craig...Craig...Craig he’s so funny” Olivia, aged 5 Running time 40mins Age recommendation 4 – 7 year olds and their families JUDE MERRILL, Travelling Light Theatre Company

Charming, quirky and very funny – it presented a fresh and inventive look at numbers to engage and entertain its young audience.

Venue Brewery Theatre (Reserved Seating) Tickets £7

Sun 12 April 11am & 1.30pm

THE AMAZING BUBBLE MAN The international hit show with bubble art, magic, science and LOTS of fun. Louis Pearl is the world’s leading Bubbleologist and has been delighting family audiences with his unique show for nearly 30 years. Fabulously entertaining, he explores the breathtaking dynamics of bubbles, combines comedy and artistry with audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerized. The Amazing Bubble Man has written books about bubbles, made a film called Lights, Camera, Bubbles!, has appeared on Blue Peter (he always sports his Blue Peter badge on stage) and has so far produced 21 fantastic bubble inventions including the Mega Bubbles, a patented huge bubble maker. “Square bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, fog-filled bubbles, cute three year olds inside bubbles, solar system bubbles, edible bubbles. Oh, for heaven’s sake, just go.”  Three Weeks “Just brilliant” The Guardian Running time 1hr Age recommendation 4 – 10 year olds and their families GEORGINA TREVOR, Travelling Light Theatre Company

I’ve heard fantastic things about Louis Pearl and his extraordinary bubble tricks! Never has science been so cool.

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Sun 25 January 8pm

Thu 05 – Sat 07 February 8pm

Sun 22 February 8pm

STEPHEN K AMOS

HENNING WEHN

JOSIE LONG

WELCOME TO MY WORLD THE COMEDY BOX

“Uplifting stand-up from a charming performer” Time Out Stephen K Amos, the maestro of feel-good comedy is back on tour with his new show. Fresh from sell-out tours of Australia and New Zealand, as heard on BBC Radio 4 Life: An Idiot’s Guide and What Does the K Stand For? “It was all fabulous. But it was when riffing with the audience that Amos truly excelled. With a packed venue already on his side, Amos drew people into his routines; his finely honed sensibility turned innocent remarks into comedy gold” Herald Sun Venue Factory Theatre Tickets £17.50 32 BOX OFFICE 0117 902 0344

EINS, ZWEI, DIY THE COMEDY BOX

“A diplomatic master class” The Scotsman After more than a decade in Britain, the German Comedy Ambassador has ‘groan’ to like puns...though he still couldn’t eat a whole one. Henning Wehn hasn’t lost his sense of Westphalian wonderment at the foibles of British society. Why does everybody want to be owned by a house? What’s wrong with having the Euro? And why hold society and government responsible for personal underachievement? You’ve only got yourself to blame for not being born into a better social class.

CARA JOSEPHINE THE COMEDY BOX

“A passion for ideas and creativity…this is a lovely show” The Guardian Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee and cult optimist is back with her most personal show to date – about love and being as outdoorsy as a bear. Josie is the star of Radio Four’s All Of The Planet’s Wonders and Short Cuts – as seen on BBC1’s Have I Got News For You, Channel Four’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats and more. “An original and unflagging spirit, oozing enthusiasm and intellect…Long builds delightful comedy worlds” The Times

Expect a crash course in personal accountability and have a right old laugh at the same time! Wunderbar! Venue Factory Theatre Tickets £16

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Sun 15 March 8pm

Sun 12 April 8pm

Sun 19 April 8pm

RICHARD HERRING

JONNY

TOM STADE

LORD OF THE DANCE SETTEE THE COMEDY BOX

“Dependably funny” Chortle After covering weighty issues like death, love, religion and spam javelins, “The King of Edinburgh” (List) is in a frivolous mood with this show about daftness, whether the term “cool comedian” is an oxymoron, bouncing joyously on the sofa and how Herring’s whole career is a failed attempt to top a piece of visual slapstick comedy he came up with at 16. Can he revisit the joke thirty years on or will it smash his old bones? “A new Richard Herring show is a never-ending cause for delight” The List

Venue Factory Theatre Tickets £15.50

& THE BAPTISTS ROCK THE VOTE “Politically energised... raucously silly...” The Guardian The UK’s hottest musical comedians tackle the big issues ahead of the May 2015 General Election through their acclaimed blend of songs, satire and silliness. And with politicians now officially ranked below estate agents in the public’s trust, Rock The Vote is a desperate bid to find a least one good reason to go to the polls. From the stars of Radio 4’s The Now Show and 2014 British Comedy Award and Leicester Comedy Festival Award-nominees. “The political edge of 80s alternative comedy...a pop soul voice to win X Factor” Stewart Lee, Observer

DECISIONS DECISIONS: TOUR EXTENSION THE COMEDY BOX

“Rock ‘n’ roll comedian. Absolutely boxfresh; nothing is staid about Stade” London Evening Standard The free-thinking philosopher Tom Stade returns to ponder timeless questions and reflect upon life’s choices and decisions. Direct from sell-out performances at the Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Festivals, catch this exuberant and spellbinding talent as he continues his assault on the global comedy scene. Incisive comedy with the usual sprinkling of Stade magic and expertly-crafted mayhem. A true master of his craft.

“Uproarious rock’n’ROFLing” Independent on Sunday

“Gloriously funny” The Scotsman

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Mon 26 January 7.15pm

Sun 01 February 7.30pm

ALBUM LAUNCH

DEGREE SHOWS

APPETITE

From students on the FdA Theatre Media Performance: War of the Senses – a piece of theatre exploring universal perceptions of war, performed by 1st Year students and Rock – a multi-media performance created by 2nd Year students.

A fundraising staged-reading of a brand new comedy by Frances Butt. Set in 18th Century Bristol, Appetite is about women struggling to survive on their own terms in a hostile world. Starring Greta Scacchi and Tim Bentinck (David Archer), proceeds will go to local charities Unseen and One25 (See P35 for more).

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EYEBROW

One of Bristol’s best-kept musical secrets, Eyebrow (Paul Wigens – drums & electronics, and Pete Judge – trumpet & electronics) will be launching its new album Garden City (90&9 Records). With live visuals from Kathy Hinde, and special guests. Venue Brewery Theatre Tickets £8

The River, BOVTS Directors’ Cuts 2014 / Image: Graham Burke Photography

We regularly host shows and events by passionate and valuable local community, education and amateur groups and emerging artists that we are proud to support. We also make the theatre available once per season for fundraising nights for locally based charities.

PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY AND CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE

COMING SOON APRIL / MAY 2015

BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL DIRECTORS’ CUTS SEASON The Directors’ Cuts Season is a programme of contemporary theatre presented by the four graduating directors from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and featuring work by acting and producing students. We’re delighted to be hosting the season for the 2nd year running; showcasing fresh, vibrant and cutting edge work by some of the finest emerging talent in UK theatre. Look out for more information and show announcements in early 2015.

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TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES NEWS As well as what appears in this brochure, we also work across the city and country in ways that we don’t always shout about. So, we wanted to take this opportunity to tell you a bit more about some other things we’re doing.

MAKING WORK ELSEWHERE HANSEL AND GRETEL

MACBETH

Our 2012 co-production with New International Encounter, Hansel and Gretel, toured the UK in 2013 and plays in Norway in Christmas 2014. In the translation, the unforgettable stepmother character, who screamed angrily in Norwegian throughout the play, will scream only in English!

DRACULA

Our 2014 co-production of a brand new Macbeth with Filter Theatre goes out on a national tour this spring, including Vault Festival, London; Oxford Playhouse and Citizens, Glasgow.

This autumn, our co-production of Dracula with the Mark Bruce Company completed a very successful second UK tour to incredible audience responses and press reviews.

OUTPOST Green Ginger is a Bristol-based theatre company who make internationally recognised puppet theatre. We have co-produced a new work, Outpost, with them and Nordland Visual Theatre. The work played in Norway in Autumn 2014 and will tour the UK, including Tobacco Factory Theatres, in 2015.

GIVING BACK

Here’s what our Associate Artists are up to: Filter Theatre’s brand new Macbeth fascinated audiences and critics alike when it premiered here in September and is now being developed further before touring nationally in 2015. The Paper Cinema and dancer Joêl Daniel spent time here over the summer developing their ideas and they will embark on further research and development in the spring. Jennifer Bell Company’s Bread & Butter performed at RWA, Bristol, this autumn and Jen is now starting work on her new project, MouthPiece, which will be developed over 2015.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE We’re embarking on an exciting new phase of our work with children and young people, which will see us offering an inspiring, accessible and coherent year-round programme of opportunities. This will include a new youth theatre, Young Theatre Makers, summer schools and monthly masterclasses. To find out more see P37.

INFINITE LIVES ASSOCIATE ARTISTS We’re delighted to be taking our fantastically received production of Chris Goode’s Infinite Lives out on a national tour in 2015, including dates here at Tobacco Factory Theatres and London’s Tristan Bates Theatre.

And finally we’re delighted to report that Wattle & Daub Figure Theatre were successful in gaining Wellcome funding for The Depraved Appetite of Tarrare the Freak, which will complete development in summer 2015, to be followed by an initial tour.

Every season we aim to give one night in one of our theatres free of charge to a local charity for fundraising or other purposes. This season, we are hosting a staged reading of a new comedy by Frances Butt – Appetite (see opposite page) with proceeds going to two excellent local charities: Unseen, working with today’s survivors of trafficking and slavery, and One25, helping women escape street sex work and build new lives. We also donated over 400 complimentary tickets to events last year to community groups and charities, a value of £5,000.

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FOR ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES Tobacco Factory Theatres has always been a place of creation, development and learning, as well as performance, and over recent years we have been proud to host workshops and residencies, work with associate artists and run courses, learning opportunities and other events. We have also radically increased the amount of work we commission and produce, believing that one of the most developmental things for theatre artists to do is, quite simply, to put a show on. From 2015 we will be refocussing our support in these areas. We will continue to run Prototype (see below), where great ideas get their first outing, and in the future we intend to increase the opportunities to meet and learn from artists, such as our Lunchtime Talks below.

£15,000 commissioning fund for emerging companies and directors, details of which will be announced in the New Year. We will also commit to producing at least three pieces of new writing per year from Autumn 2015 in partnership with Òran Mór through the a Play, a Pie and a Pint scheme. We have been proud that our programming and producing polices have been influential in the growth of companies from Mark Bruce to Living Spit. We will now be consciously programming and producing with artist and company development in mind to ensure that we support artists at all stages of their career to make work and get it seen.

We will run a vastly expanded programme of workshops, courses and other activities for Children and Young people (see opposite page).

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We will no longer run workshops or courses for artists, or host associate artists. We will use the savings to create a

FOR AUDIENCES LUNCHTIME TALK: ROMEO AND JULIET Sat 21 March 11am – 1pm Venue Factory Theatre Tickets £15 Guest Director Polina Kalinina is joined by members of the cast to share how she approached staging what is arguably Shakespeare’s most popular play. Tickets include a delicious locally sourced buffet. LUNCHTIME TALK: THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL Sat 02 May 11am – 1pm Venue Factory Theatre Tickets £15 Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory Director Andrew Hilton and members of the cast talk about working on this British theatre classic. Tickets include a delicious locally sourced buffet. Please note that these talks are not an introduction to the season’s shows; we ask that everyone attending them has already seen the production in question, as this allows the discussion to be both deeper and more wide-ranging.

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PROTOTYPE:

EXPERIMENTS IN THEATRE TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES Sun 08 February 8pm Venue Brewery Theatre Tickets £3 Prototype nights are for both artists and audiences. For artists they’re the chance to share new ideas for performance with an engaged and supportive audience and see if they’ve got legs. For audiences it’s an opportunity to see and respond to what’s being made right here, right now, and to contribute to an essential stage in the process of making new work. INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF PROTOTYPE? Are you an artist with an idea for a new show burning a hole in your pocket? Get in touch to find out how to try something out at Prototype. Email nik@tobaccofactorytheatres.com or call 0117 902 0345.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

We’re at the beginning of a great adventure creating new opportunities for children and young people. Discover the inner workings of the theatre, explore how your voice works and how to make people listen, and if you’re 14 – 19 years old – help shape our brand new youth theatre. And watch this space for more to come… For more information or to book any of the activities below, please email bryony@tobaccofactorytheatres.com or call 0117 963 0934.

FOR SCHOOLS

YOUNG PEOPLE

We will be launching a new programme of work for schools in Spring 2015. Get in touch with Bryony (see above) to be added to our mailing list.

AGED 14-19? Interested in the arts? Then we’re interested in you! Whether you’re an aspiring actor, a potential producer, a developing designer, or yet to discover what you want to do – we want to hear from you!

TOUR AND TALK Want to learn more about how a theatre works? Book now for one of our monthly Tour and Talks and experience the hidden side of theatre. Explore behind-the-scenes before you meet with marketing, parley with a producer or test a technician during an exclusive Q&A with theatre staff. Tour and Talk happens on the last Friday of every month.

HOME EDUCATORS FINDING YOUR VOICE Wed 14 January 9.30am – 11.30pm (5-7 years old) 12noon – 2pm (8-11 years old) Venue Factory Studio Tickets £8.50 per child (parents welcome but you don’t need to stay)

DROP IN WORKSHOPS From January 2015, join us for fortnightly drop-in workshops here at Tobacco Factory Theatres and at other venues across Bristol. We want to hear from you! Got something to say about the arts in Bristol? Want the chance to learn new skills on your doorstep? Then get in touch to find out more and we’ll see you there! YOUNG THEATRE MAKERS (YTM 14:19) ARRIVING APRIL 2015! A brand new youth theatre for 14-19 year olds based at Tobacco Factory Theatres. We’re looking for young people who want to be a part of something special from the very beginning. Bring your ideas, your energy, your interests – help shape this youth theatre and make it yours. Get in touch with Bryony (see above) to find out more!

Exclusively for home educating families, join us for a workshop focussing on the voice and how to use it; learn how to prepare, present and project, and explore not only the technical side of using your voice but also how to engage an audience. Must be a minimum of 8 participants for session to go ahead.

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SUPPORT US

“TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES WORKS WONDERS WITH LITTLE MONEY; WITH MORE INVESTMENT IT WOULD PERFORM MIRACLES” SUSANNAH CLAPP, THE OBSERVER & BBC RADIO 3

In the last year Tobacco Factory Theatres welcomed over 130,000 people to 645 performances, classes, talks, workshops and other events both in our venues and around the city. To do this costs about £1.9m a year and we are proud to earn 85% of our income, with 66% coming directly from ticket sales and only 3% from Arts Council England support.

JOIN AS A MEMBER

As a registered charity, we could not do the work we do without the generous support of grant making trusts, our business partners and our members.

For more information visit www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/supportus phone 0117 963 0949 or email development@tobaccofactorytheatres.com

SUPPORT TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES SO THAT WE CAN: • continue to programme world class companies and performance. • continue building Bristol’s reputation as a hub for great art and culture. • keep the brightest young directors, actors, musicians and playwrights in Bristol and support their growth into the next great generation. • expand our outreach work into the local communities to provide enrichment and opportunities for children and young people. To find out more about how a little help can go a long way and help us to secure a great future then please contact us.

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Be part of the fantastic group of members who are helping us to create incredible theatre in Bristol. Benefits of joining range from PRIORITY BOOKING on ALL shows to INVITATIONS TO EXCLUSIVE MEMBER ONLY EVENTS.

FRIEND CHAMPION

£4 P/M £10 P/M

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£20 P/M £42 P/M

MEMBER ONLY EVENT Tue 27 January 7pm Champions, Patrons and Benefactors are invited to join directors Andrew Hilton and Polina Kalinina for a glass of wine and to hear them discuss their vision for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (P16) and Sheridan’s The School for Scandal (P24). To book please email development@tobaccofactorytheatres.com

OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESSES

Join the Business Club and enjoy benefits including select 2 for 1 and complimentary tickets, discounted advertising rates, hospitality options and more. Alternatively, from as little as £2,500 your business can sponsor the staging of one of our world class productions, with a package of benefits designed to your requirements. Contact Stephen Last, Development Director stephen@tobaccofactorytheatres.com

THANK YOU

We are immensely grateful for the generous support of our Business Club and Production Sponsors, our Friends, Champions, Patrons, Benefactors and Production Fund Donors, and we remain indebted to our Fans For Life whose support was instrumental in the early years of the theatre.

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We are enormously grateful to the following companies that have supported Tobacco Factory Theatres as we stage world-class productions.

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FACTORY THEATRE

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OVEMBER N The Mmm Hmmm Business Club 241 offer applies on 20 & 25 Nov W 26 101 Dalmatians 7.30pm Mmm Hmmm 8.15pm T 27 101 Dalmatians 7.30pm Mmm Hmmm 8.15pm F 28 101 Dalmatians 7.30pm Mmm Hmmm 8.15pm S 29 101 Dalmatians 7.30pm Mmm Hmmm 8.15pm 6pm Eyebrow Album Launch 8pm S 30 101 Dalmatians

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FEBRUARY S 01 Appetite 7.30pm T 03 The Forbidden Door 8pm Fleabag 10.30am B 8.15pm W 04 The Forbidden Door 8pm Fleabag 8.15pm T 05 Henning Wehn: Eins, Zwei, Diy 8pm Fleabag 8.15pm F 06 Henning Wehn: Eins, Zwei, Diy 8pm Fleabag 8.15pm S 07 Henning Wehn: Eins, Zwei, Diy 8pm Fleabag 8.15pm S 08 Prototype 8pm T 10 The Government Inspector 7.45pm W 11 The Government Inspector 7.45pm T 12 The Government Inspector 7.45pm F 13 The Government Inspector 7.45pm S 14 The Government Inspector 7.45pm T 17 Red Riding Hood 11am & 2pm W 18 Red Riding Hood 11am & 2pm T 19 Romeo and Juliet 8pm Red Riding Hood 11am & 2pm F 20 Romeo and Juliet 8pm Red Riding Hood 11am & 2pm S 21 Romeo and Juliet 2.30pm & 7.30pm Red Riding Hood 11am & 2pm S 22 Josie Long: Cara Josephine 8pm Red Riding Hood 11am & 2pm M 23 Romeo and Juliet 7.30pm T 24 Romeo and Juliet 7.30pm W 25 Romeo and Juliet 7.30pm T 26 Romeo and Juliet 8pm F 27 Romeo and Juliet 8pm Radiant Vermin 8.15pm S 28 Romeo and Juliet 2.30pm & 7.30pm Radiant Vermin 8.15pm

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FACTORY THEATRE BAR (DECEMBER) B Baby Friendly Performance* M 08 Magical Mythologies 8pm T 09 Magical Mythologies 8pm See description in Access W 10 Magical Mythologies 8pm section below M 15 Magical Mythologies 8pm T 16 Magical Mythologies 8pm SCH Schools Performance W 17 Magical Mythologies 8pm M 29 Magical Mythologies 8pm T 30 Magical Mythologies 8pm FACTORY THEATRE BAR (JANUARY) M 05 Magical Mythologies 8pm T 06 Magical Mythologies 8pm W 07 Magical Mythologies 8pm ARNOLFINI (FEBRUARY) S 14 The Notebook 8.30pm

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HOW TO BOOK

THEATRE STAFF

Box Office 0117 902 0344 Online www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com Email enquiries tickets@tobaccofactorytheatres.com No booking fees apply however you book!

BOX OFFICE

Opening Hours 10am – 6.30pm Monday to Saturday (exc. Public holidays) On days when performances are scheduled, the Box Office will be open until the start of the performance. If there is a show scheduled on a Sunday or during public holidays, the Box Office will be open for 2 hours prior to the performance. At certain times of the year e.g. summer or Christmas, our opening hours may vary. Please check the times on the website before you make a special trip. We can post out orders of up to 10 tickets, up to 5 days before the performance (excludes unreserved performances and tickets which require proof of ID). There is an admin fee of £1 per transaction. If you require posting of 10+ tickets, please contact Box Office.

PAYMENT

We accept all major credit and debit cards except American Express. We no longer have booking fees! No booking fee applies whether tickets are purchased in person, over the phone or online. We cannot offer refunds, but tickets can be exchanged up to 48 hours before the show, for another performance of the same production (subject to availability). An administration charge of £1 applies.

SEATING

We have now moved from unreserved to reserved seating for many productions in the Factory Theatre, but some productions will remain unreserved, including most productions in the Brewery Theatre. Shows with reserved seating will be listed as such on the show pages in this brochure. Seating plans differ for each production and can be found when booking online or at the Box Office.

GROUPS/SCHOOLS

For certain performances, for every ten tickets bought by a school or group, the eleventh is free. Other group and school discounts may apply. Please ask the Box Office for further details.

ACCESS

We are pleased to offer one free essential carer ticket for customers who require a carer to accompany them for the performance. Where possible we aim to BSL interpret certain productions in each season. Where they are available, BSL interpreted and Relaxed performances will be listed on show pages, this calendar opposite and on the Access page of the website. A relaxed performance is a slightly adapted performance to ensure a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere for those with a learning disability and their families. We also know it’s hard to get to the theatre when you have a little one under the age of one, so there will be a Baby Friendly Performance of one of the shows this season (P11). It’s the same as any other performance but the lights will be on and no one will mind if your baby cries, or if you want to feed them or walk around during the show. Both our theatres have tiered seating with only a certain number of seats on floor level. If you have any specific access requirements please contact the Box Office and we will be happy to discuss your visit in more detail.

CONCESSIONS

Concessions may be available for children (16 and under), over 60s, registered disabled, equity members, students and benefit claimants. Concessions are available at the discretion of the producing company, so may not be available for all productions. When collecting concessionary tickets, proof of concession must be provided.

FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.TOBACCOFACTORYTHEATRES.COM

Director Ali Robertson Deputy Director Lauren Scholey Director of Operations David Dewhurst Technical Manager Matthew Graham Marketing Manager Becky Cresswell Marketing Officer Fran Ewins Artist Development Producer Carrie Rhys-Davies Development Director (Corporate) Stephen Last Development Officer Holly Foulds Finance Manager Elaine Grünbaum Finance Administrator Sally Lear Administrator Rusti Fells Producer Kerrie Avery Assistant Producer Jojo Townsend Children and Young People Director Bryony Roberts Director in Residence Nik Partridge Operations Manager Katy Wilkes Technicians Keegan Curran, Jennifer Sherlock Box Office Staff Joe Deighan / Simon Harvey-Williams / Ed Strong / Jojo Townsend / Malaika Kegode Duty Managers Joe Deighan / Anna Girvan / Matthew Whittle / Rachel Isaacs / Morgan Matthews Theatre Bar Staff Debbie Hard / Bob Havard / Rachel Isaacs / Laurie Lax / Carmen Gabriele / Mya Kungu / Fiona Steed Theatre Café Staff Brian O’Hara / Holly Templar Scouts Barry Ramshaw / Ed Stambollouian

SPECIAL OFFER OUR FRIENDS AT THE TF CAFÉ/BAR ON THE GROUND FLOOR OFFER A PRE-THEATRE ‘QUICK DISH’ Every evening there will be a quick dish available to be served immediately, with a pound off for Theatre ticket holders. Offer available evenings only.

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USE OUR SPACES Alongside our theatre programme, Tobacco Factory Theatres has a variety of spaces which we hire out at evenings and weekends. Spaces available for hire include our two spacious studios, meeting room and Factory Theatre Bar. Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re

looking for an inspirational space to run an evening or weekend workshop, a perfect party venue for that special occasion, or a smart meeting room in a creative environment, Tobacco Factory Theatres has something to offer.

For more information or to enquire about availability please contact Rusti Fells on 0117 902 0345 or email theatre@tobaccofactorytheatres.com

CAFE BAR

FOOD MARKET ART MUSIC EVENTS

The Cafe Bar serves a healthy British & Mediterranean inspired menu, with locally sourced seasonal produce and an extensive range of drinks, from teas & coffees to Bristol Beer Factory beers. With regular art exhibitions, live music, life drawing classes, quiz nights and events throughout the year, the cafe bar has a great atmosphere and lots to offer. The covered terrace and open-air yard provide large outdoor spaces, and the weekly Sunday market has around 35 stalls offering the best in locally produced food and crafts - with an extended market into Raleigh Road on the first Sunday of the month (excluding January) offering an additional 20 stalls.

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