Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company 1946-2026. #YvonneMitchell #BristolOldVic youtu.be/InClivkMZ1Q?...
#OTD 19th Feb 1946-2026 celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the first performance of The Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company, UK's first state superdised provincial theatre company. 18th Century play 'The Beaux Stratagem' performed. #YvonneMitchell #BristolOldVic
OTD 19th Feb 1946. Bristol Old Vic Company: the beginnings 19th February 1946 #Bristol #BristolOldVic open.substack.com/pub/wheelzwh...
2026 sees the re-release of the films ‘Demons of the Mind’ and ‘Crucible of Horror.’ Author, actor, playwright Yvonne Mitchell appears in both. Here we look at equivocation, Bristol Old Vic, and the second witch. Photo. Loomis Dean #YvonneMitchell #BristolOldVic open.substack.com/pub/wheelzwh...
‼️#Bristol #Uncanny fans‼️
#MeetandGreet tickets available all
this week, starting with tonight!!
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#Uncannycommunity #BristolOldVic
Kiss of the Spider Woman casting Layton Williams & George Blagden to join Anna-Jane Casey
🔗 www.westendtheatre.com/317080/news/...
Joining #AnnaJaneCasey as Aurora are #LaytonWilliams as Molina & #GeorgeBlagden as Valentin
#KissoftheSpiderWoman
#CurveLeicester #BristolOldVic #SouthamptonMayflower
@bsky.app virtualspacetravel.blogspot.com/2025/10/quic... #BristolOldVic #pinacolada
You can tell here important the drums are!
#BristolBigBand
#BristolOldVic
#NEWS
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN ANNOUNCED AS PART OF BRISTOL OLD VIC SPRING 26 SEASON
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#kissofthespiderwoman #bristololdvic #curvetheatreleicester #mayflowerstudiosouthampton #fairypoweredproductions
"I persuaded the headteacher to carry on with Speech Bubbles... it's the best intervention I have seen in 14 years at the school!" TA Feedback #BristolOldVic end of year evaluation.
#SeriousFun
In May this year I saw my 75th* performance at the Bristol Old Vic! A record I thought worth celebrating, so have started on a series of videos to record my history at my favourite theatres, this is the first.
youtu.be/cdxg7SUnKgc
#bristololdvic #bristol #theatre #history #bovts
Happy 259th Birthday to The Jewell of the Crown of British Theatre History. The Theatre Royal Bristol home to the Bristol Old Vic Company. This special magical place holds so many memories for so many of us. #BristolOldVic #TheatreRoyal
Statement from Bristol Old Vic affirming it is welcoming to all and that people should “use the facilities that are most appropriate for them”. “We will only ever intervene if people are behaving inappropriately in any of our spaces.”
Increasing numbers of organisations and institutions in Bristol are publicly sharing statements in support of #transrights, affirming their venues and businesses are welcoming to all.
Here’s a sample one from the #BristolOldVic.
And that, folks, is how it’s done!! 💜💜💜
Linda Thorson straight from The Avengers to a production of A Servant of Two Masters which started 30th September 1969, at the Little Theatre in Bristol. a @BristolOldVic production. #LindaThorson #BristolOldVic #Bristol #Theatre #TheAvengers
Our pals #BristolOldVic announces new season including Jack Thorne adaptation of Let the Right One In, plus Treasure Island and Starter for Ten musicals!
All the news via @whatsonstage.bsky.social
www.whatsonstage.com/news/bristol...
Caught A Good House at #bristololdvic this afternoon. Interesting stuff, with more questions than answers, which I quite like.
Ben Elton (wearing a grey blazer and black shirt) holding the Aardman Slapstick Comedy Legend award
The Aardman Slapstick Comedy Legend award outside of the glass case, a morph dressed like Ben Elton doing stand-up (with microphone and microphone stand, wearing a grey suit and red tie) on a black plinth and plaque with "The Slapstick Awards - Comedy Legend Ben Elton 2025" engraved.
Congratulations to #BenElton on winning the #Aardman Slapstick Comedy Legend Award!
Thank you to Aardman for over 20 years.
It was brilliant having Ben with #AdamHills yesterday at Bristol Old Vic - please tag us in any photos you've taken!
#SlapstickFest25 #morph #slapstickcomedy #bristololdvic
#Interview: Unravel the Clues of this Mysterious Show
As 'The Mystery of... show' embarks on its UK tour, we spoke to Danyah Miller about the creative journey, the challenges of crafting an evolving mystery.
#theAlbanySE8 #bristololdvic #UKTour #TYA
#AdamHills heading up the #BenElton fan club packing out #BristolOldVic tonight!
The moment @robinince.bsky.social welcomes Nigel Planer and a surprise guest to celebrate #RikMayall.
Thank you Ben Elton for coming to #SlapstickFest25 ahead of being awarded the Aardman Comedy Legend award with Adam Hills this evening!
#bristololdvic #benelton #nigelplaner #theyoungones
Wow!
A multi-layered and challenging piece about wherever we live and whoever we live near: race, class, aspirations and assimilation #BristolOldVic now til 17 March!
@royalcourt.bsky.social
@brisunipress.bsky.social
#bristolwhatson
I worked on #roryMullarkey’s wonderful version of the Cherry Orchard with the late great director #MichaelBoyd for #BristolOldVic . Michael also spoke Russian having trained in Moscow so it was a wonderful collaboration with Rory , both with a subtle understanding of the Russian sensibility
Captured during its 2020 run at #BristolOldVic, Emma Rice's Romantics Anonymous will release its live cast album on 14 February ✨
🎧 Available on all streaming platforms!
🎭 A Wise Children and Plush Theatricals production
Thanks to Adam Hills for the birthday message + pratfall 🎉
Adam is hosting two events at the Bristol Old Vic for our 20th anniversary -
Mike Mac’s Stories and Ben Elton: Comedy Legend!
Join us in the celebrations on 16th Feb via the link in bio 🎟️
#adamhills #bristololdvic #slapstickfest25
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#comedy #slapstick #slapstickcomedy #slapstickfestival #britishcomedy #podcast #talkingbottom #rikmayall #nigelplaner #adeedmondson #adrianedmondson #bottom #richieandeddie #theyoungones #youngones #filthyrichandcatflap #robinince #bristololdvic
Very sad to see this. The arts and humanities are especially vulnerable right now #highereducation #BristolOldVic
Turn and Draw short film released ahead of the premiere of Romeo and Juliet, scored with rap and R&B running at Hackney Empire in 2025. #RomeoandJuliet #BelgradeTheatre #HackneyEmpire #BristolOldVic
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Norman Eshley was painting the ‘No Smoking’ sign at the
#BristolOldVic when he had a phone call from
#OrsonWelles’ office.
Within months he was in bed with #JeanneMoreau in #TheImmortalStory
Free interview. Enjoy!
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#cinema #film #Paris #Madrid