Bristol Old Vic Theatre (Closed for Refurbishment)

Bristol Old Vic is closed for refurbishment from 1 August 2007-December 2008, please see the Bristol Old Vic website for further information.

Bristol Old Vic is enjoying a renaissance in its fortunes. It produces award-winning and critically acclaimed classics and new works, a wide range of shows for families, as well as experimental work in its studio theatre.

Since 2003, Bristol Old Vic's award-winning productions have included A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Comedy of Errors, Paradise Lost, Private Peaceful and Beasts and Beauties - "The first night audience did not exit from the theatre, they hover-crafted out of it on a balloon of bliss." (The Independent on Beasts and Beauties).

Bristol Old Vic's home is a gorgeous Georgian auditorium in the city's harbourside. Audiences have been coming non-stop since 1766. Now its Artistic and Administrative Directors, Simon Reade and Rebecca Morland, are propelling the theatre into the 21st century.

"Bristol Old Vic has burst back onto the theatrical map"
Financial Times

Opening Times

Opening 2006 1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2006

Opening 2007 1 Jan 2007 - 31 Jul 2007

Road Directions

Limited meter parking is available on King Street and in Queen Square (£1.50 after 6pm). There is a multi–storey car park on Queen Charlotte Street.

Public Transport Directions

Bristol Temple Meads is 15 minutes from Bath Spa and 1 hour 45 minutes from London Paddington. The station is a 20 minute walk from the theatre, and the city centre buses stop along Broad Quay and Baldwin Street about 5 minutes walk from the theatre.