MAY - DEC 2018 MAY- DEC BOX OFFICE: 0117 902 0344 TOBACCOFACTORYTHEATRES.COM to young love and the power of community. We’re delighted to be presenting this international hit play, which inspired an extraordinary film of the WELCOME same name, 25 years on from its groundbreaking 2018 is shaping up to be a very special year! first production. From October onwards, the opening season in our If you have visited us recently you will have seen new Spielman Theatre sees an all-female circus that the transformation of our building is well show, new writing from Nick Makoha, physical underway and our brand new state-of-the-art theatre from Liz Aggiss, and cabaret for children. Spielman Theatre is emerging behind the scenes. We hope you are as inspired as we are with these We have been overwhelmed by the level of support riches under one roof! from people across Bristol for this building project and we are so grateful to everyone who And at Christmas, Mary Norton’s beautiful novel has enabled us to get to this point. You can be The Borrowers (P30) comes to life in our brand new amongst the first audiences in our incredible new production, where you will enter the miniature performance space by reserving your tickets to world of Arrietty and her family. We can’t wait to the opening season this autumn; turn to P16 and reveal this world to you and its musical, magical beyond to find out more. fun for all the family.

Before that, throughout spring and summer we Our community of engaged, loyal, passionate and have an incredible range of work coming your inspirational audiences is one of the things that way in the Factory Theatre with the unmissable makes Tobacco Factory Theatres so special! As our RashDash and their unique take on Chekov’s Three programme of theatre expands this year, so does Sisters (P12) and the phenomenal Edinburgh Fringe our offer for you to engage with us - turn to P38 to hit show The Nature of Forgetting (P11) which fuses find out more about our Get Involved programme. gobsmacking physical theatre with a stunning live band to tell a heartbreaking story. We look forward to seeing you here.

We storm into September with stf bringing you Henry V (P17) - a return home for one of Bristol’s most well-loved theatre companies after an Artistic Director Executive Director international tour of the play.

In October we bring you a new Tobacco Factory Theatres production of Beautiful Thing (P18). This unforgettable ‘urban fairy tale’, set on a South London housing estate in 1993, is a joyous tribute

is proud to support Tobacco Factory Theatres as it stages its May – Dec 18 season.

Credits Core Funders Design: Fiasco Design Print: zenithprintgroup.com Cover image: Joe Roberts Tobacco Factory Arts Trust Registered Company no: 04536120 Registered Charity no: 1097542

02 Box Office 0117 902 0344 ABOUT US At Tobacco Factory Theatres we produce and present excellent theatre in our iconic building in Bristol, offsite in the South West and on tour nationally and internationally. SAVE: BOOK EARLY & BOOK MORE! Our jam-packed programme of diverse and exciting shows, workshops and events ranges from BOOK EARLY & SAVE international comedy acts to opera, family shows to modern classics and timeless masterpieces. May - Dec 2018 On Sale Dates For the majority of reserved shows, you will see a We also have an expansive programme of engagement, participation and development selection of prices across each auditorium, giving opportunities for young people, artists and audiences. Members, Business Club you more choice about the price you want to pay. This & Groups Priority Booking means there are thousands of tickets across the year Our redevelopment building project sees us building the brand new 84-seat Spielman Theatre, at just £12 depending on where you sit. We’re also refurbishing backstage areas and improving front of house areas by October 2018. Tue 01 May 11am staggering the release of tickets for sale from the General Booking front to the back of each auditorium, depending on Awards Theatre Staff Tue 08 May 11am demand, to ensure the best possible experience for audiences in our intimate spaces. As shows get more 2016 Off West End Award- Artistic Director Mike Tweddle / Executive Director Lauren Scholey / popular, ticket prices will increase. Director of Operations David Dewhurst / Head of Marketing nominations for co-production of BOOK MORE & SAVE With an average attendance at Tobacco Factory Caryl Churchill’s Blue Heart Becky Cresswell / Marketing Manager Hilary Coleman / Marketing Officer Ben Dunn / Development Manager Jen Warner / Development We’re proud of the range of work we produce and Theatres of 80% in the last year, plus the hugely 2015 Winner of The Helpmann Award Manager Hannah Litherland / Senior Producer Kerrie Burke-Avery / present at Tobacco Factory Theatres. We want you to exciting opening of our second space – Spielman (Australia) for co-production of Assistant Producer Vic Hole / Get Involved Director Bryony Roberts / Get see as much of it as you want and take a chance Theatre – demand is high. That means it’s really The Paper Architect Involved Producer Ailie deBonnaire / Technical Manager Matthew Graham / on shows you might not normally think are for you. important to book your seats early and snap up Technician Jason King / Operations Manage Katy Wilkes / Administrator And with our new Spielman Theatre open from 2014 Netmums Best Theatre in those £12 tickets. Rusti Fells / Finance Manager Elaine Grünbaum / Finance Administrator October 2018, there’s more to see than ever! So the South West It also means there has never been a better time to Angela Smith / Box Office Supervisor Ed Strong / Box Office we’re introducing Multibuys – the more you see become a Member at Tobacco Factory Theatres, to get 2014 Winner of Sky Arts Award Staff Malaika Kegode, Jenny Davies, Dougie Walker / Duty Managers the more you save. for Dance for co-production of Dracula Carmen Gabriele, Morgan Matthews, Phillippa Spencer-Harrop / a whole week of priority booking as well as a regular Factory Theatre Bar Staff Sophie Browne, Jack Condon, BOOK 3 or more shows SAVE 15% newsletter and invites to special ‘behind the scenes’ 2014 Dancing Times Outstanding Emma Fern, Gwenfair Hawkins, James Lane, Jausme Stonkute, BOOK 5 or more shows SAVE 20% events . Memberships start from just £4 a month at Male Performance for Jonathan Max Thrower / Trustees Sarah Smith (Chair), Andrew Allan-Jones, Multibuys are available on Price Bands A and B and are available tobaccofactorytheatres.com/become-a-member/ Goddard in our co-production of Dracula Bertel Martin, Kate McGrath, Mark Panay, John Retallack, Chris Sims, for most shows, excluding Comedy Box, hires and hosted shows Anna Southall / Patron Mrs Mary Prior CVO MBE or shows where we act as a ticket agent. Where a production is To find out more about the recent changes we made 2014 Off West End Award-winner and included in our Multibuy scheme you’ll see a note on the show to our pricing and why we have made them, take a page. Multibuys are not available retrospectively or in conjunction 2013 Olivier Award-nomination with any other offers, including concession tickets. Multibuys are look at tobaccofactorytheatres.com/ for co-production of Cinderella: A Fairytale IMAGE: SIMON WITHYMAN subject to availability. details-tickets-new-pricing/ IMAGE: MARK DAWSON PHOTOGRAPHY

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A TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES PRODUCTION CO-PRODUCED BY VAMOS THEATRE Director Mike Tweddle / Set & Costume Designer Anisha Fields AND MERCURY THEATRE COLCHESTER Sound Designer Max Pappenheim / Lighting Designer Matthew Graham Movement & Fight Director Kev McCurdy A BRAVE FACE RUNNING TIME Approx. Arthur Miller (The Crucible) is one of the 20th century’s Award-winning Vamos Theatre (The Best Thing, RUNNING TIME 1hr 15mins greatest dramatists and A View From the Bridge is a 2hrs 15mins (inc. interval) Nursing Lives, Finding Joy) return to our stage with a AGE RECOMMENDATION 12+ gripping tragedy that is as powerful and pertinent AGE RECOMMENDATION 12+ new wordless production exploring Post-Traumatic as ever. We are delighted that this will be the first (contains scenes of a violent nature) Stress, an unseen injury of war. TICKETS P41 production directed for our theatre by our Artistic From £12 (limited availability) TICKETS P41 Dear mum, things are a bit tough right now. But don’t worry – I’m ok. I’ll tell Director Mike Tweddle. From £12 (limited availability) you about it when I get back. MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 Eddie... I’m not only telling you now, I’m warning you – the law is nature... and MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 Afghanistan: 2009. Under bright blue skies, a small girl stands and a river will drown you if you buck it. VENUE Factory Theatre watches the soldier. She smiles, just like his sister. Eddie Carbone is an honourable, hard working man who has raised VENUE Factory Theatre POST SHOW TALK Please join Ryan is there to see the world, learn a trade, get a life. Training’s his niece Catherine like a daughter and loves her like nothing else. us after the performance on Production Investor Simon Inch When his wife’s cousins arrive from Italy he’s proud to offer them safe complete, combat is a buzz. But on one particular hot and desperate Tue 22 May for a free post show harbour, but when Catherine falls for one of them, Eddie’s dark and tour of duty, Ryan sees things he can’t talk about, to anyone. And discussion. dangerous struggle begins to surface. "A tour-de-force. Spellbinding" when he returns home, the trouble really begins. Public Reviews on Mike Tweddle’s "An immensely affirmative joie In this fascinating and provocative exploration of a complicated man direction of Norsesome A Brave Face explores Post-Traumatic Stress, an unseen and often and the unravelling of his world, Miller exposes a society that values unrecognised injury of war, and the impact it can have on even de vivre... Catch it while you can" different people in tragically different ways. "A magic formula" The Stage the closest of families. With compassion and fearlessness, Vamos The Stage on Mike Tweddle’s direction of brings its trademark wordless, full mask style to a story that needs A View From the Bridge is part of our inaugural Factory Company season, Out of Chaos "If you’ve never seen full mask with Tobacco Factory Theatres home to its own ensemble of incredible to be told. theatre, there could be no better actors. As well as linked Get Involved activity connecting the production IMAGE: JOE ROBERTS Praised by press and public alike for its consummate full mask skills, introduction than Vamos" with audiences, we’re exceptionally proud that our Get On Stage Hereford Times community company will join the professional cast, taking on small engaging storytelling, physical dexterity and emotional insight, roles in the production following our 10-week Get On Stage acting course. Vamos continues to involve and engage audiences across borders IMAGE: GRAEME BRAIDWOOD and boundaries, taking on challenging themes with poignancy, AND ALIENPEN By arrangement with Josef Weinberger Plays Ltd humour and humanity. A Brave Face is accessible to hearing and d/Deaf audiences alike. A co-commission with London International Mime Festival.

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This May, we are delighted to welcome back Mayfest to Tobacco Factory Theatres with another groundbreaking programme. For its 2018 edition – celebrating fifteen years of the festival – Mayfest once again hands over the keys to the city to artists, thinkers and makers to consider some of the most vital questions of our time. For the rest of the Mayfest programme across Bristol, visit mayfestbristol.co.uk MAYFEST MAYK GIVE ME YOUR LOVE RIDICULUSMUS THE ERADICATION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA IN WESTERN LAPLAND This year, at Tobacco Factory Theatres A funny, fragile and profound fable RIDICULUSMUS (and the Southville Centre, South Bristol) based on groundbreaking medical A family drama about recovery from Mayfest will present the UK premiere of research and real-life war testimonies. schizophrenia. a trilogy from Ridiculusmus – Dialogue as Ex-soldier and budding rock star Zach has It simultaneously stages the first psychotic the Embodiment of Love. withdrawn into a cardboard box in a kitchen episodes of a mother and son as they navigate in West Wales. His friend Ieuan arrives offering Since 2014 Ridiculusmus have been forging a stress and change. The fantastical results recovery – in the form of a capsule containing reputation for transforming complex mental involve Finnish Folk, Margaret Drabble, Adolf 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine, with health issues into warm, witty and accessible Hitler and the knitted cover for a toilet roll. which he claims to have successfully treated his performance. Engaging with some of our last COMPLICATED GRIEF RIDICULUSMUS own post-traumatic stress. Their two interconnected stories are performed taboos, this deeply human trilogy depicts Indie theatre legends David Woods and to separate but adjoining auditoria in the same the collision between psychiatry, psychology Parachuted into their recently fractured pasts, Jon Haynes play two crustaceous elders theatre space, audible but unseen to each other. and the pharmaceutical industry, exploring Zach and Ieuan swing between dreamboat At half time they switch seats and the action is the healing potential of altered states of heroism and woozy enlightenment, via a head- putting off death in a snail-paced farce. replayed, mapping a pathway to recovery. consciousness. A clarion call for social inclusion. warping exchange on patriotism, conflict and A slapstick comedy 45 about hanging on, dying supermarket shopping that will tickle, move and and grieving, played at 33rpm by two ancient DATE Sat 19 May 3pm Saturday Triple Bill Special Offer appal you in equal measure. insect types. RUNNING TIME 1hr See all three shows in the Ridiculusmus Trilogy AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ (includes themes of DATE Wed 16 & Thu 17 May 8pm / Fri 18 May 6.30pm DATE Fri 18 May 9pm / Sat 19 May 8pm mental illness and contains strong language) on Sat 19 May for Full £30 / Concession £21. Sat 19 May 12noon RUNNING TIME 1hr TICKETS Full £15 / Concession £11 RUNNING TIME 1hr The triple bill offer is only available to book over AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ (includes themes of mental VENUE The Southville Centre (Unreserved) the phone or in person at the Tobacco Factory AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ (includes themes of mental illness and contains strong language) Beauley Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1QG Theatres Box Office. Please book in advance as illness and contains strong language) TICKETS Full £15 / Concession £11 there is limited availability. MAIN IMAGE: JEMIMA YONG TICKETS Full £15 / Concession £11 VENUE Factory Theatre (Unreserved) IMAGE ABOVE: STUART PATTERSON VENUE Factory Theatre (Unreserved)

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THE ERADICATION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA Tue 05 & Wed 06 June 8pm Fri 08 June 8pmWed & 13Sat – Thu09Sat June 1116 – September Sat 2.30pm 13 May & 8pm

THE THE NATURE DAMNED UNITED OF FORGETTING

RED LADDER THEATRE COMPANY AND RUNNING TIME 1hr 5mins THEATRE RE RUNNING TIME 1hr 15mins WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ Following a sell-out run at the 2017 London AGE RECOMMENDATION 8+ The Damned United brings to life the beauty International Mime Festival, Latitude and the and brutality of football. TICKETS P41 Edinburgh Fringe, Theatre Re presents a powerful, TICKETS From £12 From £12 (limited availability) (limited availability) Down the stairs... explosive and joyous piece about what is left when Along the corridor... MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 memory is gone. MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 Round the corner... VENUE Factory Theatre Tom is 55, today. As he dresses for his party, tangled threads of VENUE Factory Theatre Into the dressing room... disappearing memories spark him into life, unravelling as a tale HIS dressing room. POST SHOW TALK Please join POST SHOW TALK Please join of friendship, love and guilt. Hateful, hateful place us after the performance on us after the performance on Spiteful, spiteful place. Tue 05 June for a free post show Established in 2009, Theatre Re is a London-based international Fri 08 June for a free post show discussion. discussion. Dirty, dirty Leeds. ensemble creating thought-provoking, tangible and poignant work that examines fragile human conditions and spans the 1974. Brian Clough, the enfant terrible of British football, tries **** "Yes, this is a play about boundaries of mime and theatre. "Profoundly moving... An action- to redeem his career and reputation by winning the European football, but it’s so much more packed celebration of life" Cup with his new team, Leeds United. The team he has openly than that. It’s a tribute to an BBC Radio 4’s Front Row despised for years, the team he hates and which hates him. era-defining genius" Don Revie’s Leeds. The Stage ***** "Exquisitely beautiful and punishingly energetic...this Adapted from David Peace’s brilliant and ingenious novel, **** "A cracking piece of is a special show" The List The Damned United takes you inside the tortured mind of a theatre" British Theatre genius slamming up against his limits. IMAGE: DANILO MORONI

10 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 11 Thu 21 – Sat 30 June 7.30pm Tue 12 – Sat 16 June 8pm Wed 13 – ThuSat 1116 – September Sat 13 May 8pm Matinees Thu 28 & Sat 2.30pm (No show Sun)

WELCOME THREE SISTERS TO THEBES

BY RASHDASH, AFTER CHEKHOV RUNNING TIME 1hr 10mins BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL RUNNING TIME 2hrs 45mins A RASHDASH AND ROYAL EXCHANGE Written by Moira Buffini (inc. interval) THEATRE PRODUCTION AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ Directed by Lucy Pitman-Wallace (may contain strong language and AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ RashDash were last in Bristol in September 2017 with nakedness of a non-threatening and The graduating students of Bristol Old Vic Theatre non-sexual nature) TICKETS From £12 their extremely popular, award-winning hit Two Man School present an urgent, thrilling and epic play for our (limited availability) Show. We’re delighted to welcome them back with their TICKETS P41 time. Welcome to Thebes offers a passionate exploration From £12 (limited availability) MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 new show which we have co-commissioned with two of an encounter between the world’s richest and other Bristol partners, MAYK and Bristol Old Vic. MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 poorest countries in the aftermath of a brutal war. VENUE Factory Theatre Giving a brand new perspective on Anton Chekhov’s Three VENUE Factory Theatre Faced with an impoverished population, a shattered "Buffini’s is a brave choice of Sisters, RashDash re-imagine this classic play and ask – what if infrastructure and a volatile army, the first democratic president POST SHOW TALK Please join topic; greater than all but a RashDash were the three sisters, Olga, Masha and Irena? of Thebes, Eurydice, promises peace to her nation. Without the us after the performance on handful of playwrights" aid of Theseus, the leader of the vastly wealthy state of Athens, A drawing room. We are going to philosophise our heads off! Fri 15 June for a free post show The Guardian on Welcome to Thebes she doesn’t stand a chance. But Theseus is arrogant, mercurial How should I make the most of being alive in this moment? How discussion. at the National Theatre should I try to enjoy life whilst also being a good person who and motivated by profit. A swaggering opposition circles, IMAGE: HIDE THE SHARK makes space for a better future? What is love and where do I find **** "Smart, potent and impatient for insurrection. The body of the former dictator lies it? What work needs to be done? Why do the men in this play have exhilaratingly physical attack unburied. on patriarchy" The Stage on all the lines? Chekhov. Dead, white man. A classic play. A period Moira Buffini’s Welcome to Thebes premiered at the National Two Man Show drama with surprises. Theatre in June 2010 to great critical acclaim. Commissioned by Tobacco Factory Theatres, The Yard Theatre, Cambridge Junction, IMAGE: THE OTHER RICHARD MAYK and Bristol Old Vic.

12 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 13 Tue 10 – Sat 14 July 7.30pm / Matinee Sat 2pm Tue 17 - Fri 27 July 7.30pm / Matinee Sat 2pm & Thu 26 1pm (No show Sun)

ANNE BOLEYN SOUTH WESTERN

KELVIN PLAYERS RUNNING TIME 2hrs 50mins THE WARDROBE ENSEMBLE RUNNING TIME Approx. 2hrs (inc. interval) We are delighted to welcome back Kelvin Players Award-winning Bristol company The Wardrobe AGE RECOMMENDATION 12+ Theatre Company to Tobacco Factory Theatres after AGE RECOMMENDATION 13+ Ensemble (Education, Education, Education and 1972: The their production of Tartuffe in 2015. Future of Sex) present an odyssey of revenge from the TICKETS From £12 TICKETS From £12 (limited availability) First staged in 2010, Howard Brenton’s Anne Boleyn was (limited availability) mean streets of Bristol to the perilous cliffs of Cornwall, MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 commissioned for Shakespeare’s Globe. It celebrates Anne’s life via Wookey Hole, the Eden Project and Easton-in- MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 and legacy with a new, compelling view of this multi-faceted, Gordano services. VENUE Factory Theatre iconic figure. VENUE Factory Theatre With a shotgun in one hand and a packet of pickled onion Perceptions of Anne have ranged from a passive victim, a pawn of Monster Munch in the other, drenched by rain and facing the **** "A great mix of energy, "Set and costume designs an ambitious family, a sexual predator, a whore and even a witch. final frontier of the wilderness, The Wardrobe Ensemble present chaos and passion" The Times would have happily graced any In this play we see her – and her ghost – in a different light, where an epic tale of blood, guts and cider. on Education, Education, Education religion, politics, sex and love collide. production recently seen in this theatrical space, and the director Notorious villains, uneasy alliances, doomed love affairs **** "Canny, slick work from In Brenton’s version of events, Anne is viewed from the court of made excellent use of the in-the- and thigh-slapping folk music: a spaghetti western with a company that knows exactly James I and in Tudor times. Notorious, brilliant and reckless, as round setting" The Post on Kelvin Cornish pasties. what it is doing" The Guardian Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne had the most dangerous ideas Players’s production of Tartuffe on Education, Education, Education of her day and ultimately changed the course of this nation’s religious beliefs. Brenton’s dramatisation of a most influential IMAGE: JONNY WILKINSON ***** "An echo chamber of period of history is modern, vivid and surprising. creativity... absolutely spot on" A Younger Theatre on 1972: The The company’s 250th production is a great example of this non- Future of Sex professional Bristol group’s talent and heritage. IMAGE: TOM BRENNAN

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HENRY V

BE HERE FIRST SHAKESPEARE AT THE TOBACCO FACTORY (stf) RUNNING TIME Approx. 3hrs This October we are thrilled to bring our redevelopment project to Directed by Elizabeth Freestone (inc. interval) a spectacular close with the opening of our brand new Spielman We are delighted to welcome stf back to Tobacco AGE RECOMMENDATION 12+ Theatre, plus refurbished backstage areas and an extended front Factory Theatres with their production of Shakespeare’s TICKETS P41 of house and bar. great history play Henry V – the first time that stf has From £12 (limited availability) presented this magnificent play. At a remarkably significant moment in the 17 year life of Tobacco VENUE Factory Theatre Factory Theatres, our spectacular autumn programme unfolds I think the king is but a man. across our two incredible, intimate spaces under one roof. POST SHOW TALK A divided nation. Trouble on the continent. An ambitious young Please join us after the 2.30pm The Factory Theatre and Spielman Theatre autumn programme is prince. Emerging from his wild youth with a sense of purpose and performance on Thu 27 September adventure, Henry V wages war on France with devastating efficiency. for a free post show discussion. revealed on the following pages. Book your tickets now and be But at what cost? How can he be a good leader and a good man? **** "A blast of fresh air... the first to experience our expanded, rejuvenated spaces! What compromises must be made in the name of victory? the acting is superb" The Shakespeare’s play is a thrilling examination of the nature of power. Times on Othello, co-produced MAKE YOUR MARK It explores the burden of leadership and explodes the myth of by Shakespeare at the Tobacco heroism. It depicts the powerful and the powerless fighting side by Factory, Tobacco Factory Theatres THANK YOU to everyone who has donated to this building project side. With characters drawn from across the United Kingdom, the and English Touring Theatre so far, we have been overwhelmed by your generous support. play is a democratic portrayal of the ruler and the ruled. **** "Has an irresistible Our redevelopment will enable us to grow audiences, support Henry V compels us to examine our place in the world and look at theatricality" The Guardian on artists, encourage young people and engage our communities. our complex relationship with patriotism. Above all it speaks of the stf’s Richard III moral responsibility of our leaders: every subject’s duty is the king’s, There’s still time to Make Your Mark on the future of this but every subject’s soul is his own. IMAGE: FUTURE KINGS organisation with a donation to take us over the finish line – Directed by Elizabeth Freestone (The Rape of Lucrece, RSC) see tobaccofactorytheatres.com/reimagine-with-us/ with Ben Hall in the title role (Coriolanus and Salome, RSC).

16 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 17 IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION Thu 11 – Sat 27 October 7.30pm (Tue 16 October 7pm) Matinees Thu 18, Thu 25 1pm & Sat 2pm (No show Sun) BEAUTIFUL THING BY JONATHAN HARVEY TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DUKES LANCASTER Director Mike Tweddle / Musical Director Tom Johnson Designer Anisha Fields / Lighting Designer Chris Swain

Beautiful Thing is a play that has charmed and RUNNING TIME 2hrs 15mins (inc. interval) “Deliciously upbeat… delighted audiences across the world and AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ Truly a most unusual inspired a cult film of the same name. In its 25th and beautiful thing" TICKETS P41 anniversary year, we’re excited to present it as The Guardian on the original production of our major autumn in-house production , directed From £12 (limited availability) Beautiful Thing, Bush Theatre 1993 Performances on Thu 11 – Mon 15 October by our Artistic Director Mike Tweddle. are previews. Teenagers Ste and Jamie are next door neighbours on the “The rush of excitement and MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 Thamesmead estate in South London. Jamie’s being bullied the inarticulate tenderness at school and Ste’s being bullied at home. One evening VENUE Factory Theatre when it all gets too much, Ste seeks refuge at Jamie’s and of young love are beautifully something frightening and beautiful begins. BSL INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE captured in writing of great Fri 19 October 7.30pm Beautiful Thing offers a razor-sharp depiction of life and love [email protected] truth and delicacy” on a post-war council estate, and a gloriously nostalgic trip The Daily Telegraph on the original production back to the early nineties. Coronation Street writer Jonathan POST SHOW TALK Please join us after the of Beautiful Thing, Bush Theatre 1993 Harvey is at his insightful and hilarious best in this iconic performance on Tue 23 October for a free story, which shows how community can lift you out of post show discussion. isolation and suffering. IMAGE: JOE ROBERTS Following his debut production for Tobacco Factory Theatres in spring 2018 of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge, Mike Tweddle will once again lead a team of local and national artists to present this vital urban fairy tale.

18 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 19 Wed 24 – Sat 27 October 8.15pm / Matinee Sat 1.30pm Tue 30 October – Sat 03 November 8.15pm

NO SHOW THE DUKE

ELLIE DUBOIS RUNNING TIME 1hr HUGH HUGHES PRESENTS SHÔN DALE-JONES RUNNING TIME 1hr

We are proud to open our new Spielman Theatre with AGE RECOMMENDATION 8+ Funny and poignant, The Duke is a one-man show by AGE RECOMMENDATION 8+ an incredible award-winning all-female contemporary Shôn Dale-Jones, combining original storytelling with circus show from Ellie Dubois. A show for anyone who TICKETS P41 an inventive spirit. TICKETS From £12 From £12 (limited availability) (limited availability) has tried, failed and failed better. In the autumn of 2015 I sit at my desk waiting for an email that will tell me MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 What do you expect when you go to the circus? The greatest what I need to do to the script to get it onto the screen. I turn the radio on. show on earth? The glitzy smiles, the glitter of sequins, the drum VENUE Spielman Theatre I listen to a report about the refugee crisis. My mother calls. She tells me VENUE Spielman Theatre rolls as performers who seem super human effortlessly perform she’s broken The Duke. My mother, my film script and the refugee crisis death-defying acts? **** "This is circus under all need my attention. **** "You won’t find a show deconstruction - informative, with a bigger, better heart" No Show joyously and heartbreakingly reveals what lies hidden The Duke weaves together the tragi-comic fate of a family heirloom entertaining and enormously What’s On Stage beneath the showmanship. There will be desperate attempts (a porcelain figure of The Duke of Wellington), the quandary of likeable" The Times a scriptwriter stretching his integrity and an unfolding disaster and heroic failures, glorious achievements and bruised bodies "A piece that is constantly as thousands of children flee their homes. Blending fantasy and and egos as the performers push themselves to their physical **** "An all-female company questioning what we value and reality, this playful show gently challenges our priorities in a and mental limit. See behind the flawless smiles and perfect of circus artists play cleverly with hold dear" The Guardian world full of crisis. It won the Scotsman’s Fringe First Award in execution of the traditional circus performance to the wobbles, the innovation of spectacle and Edinburgh in 2016. IMAGE: JAIMIE GRAMSTON the pain, and the real cost of aiming for perfection. its denial" The Stage Produced by Hoipolloi, PBJ Management, Theatre Royal Plymouth in association with IMAGE: RUARI LAMBERT The Pleasance Theatre Trust in aid of Save the Children’s Emergency Fund.

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ALL YOU NEED IS LSD SLAP AND TICKLE

TOLD BY AN IDIOT AND RUNNING TIME Approx. 1hr 30mins LIZ AGGISS RUNNING TIME 1hr BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ Liz Aggiss’s Slap and Tickle is a dark and ribald AGE RECOMMENDATION 16+ A world premiere from playwright Leo Butler, this darkly physical commentary on cultural mores, forays humorous new play illuminates the drugs debate that TICKETS From £12 and sexual taboos. TICKETS From £12 (limited availability) (limited availability) won’t go away and examines the freedom we have to Maverick, anarchic, indomitable and fearless: all words that have MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 make our own choices in life, and death. been used to describe performance artist Liz Aggiss. Born in an The drug laws in this country – the drug laws IN THE WORLD – all stem VENUE Factory Theatre era when children were seen and not heard, Liz never had a clue VENUE Spielman Theatre from this attitude that pleasure is a bad thing. what she wanted to do. She just knew she wanted to be seen and BSL INTERPRETED heard. "A pointed and bawdily funny In 2015, acclaimed British playwright Leo Butler accepted an PERFORMANCE exploration of what it means invitation from former Government drugs tsar, Professor David Fri 02 November 7.30pm Slap and Tickle presents a disorientating display of interpretations to refuse to act your age" The Nutt, to be a guinea pig in the world’s first LSD medical trials [email protected] and contradictions about women, girls, mothers, bitches Guardian since the 1960’s. and senior citizens. Beating a path through the personal and "Theatre about as inventive, historical, Aggiss creates a feminist soup that lurches from "With the spirit of punk and Monty Python, Being John Malkovich, and Alice in Wonderland all imaginative and fantastical as it spoken word to expressionist movement, from music hall to radio the polish of ballet, Liz Aggiss resonate in this exhilarating and original comedy as we watch gets" Time Out on Told by An Idiot nostalgia, from costume change to prop manipulation. Leo jump down the rabbit-hole of a medical trial in search of transformed into a singular enlightenment - and a good story. Along the way he meets an **** "Plentiful humour, Come on everybody - let’s have a party! provocateur" Exeunt profound sympathy and array of characters whose own stories in the history of LSD are Please note that this production contains flashing lights and latex. IMAGE: JOE MURRAY hilariously and poignantly uncovered. bang-up-to-date theatrical reportage" The Sunday Times IMAGE: DRAGONFLY DESIGN on Boy by Leo Butler

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ROCKY THE DARK SHOCK HORROR

FUEL RUNNING TIME Approx. 1hr THE WARDROBE THEATRE RUNNING TIME Approx. 1hr Written by Nick Makoha 30mins (inc. interval) It’s a hook to the left! And then a jab to the right! A Directed by Roy Alexander Weise AGE RECOMMENDATION 12+ comedy-drag-boxing-musical extravaganza from AGE RECOMMENDATION 16+ Written by the award-winning poet Nick Makoha, The TICKETS P41 The Wardrobe Theatre, makers of Reservoir Mogs and (Contains sexual references, casual From £12 (limited availability) violence and swearing) Dark tells the vivid and moving story of the migration Goldilock, Stock & Three Smoking Bears. MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 TICKETS P41 he made with his mother at the age of four. Let’s do the time-warp back to 1976; a world without men and From £12 (limited availability) Night is not the only darkness. VENUE Factory Theatre women - only lovers, fighters, dancers and all-nighters and where the mean streets of Philadelphia are filled with campy song. MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 A night in November 1978; young Nick and his mother flee their IMAGE: CHILLCREATE home of Kampala and travel by matatu. Buying safe passage and When small-time boxer Rocky Featherboa is challenged to the VENUE Factory Theatre silence with all they have, the conductor asks no questions. fight of his life, the Italian Stallion must risk it all and learn to float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, dance like a rock’n’roll star **** "A smash hit must-see... Their companions are the missing, lost and displaced. Those and sing like a queen! Fantastically entertaining" who have suffered eight years under the violent rule of Idi Amin. The Fix Magazine We share in their stories of allegiance and conflict, echoing out After the stunning successes of Goldilock, Stock & Three Smoking Bears and Muppits Die Hard, The Wardrobe Theatre brings another through the darkness. **** "Real genuine guffaws" of its signature, darkly comic, adult-only shows to Tobacco The Reviews Hub The Dark is directed by JMK award-winning director Roy Alexander Factory Theatres – a loving, playful fusion of the boxing classic Weise (Mountain Top, Young Vic and Nine Night, National Theatre). with the cross-dressing cult musical masterpiece. A scary-sexy, "The outright winner of the Co-commissioned by Ovalhouse and Fuel, supported by Arts Council England and knock-out comedy that always punches below the belt, Rocky comedy heavyweight title" Coombe Farm Studios. Development supported by PULSE Festival and as part of Shock Horror is a show you won’t forget, however hard you try... Bristol 24/7 Ovalhouse’s FiRST BiTES series. IMAGE: JACK OFFORD

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CELEBRATION, FLORIDA PROTOTYPE

GREG WOHEAD RUNNING TIME 1hr TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES RUNNING TIME 1hr 30mins Prototype nights are for both artists and audiences. Featuring two unrehearsed performers who have never AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ met, Celebration, Florida is a quietly surreal show for For artists they’re the chance to share new ideas for performance TICKETS From £12 TICKETS £5 anyone who has ever missed anyone or anything. with an engaged and supportive audience. (limited availability) Veering between reality and simulation, Celebration, Florida orbits For audiences it’s an opportunity to discover what’s being made VENUE Spielman Theatre MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 (Unreserved) around ideas of surrogacy; a stand-in to replace a person you right here, right now and to contribute to an essential stage in the creative process. Join us to see for yourself. miss, a re-creation of an experience you can’t stop thinking VENUE Spielman Theatre IMAGE: PAUL BLAKEMORE about, nostalgia for a place that never existed. Want to be part of Prototype? Greg speaks through two performers using pre-recorded audio **** "A moving tone poem on and headphones. They will know almost nothing about the show loss and retrieval" The Stage Prototype will have a regular annual slot in our autumn when they walk on stage. programme and artists wishing to perform will be able to apply "A work of great sensitivity three months before the event. Keep an eye on our website for Greg Wohead is a writer, performer and live artist, originally from written with enviable grace and more details: tobaccofactorytheatres.com/prototype/ Texas. He makes theatre performances, one-to-one pieces and poise" Simon Bowes, After the audio works and his work has been seen at theatres and festivals Lights Fade Blog If you an artist and have any questions about Prototype please in the UK, US and Europe. email [email protected]

Commissioned by The Albany and developed at The Yard.

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May – November 2018 10.30am & 1pm (See calendar for dates) Fri 06 & Sat 07 July 7.30pm

DRAGONBIRD THEATRE AN ELEPHANT Instil in the very young a love for IN THE GARDEN theatre, play and imagined worlds POONAMALLEE PRODUCTIONS with enchanting shows from Written by Michael Morpurgo DragonBird Theatre. Adapted & Directed by Simon Reade Performed by Alison Reid DragonBird Theatre is an innovative and popular PRINCESS Bristol-based Early Years theatre company. They An Elephant in the Garden is a moving story engage the imagination and facilitate creative from the creators of the hit show Private play between parents/carers and their children. Peaceful which resonates with the plight Although regularly enjoyed by all ages, DragonBird CHARMING of refugees and displaced people fleeing sessions are created for children aged 0-5. wars around the world today. SPUN GLASS THEATRE AND OVALHOUSE Each session starts with a short performance RUNNING TIME 1hr 15mins of a story and is followed by a facilitated 1945. Dresden, Germany. Lizzie, her mother and an Some girls like football. Some boys like pink. AGE RECOMMENDATION 7+ session where everyone gets to play and explore elephant from the zoo flee the Allied fire-bombing at the end of the Second World War. Everyone likes a good story. adventures based on the show. Expect giant nets, TICKETS £10 silky rivers, singing with gusto and finally going Escaping the Allies’ advance from the West Exploring gender stereotypes in a fun, questioning way, Princess VENUE Spielman Theatre to sleep... and the Russian armies from the East, this Charming is a celebration of being exactly who you are. This show extraordinary trio of refugees meets an RAF officer is for anyone who doesn’t like being told what to do and is about DragonBird Theatre will be visiting Tobacco "Pertinent and powerful, but who has bailed out of his aeroplane, a homeless finding the courage to defy expectations. Factory Theatres once a month between May and most of all it’s extremely fun! school choir on the run from the Nazis and the Spun Glass Theatre’s cabaret performers explore what really November with a different show each time. Princess Charming teaches kids American tanks appearing over the horizon. matters about being a boy and being a girl with dances, songs (and adults) that they can just be "I can never fault your sessions, they are and skits created with children, for children. constantly brilliant" Parent "Beautiful storytelling in action... stunningly themselves" A Younger Theatre performed by Alison Reid" The Guardian The theatre is transformed into a family friendly cabaret club ***** "An absolute gem of a IMAGE: CAMILLA ADAMS IMAGE: THIRTEEN full of laughter and sing-a-longs. At the end there is a chance to join in too as we give over the stage to the next generation show... entertaining, informative RUNNING TIME 45mins RUNNING TIME 1hr 5mins of cabaret stars. (though never preachy) and AGE RECOMMENDATION AGE RECOMMENDATION 9+ vitally, incredibly relevant" Ages 0-5 and their grown-ups TICKETS From £12 (limited availability) WestEnd Wilma TICKETS £3 May - July / £3.50 from September MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 IMAGE: PHOTO VIX PAINE (Ticket required for children aged 4 months+ and adults) VENUE Factory Theatre GRAPHIC DESIGN: STUDIO MISHFIT VENUE Tobacco Factory Theatres

28 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 29 CHRISTMAS 2018 / IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION Thu 29 November 2018 – Sun 13 January 2019 (See calendar for details) The Borrowers By Mary Norton A TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES PRODUCTION Adapted for the stage by Bea Roberts / Directed by Nik Partridge Designer Rosanna Vize / Composer & Musical Director David Ridley

This Christmas we turn the Factory Theatre RUNNING TIME 2hrs (inc. interval) into a giant adventure playground to tell the AGE RECOMMENDATION 6+ charmingly irreverent story of The Borrowers, based on the much loved novel by Mary Norton. TICKETS P41 From £12 (limited availability) Below the floorboards of a large house in Bristol, we are Performances on Thu 29 November – plunged into the quirky, wonky, miniature world of young Mon 03 December are previews. Arrietty and her family of Borrowers. Making use of anything FAMILY TICKET OFFER* 15% off and everything they find ‘upstairs’, from cotton buds to EARLY BOOKING OFFER “Highly original and crisp packets, string to Subutteo players, the Borrowers are Book by Tue 05 June to get 25% off the original up-cyclers. a Family Ticket* for the following deliciously quirky” performances: Wed 05 - Fri 14 December, The Guardian on Little Mermaid by Bea Roberts However their quiet existence is torn apart by the arrival of Sun 06 January 6pm, Thu 10 January 6pm a family of Human Beans and soon the quiet ticking of the & Sun 13 January 6pm grandfather clock is replaced by Hoovers, TVs and the sound *4 tickets including at least one child ticket * * * * of Tom Jones on the radio. Arrietty longs to see what life is (excludes Price Band C) like for the new family of giants and her friendship with the eight year old Eddie is the opportunity to do just that. MULTIBUYS Save up to 20% on P05 “Delightful” With an original script by Bea Roberts (Little Mermaid, the VENUE Factory Theatre The Stage on Nik Partridge’s direction of egg) and directed by Nik Partridge (The New Adventures of The New Adventures of Snow Mouse Snow Mouse, Travelling Light), formerly Director in Residence BSL INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE Fri 14 December 7.30pm at Tobacco Factory Theatres, this re-telling of a classic [email protected] childhood favourite will set imaginations alight this Christmas. RELAXED PERFORMANCES Wed 09 January 6pm & Presented with the permission of The deFaria Company. Thu 10 January 1pm Performances specially adapted to create a more welcoming atmosphere for audiences with additional needs.

IMAGE: JOE ROBERTS

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THE GIFT BEASTY BABY OF PRESENTS

THEATRE-RITES RUNNING TIME 50mins SHESUS & THE SISTAS RUNNING TIME 1hr 15mins Director Sue Buckmaster / Designer Verity Quinn / Composer Jessica Dannheisser / Puppet Designers Sue Buckmaster AGE RECOMMENDATION Shesus is your multi-gender Miss-iah reincarnation. AGE RECOMMENDATION 18+ & Naomi Oppenheim / Lighting Designer Chris Randall Ages 3-6 and their families The Sistas are genuine twins. Together they are here to heal you. TICKETS From £12 Using an inspired mix of puppetry and live music, TICKETS £12 (limited availability) Dust off your baubles, prepare your nuts to be cracked and let Theatre-Rites creates a funny and magical shared Spielman Theatre Save up to 20% on P05 VENUE your christingle be tingled: welcome to The Gift of Presents – a tale MULTIBUYS experience for the whole family, to warm up those of giving and receiving with your drag-king Lordess and Sistas cold winter days. RELAXED PERFORMANCE VENUE Spielman Theatre Tue 11 December 10.30am most(ly) Divine. Deep in the forest, in a wintry land, lives a gorgeously grizzly Performance specially adapted "Thank you SATS for letting me to create a more welcoming Shesus & the Sistas are coming to Bristol for the FIRST TIME Beasty Baby. Mayhem and laughter wait around every corner bear witness to your cheeky atmosphere for audiences with EVER. Witness the festive period through the eyes of this trio of as three people embark on a wild adventure to bring up this additional needs. fools and expect something between cabaret, comedy, a carol antics" Sair Khan (Alya Nazir from mischievous and totally loveable child. concert and therapy. The BEST way to get you in the Chrimbo Coronation Street) ***** "This production is a mood! Originally co-produced with Polka Theatre. "SATS are a riot of top-dancing, bundle of joy" The Stage IMAGE: ROBERT WORKMAN (FOR PRODUCTION IN OCTOBER 2015) Get ready to jump, heart and soul, into their cosmic bosom – and nun-hilarity, participation & brace yourself – it’s her party and he’ll cry if they want to. A slice of party atmosphere!" Lorraine **** "A genuinely shared yule log included with every ticket. Bowen (Britain’s Got Talent) experience for the whole family" The Guardian (As it’s Shesus’s Birthday, gifts are actively encouraged). IMAGE: SHESUS AND THE SISTAS

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Sun 10 June 8pm SOLD OUT Fri 07 & Sat 08 September 8pm Mon 05 – Wed 07 November 8pm Sun 11 November 8pm

TIM KEY BRIDGET CHRISTIE DAVID O’DOHERTY ROBIN INCE MEGADATE WHAT NOW? YOU HAVE TO LAUGH CHAOS OF DELIGHTS We’re delighted to welcome Tim Key with PRESENTED BY THE COMEDY BOX PRESENTED BY THE COMEDY BOX PRESENTED BY THE COMEDY BOX his brand new show, blending poeticals, Brexit. Trump. Nuclear apocalypse. Unhook your mindbras. David O’Doherty The co-star of the Rose D’Or award- talking, standing, spotlights, cables, Environmental catastrophe. Is rolling is back on tour with a brand-new show winning The Infinite Monkey Cage and Kronenburg, foot-stamping and old news affecting your ability to enjoy the made up of talking and songs played on author of How to Build a Universe (part 1) school wistfulness. simple things? Like baking, gardening a crappy keyboard from 1986. with Professor Brian Cox is back on the and autoerotic asphyxiation? road with an artist’s manifesto of delight Tim was an Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner As seen on BBC2’s Live At The Apollo, Would I Lie and curiosity. years ago and has appeared on Taskmaster, Inside This new show from the multi award-winning To You? and Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Number 9 and in the Alan Partridge franchise. member of the Metropolitan Liberal Elite, and star Countdown, David O’Doherty is an award-winning Robin Ince mashes up the two cultures of art and of her own Netflix special, is for you. Join Bridget comedian, author and musician. He has also science in this celebration of the human mind ***** "Flabbergastingly funny ... I have never Christie (Room 101, Have I Got News for You, Harry Hill’s previously been a guest on and hosted Never Mind from Bohemians to Black Holes, Dali to DNA, enjoyed myself in a comedy show more" Alien Fun Capsule) for a night of hope and despair. The Buzzcocks and made appearances on shows another of his stand up sort of lectures. The Times such as QI, Dave’s One Night Stand and Have I Got Bridget Christie is the winner of the Rose D’Or, the "The Ince brain is like a black hole in a galaxy of **** "If this is love, Key’s hard to resist. " News For You. Edinburgh Comedy Award and the Southbank Sky The Metro knowledge. When it collides with another black Arts Award. Her last show was The Guardian’s No 1 hole – say the Fringe – the energy waves that are **** "Megadate is another Tim Key delight: Comedy of 2016. produced are perceived, by us, as shows" delicate, yet a feat of comic strength" The Scotsman The Independent "A masterclass" The Guardian "Superb" The Telegraph

AGE RECOMMENDATION 16+ AGE RECOMMENDATION 16+ AGE RECOMMENDATION 16+ AGE RECOMMENDATION 16+ TICKETS £16 TICKETS £19 TICKETS £20 TICKETS £17 VENUE Factory Theatre (Unreserved) VENUE Factory Theatre (Unreserved) VENUE Factory Theatre (Unreserved) VENUE Factory Theatre (Unreserved)

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African Poetry Prize 2015 and writer of The Dark (P24). It explores the Black Metic Experience of poets and investigates how writers in exile are ARTIST differentiated from natives. As a writer in exile himself, Nick uses Metic to explain the phenomena experienced by black writers in the UK and the US. The aim is to investigate your own unique Metic experience. Join us for a stimulating workshop to DEVELOPMENT stretch and flex your poetry writing muscles.

Our Artist Development programme DATE Sat 10 November 11am - 12.30pm is central to our mission to tell a wide COST £25 (includes a ticket to watch The Dark at 2pm on Sat 10 November) range of stories and to support and VENUE Spielman Theatre nurture a creative community. We offer Artist Residencies, our regular scratch THE JMK TRUST night – Prototype, Artist Masterclasses We have been further developing our relationship and Artist Membership. with the JMK Trust, which provides talented young directors with awards, guidance and development opportunities. The past year has seen us work with two recipients of a JMK Assistant Director Bursary and Leverhulme Arts Scholars: Chloe Artist Membership Artist Residencies Artist Masterclasses and Events Masterton (assisting Mark Rosenblatt on Waiting for Godot) and Charlotte Marigot (assisting Adele If you are a professional theatre maker, you can Our 2017/2018 Artist Residency scheme saw us DIRECTORS LAB: BEAUTIFUL THING Thomas on Macbeth). We will be hosting a JMK become an Artist Member of Tobacco Factory offer eight South West artists and companies Jonathan Harvey’s hit play combines gritty workshop for local directors in autumn 2018. For Theatres. It’s free to join. rehearsal space and producing support to realism with fairy tale fantasy and this offers rich more information, visit jmktrust.org develop a new performance or installation project. pickings for a director. Join our Artistic Director Artist Members benefit from the following: Projects from Sharon Clark, Tom Marshman, Mike Tweddle on the set of his production of Prototype • 10% discount on a ticket to one performance of Theatre Ad Infinitum, Raquel Meseguer, Rosa Beautiful Thing (P18) for a day exploring the text and each of our shows* and artist workshops Eaton, Luke Brown, Lucy Bishop, James Kent the possibilities it offers. Prototype nights (P27) give artists the chance to and Joseff Harris were selected through an share new ideas for performance with an engaged • Discounted rehearsal space hire, subject Our Directors Labs are aimed at local directors to availability open application process. We look forward to and supportive audience. seeing how their projects develop and we hope with professional experience or training. • Being the first to hear of artist development Participants may be asked to perform scenes Want to be part of Prototype? opportunities and residencies to include some of their finished work within our programme in the future. from the play as part of the workshop. Prototype will have a regular annual slot in our As Artist Members we invite you to: autumn programme and artists wishing to Applications for the next round of residencies DATE Mon 22 October 11am – 5pm perform will be able to apply three months before • Attend our Annual Artists’ Tea Party will open later in 2018. Keep an eye on the Artists COST £35 (includes a ticket to watch Beautiful Thing at 7.30pm the event. Keep an eye on our website for more • Send us some quick feedback on shows or and Companies section of our website for on Mon 22 October) details: tobaccofactorytheatres.com/prototype/ workshops that you attend announcements. VENUE Factory Theatre • Take the opportunity to join our mailing list, If you are an artist and have any questions giving you news, show information and offers about Prototype please email POETRY MASTERCLASS [email protected] If you’re interested in applying, please send an WITH NICK MAKOHA email with a brief paragraph about you and your Metic = a foreigner or a resident alien whose MAIN IMAGE: MARK DAWSON PHOTOGRAPHY work to [email protected] allegiances are split between their homeland and LEFT IMAGE: CHILLCREATE

*excluding Comedy Box events, hosted and hire events and the new country. any external events not presented by Tobacco Factory Theatres. Also not available on Multibuys or in conjunction with any An engaging and provoking poetry masterclass is proud to support Artist Development other discounts. with Nick Makoha, winner of the Brunel University at Tobacco Factory Theatres

36 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 37 FOR ALL GET INVOLVED As our building is transforming, so is our offer for you to engage with us. Our Get Involved programme invites you to dive deeper, to ask questions, to take some time for yourself, to be curious, imaginative and creative. Whether you want to find out more about our productions, take part in dynamic sessions, learn a new skill or even make a show, we have workshops, discussions, courses and events on offer for all ages. Discover. Learn. Ignite.

FOR YOUNG PEOPLE a performance in our Factory Theatre as a key Workshops and Events exploring our creative MORE INFO AND BURSARIES part of our main spring programme in 2019. process. And as we grow our activity in this area, Start Your Journey With Us For detailed activity information and to book see keep an eye on our website so you don’t miss out. tobaccofactorytheatres.com/project/get-involved/ For young people who want to grow and develop Plus, from September, our fresh cohort of Young with us, join Young Theatre Makers and enjoy Producers will be embarking on a year-long FOR SCHOOLS We have bursary places available if you need the opportunity to create bold new theatre training programme, curating discussions, help with the cost of any Get Involved activity. pieces, learn about a wide range of theatre events and opportunities for young people from Theatre Expertise for Students Please get in touch with roles, have a professional rehearsal experience across Bristol. and Teachers [email protected] and perform to family and friends in one of our As a renowned theatre venue that presents a or [email protected] theatres. Through weekly sessions for 7-19 year FOR ADULTS jam-packed programme of diverse and exciting olds on Mondays and Tuesdays during term Share Ideas and shows, we have access to the very best arts Through the Dan Hickey Access Fund we are time, our Young Theatre Makers will explore, practitioners, theatre companies, performers able to offer financial support to anyone under develop and inspire! Try New Things and theatre creatives. 25 who needs it. Get in touch with bryony@ In a new and tobaccofactorytheatres.com for more details. If you prefer short bursts of activity, our Holiday We offer: expanding area of our Activities are perfect for you. Whether it’s a Half Free CPD workshops and Teachers’ Evenings work, we have plenty • Term Session, our renowned Summer School, on offer for adults • Explore Workshops - production-related Our Get Involved Programme is supported by: or an exciting production-related Play in a Day, this season. Explore workshops for students to complement we want to give you the chance to improve your the world of our productions by attending Inside our shows (includes Beautiful Thing and skills, make new friends and have an experience events; join discussions about our productions, The Borrowers this season) you’ll never forget! hear the director in conversation, and listen to • Bespoke Theatre Workshops - tailored to your The Leonard Laity Stoate Charitable Trust And coming this autumn... Young Theatre invited academics and specialists offering fresh needs and available in school or at the theatre Margaret Guido’s Charitable Trust Makers: Perform. Our newest company of Young insights and perspectives. If you’d like to develop Theatre Makers will start working towards your own skills and knowledge, watch out for IMAGES: JACK OFFORD

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We regularly host shows and events by emerging artists and local community, Box Office 0117 902 0344 Online tobaccofactorytheatres.com education and amateur groups that we are proud to support. Email enquiries [email protected] No booking fees or card charges apply. Wed 30 May – Sat 02 June Sun 18 November Mon 19 – Fri 23 November 7.30pm / Matinee Sat 2.30pm­ 7.30pm 7pm Box Office Opening Hours Access Phones & Box Office Desk For most performances, we are pleased to offer one free 11am – 6.30pm Monday to Saturday essential carer ticket for customers who require a carer to accompany them for the performance. (exc. Public holidays) Our theatres have tiered seating with only a certain amount On days when performances are scheduled, the of seats on floor level. Tobacco Factory Theatres has a lift and Box Office desk will be open until the start of the an accessible toilet on the same floor as the theatre. performance. If there is a show scheduled on a Sunday or public holiday, the Box Office desk will be staffed 2 hours Both of our theatres have a hearing aid loop. prior to the performance and staff will be contactable by Where possible we aim to BSL interpret certain email, but the phone lines will not be open. productions each season. We reserve seats with At certain times of the year e.g. summer or Christmas, a good view of the BSL interpreter. To book these seats, GARLAND OR ME! MILK POETRY SHAKESPEARE our opening hours may vary. Please check the times on either email [email protected] or the website before you make a special trip. see more details below. Grown in Wales present this Milk Poetry returns with another SCHOOLS Don’t forget – you can book online anytime! hilarious comedy, written by eclectic line-up of top spoken We also provide Relaxed Performances for certain Peter Read. word artists from across the UK FESTIVAL Summer Opening Hours productions to create a more welcoming atmosphere for Mon 02 – Sat 28 July 12pm – 6.30pm audiences with additional needs. Dave, an ardent Bristol City fan, and beyond. Shakespeare Schools Foundation Mon 30 July - Sat 01 September 12pm - 5pm Where they are available, these performances will be listed is married to football-hating Previously featuring artists such is proud to present the world’s Monday to Saturday (exc. Public holidays) on show pages, the calendar in this brochure and on the Holly. His friend Vicar Joe cancels as Tony Walsh, Hollie McNish, Inua largest youth drama festival at Access page of our website. weddings if they clash with City’s Ellams and Vanessa Kisuule, Milk Tobacco Factory Theatres. Payment home matches. Poetry is set on bringing you the To book wheelchair spaces or tickets for BSL and Relaxed Join us for an exhilarating evening We accept all major credit and debit cards except best live poetry there is to offer. performances, you can either contact the Box Office directly of theatre, featuring a series of American Express. Cheques should be made payable to It is the 1976 -77 season and Dave or login to your account on our website. Go to My Account This time including singer- unique abridged Shakespeare Tobacco Factory Arts Trust. is determined not to miss one then Other Preferences and ensure you have selected songwriter Gecko, fresh from game as the Robins enjoy their productions by local schools. your accessibility needs. You will then be able to pick your supporting Harry & Chris and Refunds and Exchanges first time in the top flight in over See Shakespeare’s timeless own wheelchair or BSL seat once you are logged into your a European tour - "It made me 60 years. Holly of course has other stories brought to life like never We cannot offer refunds, but tickets can be exchanged account. For any queries, please contact the Box Office. ideas and asks, ’Who do you love instantly happy when I heard it" before, and support young people up to 48 hours before the show for another performance of the same production (subject to availability). An From February 2018, for most reserved shows there will be the most? Garland or Me?’. (Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1). from your community as they take administration charge of £1 applies. a selection of prices available across the auditorium. If you With many more acts to be to the stage. Can Dave juggle the demands of need to sit in a certain seat for access reasons, you will be confirmed, make sure to grab your a relationship with his passion for Closer to the time, our website Seating charged the lowest available price in the house regardless ticket while you can for "One of the the Robins? will be updated with details of the Unless stated otherwise, we operate reserved seating of the original price of that seat. best spoken word nights in the UK" schools performing at Tobacco for all shows. If a show is unreserved, please consider (Picador Books). Factory Theatres. arriving well in advance. Business Club Member 2 for 1 tickets When 2 for 1 tickets are available the symbol will Shakespeare Schools Foundation appear on the show page and calendar. This offer applies is a cultural education charity, Groups/Schools to Band B tickets only and is subject to availability. To transforming lives through the For certain performances, for every ten tickets bought claim please quote your company promotion code over unique power of Shakespeare. by a school or group, the eleventh is free. Groups and Schools also get one week’s priority booking ahead of the phone or online and please bring proof of the general booking. Other group and school discounts may company you work for. See P45 to find out how to join our RUNNING TIME 1hr 50mins RUNNING TIME 2hrs 30mins RUNNING TIME Approx. apply. Please ask the Box Office for further details. Business Club. (inc. interval) (inc. interval) 2hrs 30mins (inc. interval) AGE RECOMMENDATION For all AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ TICKETS Full £9.75 / Concessions Multibuys ages except the very young TICKETS £8 Concession £7.75 Concessions may be available for Children (16 and For information on our multibuy scheme, see P05 under) on Band A and B tickets only. Patrons with TICKETS £14 Factory Theatre (Unreserved) VENUE Factory Theatre (Unreserved) For further booking information including our full VENUE disabilities will be offered reasonable adjustments VENUE Factory Theatre (Unreserved) terms and conditions, please go to ‘Your Visit’ then and free carer tickets. ‘How to Book’ on our website.

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Our Theatre Bar is available for pre-show (from TOBACCO FACTORY CAFE BAR HIRE OUR SPACES 1hr before the show), interval and post-show refreshments. Serving a lovely selection of locally- Our friends in the ground floor Cafe Bar offer £1 Alongside our fantastic theatre sourced drinks and snacks, come upstairs and off main courses for theatre ticket holders going programme, our beautiful spaces relax before the performance. to any show, including matinees. There is also a are available to hire. special ‘quick dish’ for those with less time. The Factory Theatre and Theatre Bar host a variety The Cafe Bar offers a playful take on British & of events, parties, rehearsals, workshops and international bistro classics, whether you’re classes. Each space comes with an array of facilities looking for a light snack, brunch, a hearty dinner or to make your hire as hassle free as possible. In Sunday roast. Everything is freshly made to order, addition, we can offer professional technical and with a wide choice of vegan & vegetarian options. front of house staff support, as well as catering if required. A great selection of craft beers, spirits and Whether you are looking for a place to perform European wines is also available. your show or a venue for a party, Tobacco Factory The Cafe Bar opens at 10am every day. Theatres can provide the ideal setting in a unique environment. Call 0117 902 0060 or email Plus, if you’re looking for an alternative meeting [email protected] For more information or to enquire about space or a break from the office, the Theatre Bar is availability, please contact our Administrator open during the day and offers tea and coffee and on 0117 902 0345 or free wifi. [email protected] IMAGES: SIMON WITHYMAN AND HIDE THE SHARK

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We are immensely grateful for the generous support of our Business Club and Production Sponsors and our Members and Production Fund Donors (see opposite page). We also SUPPORT remain indebted to our Fans For Life whose support was instrumental in the early years of the theatre. Finally, we are grateful to the organisations who support our Get Involved US work with our audiences (see P39) and to our core funders (see P02). Thanks to you we’ve come a BUSINESS CLUB GOLD MEMBERS AND CORE SUPPORTERS long way in a short period of The following organisations are Business Club Gold Members and have supported core costs and the staging of world-class productions at Tobacco Factory Theatres. time. Now we invite you to get more involved and become a part of our remarkable General Support Tobacco Factory Theatres Get Involved Programme Wellbeing Partner A View From the Bridge, Princess In the Community Charming & Get Involved success story. Young People

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BUSINESS CLUB MEMBERS Become a member Leave a legacy From just £4 a month you will receive priority One of the best and most tax effective ways booking benefits that allow you privileged to support a charity like ours is to remember Ashgrove Pharmacy access to the most popular seats in the house us in your Will. Your legacy will help us inspire and thousands of tickets priced at just £12 every generations to come. year. Plus you’ll get a regular newsletter and Our Legacy Partner, Meade King, is offering a invites to special ‘behind the scenes’ events. 10% discount on their Will writing service to "We feel even more a part of this small but audiences of Tobacco Factory Theatres. For highly creative family and exceptionally lovely more information please call 0117 926 4121. bunch of people whose dedication, energy and love for what they do is infectious" bps Alison and Andrew Giles, Members For further details of how to get involved, go to tobaccofactorytheatres.com and then Support Us.

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FACTORY THEATRE VENUES VARY FACTORY THEATRE SPIELMAN THEATRE (UNLESS SPECIFIED) MAY OCT F 11 A View From the Bridge 7.30pm DragonBird 10.30am & 1pm (Theatre Bar) T 04 Henry V 2.30pm & 7.30pm S 12 A View From the Bridge 2pm & 7.30pm F 05 Henry V 7.30pm S 13 S 06 Henry V 2.30pm & 7.30pm M 14 T 11 Beautiful Thing 7.30pm T 15 F 12 Beautiful Thing 7.30pm BC W 16 Give Me Your Love 8pm S 13 Beautiful Thing 2pm & 7.30pm T 17 Give Me Your Love 8pm S 14 F 18 Give Me... / Complicated Grief 6.30pm / 9pm M 15 Beautiful Thing 7.30pm S 19 Give Me... / Complicated Grief 12pm / 8pm The Eradication... 3pm (Southville Centre) T 16 Beautiful Thing 7pm S 20 Milk Poetry 7.30pm W 17 Beautiful Thing 7.30pm M 21 T 18 Beautiful Thing 1pm & 7.30pm T 22 A Brave Face 8pm H, PST, BC F 19 Beautiful Thing 7.30pm BSL DragonBird 10.30am & 1pm (Theatre Bar) W 23 A Brave Face 8pm H S 20 Beautiful Thing 2pm & 7.30pm T 24 Daliso Chaponda 8pm S 21 F 25 Daliso Chaponda 8pm M 22 Beautiful Thing 7.30pm S 26 Richard Herring 8pm T 23 Beautiful Thing 7.30pm PST S 27 The Actors’ Workshop 7.30pm W 24 Beautiful Thing 7.30pm BC No Show 8.15pm BC M 28 Points of Departure 7.30pm T 25 Beautiful Thing 1pm & 7.30pm No Show 8.15pm T 29 Points of Departure 7.30pm F 26 Beautiful Thing 7.30pm No Show 8.15pm W 30 Garland or Me! 7.30pm S 27 Beautiful Thing 2pm & 7.30pm No Show 1.30pm & 8.15pm T 31 Garland or Me! 7.30pm T 30 The Duke 8.15pm W 31 The Duke 8.15pm JUN F 01 Garland or Me! 7.30pm NOV S 02 Garland or Me! 2.30pm & 7.30pm T 01 All You Need is LSD 7.30pm The Duke 8.15pm T 05 The Damned United 8pm PST BC F 02 All You Need is LSD 7.30pm BSL Princess... / The Duke 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm W 06 The Damned United 8pm S 03 All You Need is LSD 2pm & 7.30pm Princess... / The Duke 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm F 08 The Nature of Forgetting 8pm PST S 04 Princess Charming 10.30am & 1.30pm S 09 The Nature of Forgetting 2.30pm & 8pm M 05 David O’Doherty 8pm S 10 Tim Key 8pm T 06 David O’Doherty 8pm T 12 Three Sisters 8pm BC W 07 David O’Doherty 8pm W 13 Three Sisters 8pm T 08 Slap and Tickle 8.15pm T 14 Three Sisters 8pm F 09 The Dark 7.30pm BC Slap and Tickle 8.15pm F 15 Three Sisters 8pm PST DragonBird 10.30am & 1pm (Theatre Bar) S 10 The Dark 2pm & 7.30pm Slap and Tickle 8.15pm S 16 Three Sisters 8pm S 11 Robin Ince 8pm T 21 Welcome To Thebes 7.30pm M 12 Rocky Shock Horror 7.30pm BC F 22 Welcome To Thebes 7.30pm T 13 Rocky Shock Horror 7.30pm DragonBird 10.30am & 1pm (Theatre Bar) S 23 Welcome To Thebes 2.30pm & 7.30pm W 14 Rocky Shock Horror 7.30pm Celebration, Florida 8pm S 24 T 15 Rocky Shock Horror 7.30pm Celebration, Florida 8pm M 25 Welcome To Thebes 7.30pm F 16 Rocky Shock Horror 7.30pm Celebration, Florida 8pm T 26 Welcome To Thebes 7.30pm S 17 Rocky Shock Horror 7.30pm Celebration, Florida 8pm W 27 Welcome To Thebes 7.30pm S 18 Milk Poetry 7.30pm Prototype 7.30pm T 28 Welcome To Thebes 2.30pm & 7.30pm M 19 Shakespeare Schools Festival 7pm

F 29 Welcome To Thebes 7.30pm T 20 Shakespeare Schools Festival 7pm S 30 Welcome To Thebes 2.30pm & 7.30pm W 21 Shakespeare Schools Festival 7pm T 22 Shakespeare Schools Festival 7pm JUL F 23 Shakespeare Schools Festival 7pm F 06 An Elephant in the Garden 7.30pm DragonBird 10.30am & 1pm (Theatre Bar) T 29 The Borrowers 7.30pm S 07 An Elephant in the Garden 7.30pm F 30 The Borrowers 7.30pm T 10 Anne Boleyn 7.30pm W 11 Anne Boleyn 7.30pm DEC T 12 Anne Boleyn 7.30pm S 01 The Borrowers 7.30pm F 13 Anne Boleyn 7.30pm S 02 The Borrowers 1pm & 6pm BC S 14 Anne Boleyn 2pm & 7.30pm T 04 The Borrowers 7pm T 17 South Western 7.30pm W 05 The Borrowers 7.30pm W 18 South Western 7.30pm T 06 The Borrowers 7.30pm Beasty Baby 10.30am & 1.30pm T 19 South Western 7.30pm F 07 The Borrowers 1pm & 7.30pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm F 20 South Western 7.30pm S 08 The Borrowers 2pm & 7.30pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm S 21 South Western 2pm & 7.30pm S 09 The Borrowers 1pm & 6pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8pm S 22 T 11 Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am RP & 1.30pm / 8.15pm M 23 South Western 7.30pm W 12 The Borrowers 1pm & 7.30pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm T 24 South Western 7.30pm T 13 The Borrowers 1pm & 7.30pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm W 25 South Western 7.30pm F 14 The Borrowers 1pm & 7.30pm BSL Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm T 26 South Western 1pm & 7.30pm S 15 The Borrowers 2pm & 7.30pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm F 27 South Western 7.30pm S 16 The Borrowers 1pm & 6pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8pm T 18 Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm SEP W 19 The Borrowers 1pm & 7.30pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm F 07 Bridget Christie 8pm T 20 The Borrowers 1pm & 7.30pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm S 08 Bridget Christie 8pm F 21 The Borrowers 1pm & 7.30pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm W 12 Henry V 7.30pm S 22 The Borrowers 2pm & 7.30pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm T 13 Henry V 7.30pm S 23 The Borrowers 1pm & 6pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8pm F 14 Henry V 7.30pm BC W 26 The Borrowers 2pm & 7.30pm Beasty Baby 1.15pm & 4.45pm S 15 Henry V 2.30pm & 7.30pm T 27 The Borrowers 2pm & 7.30pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm S 16 F 28 The Borrowers 2pm & 7.30pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm M 17 Henry V 7.30pm S 29 The Borrowers 2pm & 7.30pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8.15pm T 18 Henry V 7pm S 30 The Borrowers 1pm & 6pm Beasty... / The Gift... 10.30am & 1.30pm / 8pm W 19 Henry V 7.30pm T 20 Henry V 7.30pm JAN F 21 Henry V 7.30pm DragonBird 10.30am & 1pm (Theatre Bar) W 02 The Borrowers 2pm & 7.30pm Beasty Baby 10.30am & 1.30pm S 22 Henry V 2.30pm & 7.30pm T 03 The Borrowers 2pm & 7.30pm BC Beasty Baby 10.30am & 1.30pm S 23 F 04 The Borrowers 2pm & 7.30pm Beasty Baby 10.30am & 1.30pm M 24 Henry V 7.30pm S 05 The Borrowers 2pm & 7.30pm Beasty Baby 10.30am & 1.30pm T 25 Henry V 7.30pm S 06 The Borrowers 1pm & 6pm BC Beasty Baby 10.30am & 1.30pm W 26 Henry V 7.30pm T 08 The Borrowers 7.30pm T 27 Henry V 2.30pm PST & 7.30pm W 09 The Borrowers 6pm RP F 28 Henry V 7.30pm T 10 The Borrowers 1pm RP & 7.30pm KEY: S 29 Henry V 2.30pm & 7.30pm F 11 The Borrowers 7.30pm BC - Business Club 2 for 1 Tickets S 12 The Borrowers 2pm & 7.30pm BSL - Signed performance for Deaf & BSL users OCT S 13 The Borrowers 1pm & 6pm H - Equally accessible for hearing & deaf audiences M 01 Henry V 7.30pm M 14 PST - Post Show Talk T 02 Henry V 7.30pm T 15 RP - Relaxed Performance W 03 Henry V 7.30pm W 16

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