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AllsWell TFTbrochure.indd 1 22/09/2015 23:09 WELCOME Welcome to a new season at Tobacco Factory write The Love I Feel is Red, the latest in our series of Theatres. a Play, a Pie and a Pint in-house productions. In August 2009 we opened our second theatre Back home in Southville the Factory Theatre space, the Brewery Theatre, and since then we season is absolutely brilliant. After the incredibly have filled two theatre spaces year-round with a ambitious The Light Princess we’re thrilled to wonderful range of theatre, comedy, music, dance welcome back Mmm Hmmm, possibly my and more. All good things however, must come to favourite show of 2014, before we host one of the AllsWell TFTbrochure.indd 1 22/09/2015 23:09 a (temporary) end and changes in freehold mean few UK stops for the wonderful A Girl is A Half- that from January 2016 we will no longer be able Formed Thing: a show that blew me away when to use the Brewery Theatre as a performance I saw it in Dublin earlier this year. Following is space. We will say more about our exciting plans our eagerly anticipated annual season of two for a second space in our next season brochure co-productions with Shakespeare at the Tobacco but for now we are taking the opportunity to Factory, which in 2016 includes the unmissable break out and present work all over the city. event of Andrew Hilton, one of England’s great You will therefore see, in the following pages, Shakespearean directors, tackling Hamlet for the amazing work presented from North to South first time. and from East to West of this great city - all part I hope you’re able to join us often either at our of our Beyond season. This work ranges from The home base, or somewhere exciting around the Odyssey, the eagerly anticipated new work from city, in this coming season. the Mark Bruce Company in St Paul’s, to Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, a powerful political miniature above a pub in Easton and from 1972: The Future of Sex, an Edinburgh award- winning show in Old Market to a big production of Trainspotting in the Loco Klub underneath Temple Meads! Finally, it culminates with our Ali Robertson, Director commissioning the fantastic Sabrina Mahfouz to

Theatre Staff Director Ali Robertson / Director of Operations David Dewhurst / Head of Marketing Becky Cresswell / Marketing Officer Hilary Coleman / Head of Development (Maternity Cover) Kate Rowland / Development Director Stephen Last / Development Officer Anne Marie Lo / Fundraising Fellow Heather Holcroft-Pinn / Producer Kerrie Burke-Avery / Assistant Producer Jojo Townsend / Children and Young People Director Bryony Roberts / Technical Manager Matthew Graham / Operations Manager Katy Wilkes / Administrator (Maternity Cover) Becci Snape / Finance Manager Elaine Grünbaum / Finance Administrator Sally Lear / Director in Residence Nel Crouch / Technicians Jen Sherlock, Paul Wyse / Operations and Administration Apprentice Holly-Inez Brownett / Box Office Staff Simon Harvey-Williams, Malaika Kegode, Ed Strong (Supervisor) / Duty Managers Nicci Bailey, Collette Harris, Rachel Isaacs, James Lane, Laurie Lax, Morgan Matthews / Theatre Bar Staff Lucie Bowles, Sean Davison, Lily Eaton, Iris Hable, Debbie Hard, Chloe Kitching, Hannah Lee, Laurie Lax, Carmen Gabriele, Dolapo Umar, Camilla Violo / Trustees Sarah Smith (Chair), Andrew Allan-Jones, David Fairclough, Bertel Martin, Mark Panay, John Retallack, Chris Sims, Anna Southall, Martin Wright STILL TO COME THIS NOVEMBER

ABOUT US Wed 18 – Sat 21 November Tue 24 – Sat 28 November 8.15pm Tobacco Factory Theatres produces and presents excellent art in unique Pies from 6.15pm / Play 7.15pm Matinee Thu & Sat Pies from 12.15pm / Play 1.15pm OUTSIDERS and intimate spaces. PILOT THEATRE We present a jam-packed programme of diverse and exciting shows, workshops and events, from HAPPY HOUR Written by Emteaz Hussain international comedy acts to opera, family shows to modern classics and timeless masterpieces, plus PART OF A PLAY, A PIE AND A PINT Directed by Fraser Corfield an extensive programme of events and activities for young people, artists and audiences. ÒRAN MÓR, IN ASSOCIATION WITH The sun was beating down on the beach. Five TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES AND As well as what appears in this brochure, we also work across the city and country in ways that we don’t shots rang out and a man fell to the ground. SHERMAN CYMRU always shout about. We’re also producing more and more work ourselves. See P40 to find out more. A nameless Arab, dead. Written by Anita Vettesse Directed by Gethin Evans Many years later two women, one French, one Algerian look up at the so blue sky and wonder Awards Anne’s finally got her children together what really happened to their lives that day and DEC 2015 - MAY 2016 again in the family pub to scatter her who they, and each other, are now. 2014 Dancing Times Outstanding husband’s ashes – somewhere... Male Performance for Jonathan Goddard in our On Sale Dates Pilot’s new production, written by the acclaimed writer Emteaz Hussain (Blood), gives voice to the co-production of Dracula Kay wants to hurry it along. Tom’s just jetlagged. Members & Business Club Priority Booking But Anne’s having none of it. She wants to slow forgotten in a compelling re-imagining of Camus’ 2014 Off West End Award-winner and Wed 18 November 12noon things down; say goodbye to Joe properly - then novel, L’Étranger. focus on the real reason they’re here. The money. 2013 Olivier Award-nomination General Booking "Rewarding and provocative new work from a for co-production of Cinderella: A Fairytale Wed 25 November 10am Happy Hour is the latest commission for our a Play a company building a strong reputation for timely 2014 Winner of Sky Arts Award for Dance Pie and a Pint series, which celebrates new writing. ‘re-imaginings’ drawn from classic text" for co-production of Dracula Special Offers And pies! British Theatre Guide 2014 Netmums Best Theatre in the South West Get yourself a bargain! Look out for RUNNING TIME 50mins RUNNING TIME Approx. 1hr 2015 Winner of The Helpmann Award (Australia) tickets on show pages and the calendar. for co-production of The Paper Architect Business Club Member? Look out for on show TICKETS Play only £7 AGE RECOMMENDATION 13+ pages and the calendar to get 2 for 1 tickets. See Pre-show Pie & Pint plus Play £13 Includes a meat or veggie pie and a pint or soft drink. TICKETS P44 for how to claim. Limited availability, book early to avoid missing out. Full £14 / Concession £10 (no concession Fri or Sat eve) Credits Tue All tickets £10 VENUE Design: Fiasco Design Tobacco Factory Arts Trust Registered Company no: 04536120 Pies & Pints Factory Theatre Bar VENUE Brewery Theatre Registered Charity no: 1097542 Print: zenithprintgroup.com Play Brewery Theatre IMAGE: BEN BENTLEY Cover image and above: Farrows Creative Supported by the Idlewild and Thistle Trusts IMAGE: BY LESLIE BLACK OF BRIDGE AT ÒRAN MÓR

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06 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 07 CHRISTMASTue 08 – Sat 19 2015 September / IN-HOUSE 8.15pm / Matinee PRODUCTION Sat 2.15pm (No show Sun) Thu 26 November 2015 – Sun 10Wed January 09 – Sat 2016 12 (SeeSeptember calendar for details)8pm THE LIGHT PRINCESS TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES IN ASSOCIATION WITH PEEPOLYKUS

Hot on the heels of our exceptionally well- RUNNING TIME Approx. 2hrs (inc. interval) received 101 Dalmatians last year, The Light AGE RECOMMENDATION 6+

Princess is Tobacco Factory Theatres’s latest TICKETS creation for Christmas, inspired by George Thu 26 November – Wed 02 December MacDonald’s beautiful original fairy tale. Previews All tickets £8 Thu 03 – Fri 18 December; In a kingdom far away, lives an extraordinary princess; a Thu 07 & Fri 08 January Full £15 / princess strikingly different to any you’ll have ever heard Concession £11 / Family Ticket* £45 of. Strikingly different, in fact, to anyone who has ever lived. Sat 19 December – Sun 03 January; Full £19 / Because, you see, she has no gravity. Sat 09 & Sun 10 January Concession £15 / Family Ticket* £60 ***** Now you might be thinking, what fun - to fly and float and *2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children bound around weightless in the air! But of course, it’s not as (P44) “A funny, heartwarming, simple as that. Her windows are forever closed, she can’t run VENUE Factory Theatre (Reserved Seating) free and forever light-hearted; she can never take anything beautiful piece of stage craft” or anyone seriously. Especially not the prince who falls in BSL INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE The Independent on Cinderella: A Fairytale love with her... Fri 11 December 7.30pm [email protected] We can’t wait to bring this startling, bewitching fairy tale **** ***** to life using a beautiful immersive set design, theatrical Production Sponsor magic, original music and a lot of love. George MacDonald’s “full of wit and “inventive, invigorating story will be adapted for the stage by Thomas Eccleshare Is proud to support (Dancing Brick and Helen), directed by John Nicholson Tobacco Factory Theatres invention, has a retro and amusing… it’s clear (Peepolykus and Santa’s Little Trolls), with music from the as it stages this production. divine Verity Standen (Mmm Hmmm, Hug) and set design by vibe and offers madcap and it’s captivating.” Phil Eddolls (Dracula). The Times on 101 Dalmatians Look out for our Christmas Raffle when you adventure that is full Join us this Christmas as we transform the Factory Theatre, visit for The Light Princess – there are fantastic like you’ve never seen it before, to tell the incredible story of prizes to be won, with proceeds supporting of joie de vivre.” our CYP Programme (P38). the princess who just can’t keep her feet on the ground. The Guardian on 101 Dalmatians IMAGE: FARROWS CREATIVE

08 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 09 CHRISTMAS 2015 Wed 02 December 2015 – Sun 03 January 2016 Tue 08 December 2015 – Sun 03 January 2016 (See calendar for details) (See calendar for details)

KID CARPET’S LIVING SPIT’S NOISY NATIVITY A CHRISTMAS CAROL

The traditional Christmas story gets a radical RUNNING TIME 50mins Christmas is coming, RUNNING TIME Approx. 1hr 10mins remix with big beat songs, wonky carols, live The Goose is panicking, special effects, puppetry and animation. AGE RECOMMENDATION 3+ And Living Spit are back AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ TICKETS Kid Carpet is putting on the local Christmas Nativity play, TICKETS To start your Christmas with a zing! Wed 02 – Sat 06 December Tue 08 – Thu 17 December but the stars of the show have failed to turn up. Ay Caramba! Previews All tickets £6 Hard-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge hates the season of Full £13 / Concession £9 Never fear, The Noisy Animals have arrived for band practice Wed 09 – Fri 18 December; Sat 02 & goodwill. Until a visit from three Phantoms one memorable Sat 19 December – Sun 03 January and maybe they can help out... However, they want total Sun 03 January All tickets £8 Christmas Eve makes him rethink his miserly ways and turn All tickets £13 creative control even though they have a wholly unreliable Family ticket* £25 his wicked life upside down... blah blah blah. (P44) idea of the story. What could possibly go wrong?! Sat 19 – Wed 30 December All tickets £10 / Family ticket* £30 We all know the story. We’ve all seen the film(s). But who’s VENUE Brewery Theatre A ridiculous Christmas journey of silliness and mischief for *2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children the best Scrooge of all time? Albert Finney? Alistair Sim? the whole family. Will the Christmas story ever be the same Patrick Stewart? **** "A glorious celebration of again and more importantly, where can we get a surfboard VENUE Brewery Theatre (Reserved Seating) silliness, fully appreciated by a packed in December? Will there be room in the Travelodge? And why Well, just hold your horses there, Sir/Madam! Because home crowd." The Stage on Elizabeth I: BSL INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE is there a Golden Eagle in the dressing room? you’ve yet to witness the actor Howard Coggins’ unique take Virgin on the Ridiculous Thu 10 December 11am on the eponymous anti-hero of Dickens’ festive masterpiece. [email protected] Ed Patrick (aka Kid Carpet), is a Bristol-based maker of "A storming, surprising and sassy night Like a coiled spring he waits in the wings, ready to take up nonsense music and rock’n’roll theatre shows. Noisy Nativity out. Cracking storytelling." Kneehigh’s "I defy anyone of any age not to be up the mantle and give the performance of his career as the is the third instalment of the Noisy Animals adventure; Emma Rice on The Six Wives of Henry VIII they’ve had a dance contest, they’ve been to space, now it’s and grooving to Kid Carpet and the mean miserabilist, Ebenezer Scrooge. And he’s brought Stu Noisy Animals. Just go see it!" Guide to time for rock bedlam in Bethlehem. Mcloughlin along for the ride to dress up, sing, dance and "Both actors perform with bounds of Bristol on Kid Carpet and the Noisy Animals generally act like a complete idiot whilst playing ALL the enthusiasm, wit and skill...outstanding." other parts. The Post on The Six Wives of Henry VIII "The utterly, utterly, utterly brilliant Kid Carpet" This Week, London With silly songs, pitiful puppetry and more Dickensian IMAGE: PHOTOS - PAUL BLAKEMORE / daftness than you can shake a selection box at – it’s a feast IMAGE - COE CREATIVE IMAGE: ED PATRICK of festive foolery!

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* * * * * * * * * * * * “A paean to the “Mmm Hmmm forces us “Sound rose and fell in wonders of the to listen again with waves until it felt as if human voice.” pricked up ears to I was drenched in music MMM WhatsOnStage the mundane and the that had seeped its way everyday… surprise into every organ in my follows surprise, body, and maybe even all delivered with reached my soul” utter charm” The Guardian on Hug HMMM Exeunt VERITY STANDEN IN ASSOCIATION WITH TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES

Verity Standen’s mesmeric piece of a cappella song RUNNING TIME 1hr theatre returns to Tobacco Factory Theatres. AGE RECOMMENDATION For all ages Mmm Hmmm is a playful, poignant musical journey shaped by three exceptional female voices jumping between sound worlds TICKETS Full £13 / Concession £9 and lyrical styles. Wed & Thu First 50 tickets £8 Using intricate vocal techniques and rich harmony, Mmm Hmmm (P44) holds a magnifying glass up to snapshots of everyday life. One VENUE Factory Theatre moment a fragile apology, the next a perilous trip to the First (Reserved Seating) Great Western buffet car; Verity Standen’s original a cappella IMAGE: PAUL BLAKEMORE songs evoke the awkward, heartrending and hilarious moments that characterise what it means to be human. Following sell-out performances in our Brewery Theatre in November 2014 and a successful national tour, we’re delighted that Verity will return to Tobacco Factory Theatres with this incredible piece, just after she finishes composing for and starring in our Christmas show, The Light Princess. We want as many audiences to experience Mmm Hmmm as possible.

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* * * * * * * * * “One of the best stage “This ferocious, A GIRL adaptations of a novel gorgeous show you are likely to see.” transcends mere story” The Sunday Times Time Out IS A HALF- * * * * “Top 10 performances “A performance of of 2014 ” extraordinary courage” The Observer

FORMED THING The Daily Telegraph THE CORN EXCHANGE IRELAND IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUSACK PROJECTS LTD By Eimear McBride Adapted for the stage by Annie Ryan

We’re thrilled to give Bristol audiences the RUNNING TIME 1hr 25mins opportunity to see the multi award-winning, AGE RECOMMENDATION 18+ sell-out hit of the 2014 Dublin Theatre Festival and This production contains violent and sexually explicit material and strong the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Annie Ryan’s language. courageous and startling adaptation of Eimear TICKETS Full £13 / Concession £9 McBride’s award-winning novel. (no concession Fri or Sat eve) (P44) A Girl is a Half-formed Thing follows the inner narrative of a girl, from the womb to twenty, with vivid intensity and originality. This is VENUE Factory Theatre (Reserved Seating) a character of astonishing resilience and intelligence, someone determined to make sense of things amidst the deprivation IMAGE: RICHIE GILLIGAN of her Irish childhood. Rebellious, unrelenting, with biting wit and brilliant spark, Eimear McBride writes with an urgency and honesty that is totally electric in performance. The Corn Exchange, one of Ireland’s most celebrated independent theatre companies and makers of international festival hits including Man of Valour, Freefall and Dublin by Lamplight, transpose the novel effortlessly to the stage. Winner of The Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award 2015 and a Scotsman Fringe First Award, A Girl is A Half-formed Thing features the winner of The Stage Acting Award, Edinburgh Festival 2015, Aoife Duffin, in a career-defining role. An unforgettable theatrical experience.

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* * * * * * * * “near-hallucinatory “I’d be surprised if I saw a BEYOND VENUE: CIRCOMEDIA dexterity… it raises the more entertaining piece of The Odyssey is part of BEYOND, bar of dance theatre dance theatre this year. our off-site season (P06). very high.” Kill for a ticket.” Why there? The Guardian on Dracula The Observer on Dracula We’re fans of found spaces and, since 2005, Circomedia have made their space in St Paul’s Church completely their own. It’s a vital space for not only circus but Homer’s epic poem is retold in an extraordinary RUNNING TIME 2 hours dance as well; a genre we’d like to (inc. interval) see much more of in Bristol. dance theatre production, brought to you by the team who created the multi-award-winning Dracula. AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ How to get there St. Pauls, Portland Square, BS2 8SJ The King, Odysseus (performed by Christopher Tandy) separated TICKETS Full £19.50 / from his family for ten years of brutal war, faces another ten Concession £14.50 From Bristol City Centre year struggle to return home, as a reckless God (performed by Early Booking Offer £17.50 It is 2 minutes’ walk from Cabot Jonathan Goddard) drags him on an epic journey across oceans Book by Thu 31 December 2015 Circus Shopping Centre. There is limited metered parking nearby to strange lands and the darkness beyond. VENUE Circomedia (see right) and an NCP at Cabot Circus. Immortal beauties, shape shifters, monsters and sorcerers both IMAGE: NICOLE GUARINO From BS3 guide and torment the king as he hurtles towards a savage and It is 15 minutes by car or 30 desperate reunion with his Queen. minutes by bus (take the 24 to MARK BRUCE Broadmead then it’s a 7 Mark Bruce Company present a vision of a broken world, from minute walk). faded New York pageants to islands of fantasy; brutal seas, COMPANY WAS THE battlefields and a gateway to Hades. 2014 WINNER OF How to book This new dance theatre production is set to music ranging from THE SOUTH BANK You can book tickets either Mozart to Mark Lanegan; Sacred Arias to The Jon Spencer Blues through Tobacco Factory Theatres on 0117 902 0344 or at Explosion, and an originally composed score. SKY ARTS AWARD tobaccofactorytheatres.com This Odyssey is of now - contemporary horror and fantasy FOR DANCE FOR or through Circomedia directly splintering from ancient myth, the themes universal: how we face DRACULA on 0117 924 7615 or at our mortality and the driving force of the Gods inside us. circomedia.com We were immensely proud to co-produce Dracula with the Mark Venue Info Bruce Company. So we’re very excited to be helping them to present circomedia.com this, their latest production, at Circomedia. You’re in for a treat. NB: These directions are only a guide. We recommend planning your journey in advance.

16 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 17 CO-PRODUCTION Main run Thu 11 February – Sat 26 March In repertoire with All’s Well That Ends Well Mon 25 – Wed 27 April; Sat 30 April (See calendar for details) HAMLET BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE SHAKESPEARE AT THE TOBACCO FACTORY AND TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES Directed by Andrew Hilton

To celebrate ‘Shakespeare 400’ – four centuries RUNNING TIME Approx 3hrs 15mins (inc. interval) since the great playwright died on 23 April 1616 – Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory and TICKETS (P44) Previews Thu 11 – Mon 15 Tobacco Factory Theatres offer an all- February 7.30pm £16 Shakespeare season, beginning with the most Mon & Tue 7.30pm famous play in world theatre. (Tue 16 7pm) £19 Wed & Thu 7.30pm £21 Realpolitik, madness, sex and murder all play their part in a drama Thu 25 Feb; 03 & 10 that is both a thriller and the profoundest meditation on our human March 2pm Full £18 / Schools & condition. Under 15s £12 Sat 2pm Full £18 / Schools & Hamlet productions – like London buses – tend to come in threes. We Under 15s £12 squeeze our own in between the controversial Turner/Cumberbatch Fri & Sat 7.30pm £24 production at the Barbican and the RSC’s spring production (in which VENUE Factory Theatre Paapa Essiedu, our own highly praised Romeo in 2015, will play the (Reserved Seating) title role). But the choices the play offers director and cast are legion. LUNCHTIME TALK * * * * How old should Hamlet be – eighteen, twenty, or a man in his late 30s? Sat 19 March 11am – 1pm Is he ever truly mad? Was his mother complicit in the murder of his Tickets £15 (includes buffet) “thrilling work” father? Questions like these, and many, many more, ensure that no Join the Director and the cast two productions of this enthralling play will ever be alike. as they discuss this production The Guardian on Romeo & Juliet of Hamlet. Please note that this is not After the Factory Theatre season the production tours widely in the UK, an introduction to the season’s shows; * * * * and also pays a visit to the Craiova Shakespeare Festival in Romania. we recommend that everyone attending them has already seen the production. “Andrew Hilton’s truly glorious revival” SHAKESPEARE AT THE TOBACCO FACTORY The Guardian on Richard III Saturday Morning Workshops, Sat 10 October – Sat 30 April For more information on stf visit Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory offers students exclusive access to stf-theatre.org.uk, follow * * * * a professional, classical theatre company during its dynamic period of @ShakespeareatTF on Twitter or rehearsals and production. Its professional actors work with the students over find Shakespeare at the Tobacco fifteen Saturdays helping them to devise their own play, which is performed in Factory on Facebook. “every word sounds as if it had the theatre on the final day of the season. Suitable for ages 13 – 19. To book please email [email protected] or call 0117 963 3054. been written yesterday” For information visit stf-theatre.org.uk The Sunday Times on King Lear IMAGE: ALPHACHARLIEDESIGN

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* * * * * “The theatrical equivalent 1972: of popping candy: blissful, colourful, multi-sensory magic” Three Weeks THE FUTURE * * * * * “An echo chamber of creativity... BEYOND absolutely spot-on” VENUE: THE NEW A Younger Theatre WARDROBE THEATRE OF SEX 1972: The Future of Sex THE WARDROBE ENSEMBLE SUPPORTED BY is part of BEYOND, our off-site TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES season (P06). Why there? For the last 4 years, The Wardrobe Theatre has presented a thrilling mix of locally created theatre, Award-winning company The Wardrobe Ensemble RUNNING TIME 1hr comedy & more. We’re very proud to present work in their brand new bring their Edinburgh smash hit 1972: The Future of AGE RECOMMENDATION 18+ venue, enabling fantastic theatre (Brief nudity) Sex to their home town of Bristol. to be seen in Old Market.

It’s 1972. An era of possibility, polyester and pubic hair. TICKETS Full £8 / Concession £7 How to get there Ziggy Stardust is on Top of the Pops, Penny is writing an essay on VENUE The Wardrobe Theatre, The Old Market Assembly, 25 West Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Christine is watching Deepthroat. Old Market (see right) Street, Old Market, BS2 0DF Brian is confused. From Bristol City Centre It is a 10 minute walk from The Wardrobe Ensemble tell the story of the class of ‘72 with a The Tobacco Factory Theatres the fountains or 5 minutes handsome funk guitarist and some spacehoppers. Was it easier Artist Development Fund is from Cabot Circus. Car parks back then? Where did we go wrong? supporting 1972: The Future of Sex nearby include the NCP Bristol 1972: The Future of Sex is a brisk romp through the ins and outs The Artist Development Fund Broadmead and Cabot Circus. of those excellently awkward first sexual encounters from the is supported by From BS3 company who brought you 33 and Riot. It was exceptionally It is 13 minutes by car or 30 received at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year, where it won minutes by bus (take the 24 to The Stage Award for Acting Excellence. Old Market). IMAGE: JACK OFFORD We’re delighted to support 1972: The Future of Sex through our Artist How to book Development Fund (see P40), which is supported by Rathbones. You can book tickets through Tobacco Factory Theatres on 0117 902 0344 or at * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * tobaccofactorytheatres.com The Stage The Guardian Fest Broadway Baby Venue Info thewardrobetheatre.com NB: These directions are only a guide. We recommend planning your journey in advance.

20 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 21 CO-PRODUCTION Main run Thu 31 March – Sat 23 April / In repertoire with Hamlet Thu 28 – Sat 30 April (See calendar for details) ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE SHAKESPEARE AT THE TOBACCO FACTORY AND TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES Directed by Andrew Hilton

A young woman, using skills bequeathed to her RUNNING TIME Approx 2hrs 45mins (inc. interval) by her father, saves the French King’s life and is rewarded with the right to choose her own husband. TICKETS (P44) Previews Thu 31 March – But what if the chosen one won’t play the game? Mon 04 April 7.30pm £16 Mon & Tue 7.30pm A romantic comedy, yet with echoes of the much darker Measure for (Tue 05 7pm) £19 Measure, All’s Well that Ends Well belongs to its women. To its central Wed & Thu 7.30pm £21 character, Helena, and to her guardian and mother of her object of Thu 14 & 28 April 2pm Full £18 / desire, the extraordinary Countess of Rossillion. Schools & Under 15s £12 Class, unrequited love and disingenuous passion all play their part Sat 2pm Full £18 / Schools & Under 15s £12 against the backdrop of an Italian civil war, which Helena’s chosen Fri & Sat 7.30pm £24 one joins in order to escape her. But when he fights like a hero he encounters the sexual temptations that celebrity so often brings... VENUE Factory Theatre * * * * * * * * * (Reserved Seating) How can Helena win him to her? How can she get him into bed? LUNCHTIME TALK “perfectly-pitched “Hilton discovers in Two All’s Well That Ends Well will tour the UK with Hamlet in May and June, Sat 16 April 11am – 1pm for the first time fulfilling a Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory Tickets £15 (includes buffet) satire, played by an Gentlemen of Verona an ambition to tour its full ensemble season. Join the Director and the cast as they discuss this production ensemble of actors who unblinking portrait of IMAGE: EPISODIO DELLE CINQUE GIORNATE BY CARLO STRAGLIATI (1868-1925) Please note that this is not an MUSEUM OF THE RISORGIMENTO, MILAN introduction to the season’s shows, never put a foot wrong” love’s madness” we recommend that you have already seen the production. The Arts Desk on The School for Scandal The Independent on Two Gentlemen of Verona

SHAKESPEARE AT THE TOBACCO FACTORY * * * * Saturday Morning Workshops Sat 10 October – Sat 30 April For more information on stf visit Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory offers students exclusive access to stf-theatre.org.uk, follow “I’ve seen brasher, bigger productions that a professional, classical theatre company during its dynamic period of @ShakespeareatTF on Twitter or rehearsals and production. Its professional actors work with the students find Shakespeare at the Tobacco never came close to the sense of discovery and over fifteen Saturdays helping them to devise their own play, which is Factory on Facebook. performed in the theatre on the final day of the season. joy that this offers” To book please email [email protected] or call 0117 963 3054. For information visit stf-theatre.org.uk The Times on As You Like It

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* * * * * “brutally honest, unfiltered, TRAINSPOTTING heartwrenching” IN YOUR FACE AND KING’S HEAD THEATRE Edinburgh Evening News Directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher and Greg Esplin BEYOND VENUE: LOCO KLUB Trainspotting is part of BEYOND, our off-site season (P06). Why there? Because it’s Trainspotting. The tunnels under Bristol Temple Meads could not be a more perfect venue; with the trains rumbling nearby and the raw, earthy quality which is exactly what this production needs. Get your glow sticks ready!

How to get there Clocktower Yard, Bristol Temple * * * * * Meads, Bristol BS1 6QH From Bristol City Centre After critically acclaimed and sell-out runs at RUNNING TIME 1hr 15mins “this play does about as much It is a 1 minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads. There the Edinburgh Fringe 2015 and the King’s Head AGE RECOMMENDATION 16+ justice to Irvine Welsh’s novel is pay parking all around the Theatre in London, we are thrilled to present the (contains scenes of nudity, drug venue, including a car park in use, violence of a sexual nature, as is tolerable to witness hit production of Irvine Welsh’s cult, generation- claustrophobia and very strong Clocktower Yard. language). in the flesh” From BS3 defining novel, in the depths of the Temple Meads It is 13 mins by car or 23 mins by TICKETS Full £14 / Concession £10 The Nouse tunnels. bus (take the 24 to Redcliffe Hill, (P44) then it’s 9 mins walk). This punchy production recaptures the passion and the VENUE The Loco Klub (see right) * * * * * controversy of the famous novel and the globally successful film, How to book and repackages it into an immersive production – the audience “more fluids being splashed You can book tickets through are literally part of the show, including the notorious ‘Worst Toilet Tobacco Factory Theatres in Scotland’ scene. Even Irvine Welsh described it as "shocking... than at Seaworld... on 0117 902 0344 or at and I wrote the f*cking thing!" an amazing piece of tobaccofactorytheatres.com For avid fans this is a must, and if you’ve never read the book or Venue Info seen the film: this is your ticket to a ride you won’t soon forget. gritty theatre” invisiblecircus.co.uk/the-loco-klub TV Bomb NB: These directions are only a guide. We recommend planning your journey in advance.

24 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 25 PRESENTED BY TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES BEYOND Tue 19 – Sat 23 April 8pm LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS BEYOND VENUE: THE GreenBank LEMONS Lemons is part of BEYOND, our off-site season (P06). WALRUS Why there? Written by Sam Steiner The Greenbank is a gorgeous pub Directed by Ed Franklin right at the heart of the Easton community – perfect for a drink and a bite to eat, and boasting a great, intimate theatre space. We * * * * want to spread the Tobacco Factory Theatres spirit to as many Bristol The average person will speak 123,205,750 words RUNNING TIME 1 hr “A beautiful play about the communities as we can – this is a lovely place to do just that. Book in a lifetime. But what if there were a limit? AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ beauty and preciousness of early as capacity is limited. Bernadette and Oliver are about to find out. TICKETS Full £9 / Concession £7 language… About as promising How to get there Walrus’ award-winning debut show imagines a world where 57 Bellevue Road, Easton, BS5 6DP we’re forced to say less; examining how we express ourselves, VENUE The Greenbank, Easton as debuts get” (see right) personally and politically, through the lens of one couple’s Time Out From Bristol City Centre Its 30 minutes’ walk from Cabot relationship. It’s about what we say and how we say it; about the IMAGE: ELLICE STEVENS Circus or 20 minutes by bike. Its 7 things we can only hear in the silence; about dead cats, activism, * * * * minutes’ drive (on street parking is eye contact and lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons. limited) or 35 minutes by bus (take First performed at Warwick Arts Centre, and recipient of three “A seething critique of the 506 to right outside the pub). Judges’ Awards at the National Student Drama Festival, Lemons From BS3 Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons arrives at Tobacco Factory Theatres austerity politics… Bright, It’s 20 minutes by car or 35 after a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and London dates at light and sharp” minutes by bus (take the 24 to Camden People’s Theatre. Eastville, then it’s a 7 minute walk). WhatsOnStage Walrus is a young company made up of graduates from the How to book University of Warwick. This is their debut production and it’s gone * * * * You can book tickets through down a storm, so we’re delighted to present it to Bristol audiences. Tobacco Factory Theatres “Intelligent, confident and on 0117 902 0344 or at beautifully formed piece of tobaccofactorytheatres.com Venue Info theatrical metaphor” thegreenbankbristol.co.uk The List NB: These directions are only a guide. We recommend planning your journey in advance.

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* * * * * “a blistering way with language… this is how theatre can take you THE LOVE anywhere in your imagination” The Herald on Clean I FEEL IS RED BEYOND PART OF A PLAY A PIE AND A PINT venue: ZION TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES IN ASSOCIATION WITH ÒRAN MÓR The Love I Feel Is Red is part of Written by Sabrina Mahfouz BEYOND, our off-site Directed by Nel Crouch season (P06). Why there? * * * * * * * * * Zion was born in a derelict church and saved for the “Mahfouz’s poetic script “a nuanced, deeply moving community to use as a creative fizzes with energy… a story...vigorous, subtly centre for anything from daytime coffees and lunches, to theatre, mesmerising performance” political work” a market and a diversity festival. The Independent on Chef The Times on Chef It’s a key part of our South Bristol community, something which is close to our hearts.

A powerful new piece of theatre from the TIMES How to get there Pies from 6.15pm award-winning writer and poet Sabrina Mahfouz Play 7.15pm Bishopsworth Road, and directed by our very own Director in Residence, Matinee Sat Bedminster Down, BS13 7JW Nel Crouch. Pies from 1.15pm / Play 2.15pm From Bristol City Centre It is 17 minutes by car. Or 25 RUNNING TIME 50mins Mona is pregnant. Her boyfriend has died. His mother is going minutes by bus (take the 75 to crazy with grief and Mona has something big to tell her. AGE RECOMMENDATION 14+ Bedminster Down). My flesh isn’t like the dough you use From BS3 TICKETS It is 6 minutes by car. Or it is 6 for your gluten-free double choc chip coconut sultana cookies Susan. Play only £7 minutes by bus (take the 75 from You can’t just grab it, flatten it and push it through a metal mould. Pre-show Pie & Pint plus Play £13 West Street to Bedminster Down, Includes a meat or veggie pie and a then 2 minutes’ walk). I’m a human being not a bloody Great British Bake Off ingredient. pint or soft drink. Limited availability, book early to avoid missing out. Exploring the ever-topical and emotive subject of abortion in the (P44) How to book 21st Century, this is a brand new drama for our a Play, a Pie and You can book tickets through a Pint series, which celebrates new writing. And pies. Sabrina VENUE Zion Community Space Tobacco Factory Theatres Mahfouz is an exceptionally talented artist who received a Fringe (see right) on 0117 902 0344 or at tobaccofactorytheatres.com First Award for her play Chef in 2014 and a Sky Arts Award. BSL INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE Fri 06 May 7.15pm A Play, a Pie and a Pint at Tobacco Factory Theatres is supported by (pies from 6.15pm) Venue Info the Idlewild and Thistle Trusts [email protected] zionbristol.co.uk IMAGE: LOLOSTOCK / GRAPHIC DESIGN: DANI MAYES NB: These directions are only a guide. We recommend planning your journey in advance.

28 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 29 Sun 06 March 8pm FOR FAMILIES Sun 10 April 11.30am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm OH WHISTLE... TWO GHOST STORIES BY M R JAMES NUNKIE THEATRE COMPANY

RUNNING TIME 1hr 40mins This thrilling one-man show brings to life (inc. interval) two of the greatest ghost stories in the English language, in a performance from AGE RECOMMENDATION 13+ Bristol’s much-loved Robert Lloyd Parry. TICKETS Full £12 / Concession £8

M R James is acknowledged as the master of the English VENUE Factory Theatre (Reserved Seating) ghost story. He first performed his supernatural tales to friends at Christmas in King’s College, Cambridge. Now **** "Lloyd Parry catches the sense of Nunkie Theatre Company have brought two of these dread that gives James his originality" unforgettable spinechillers back to life. The Times Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad – a tale of nocturnal THE AMAZING **** "Another unique production horror on the Suffolk coast – is considered by many to be from Nunkie. Atmospheric, interesting James’s masterpiece. It is beautifully complemented here and entertaining, this is a great by The Ash Tree, a story of witchcraft and vengeance down adaptation of a well-known story." the generations. BUBBLE MAN The Public Reviews

IMAGE: SHELAGH BIDWELL The international hit show, with bubble art, RUNNING TIME 1hr magic, science and LOTS of fun, is back! AGE RECOMMENDATION All ages Louis Pearl is the world’s leading Bubbleologist and has been delighting family audiences with his unique show for TICKETS £9 nearly 30 years. He certainly delighted our audiences when VENUE Factory Theatre (Reserved Seating) he performed here last April. Louis will be accompanied musically by Jet Black Pearl who will provide a cavalcade "Square bubbles, bubbles inside of live sounds to enhance the beauty and wonder of the bubbles, fog-filled bubbles, cute bubble spectacle. three year olds inside bubbles, solar Fabulously entertaining, Louis explores the breathtaking system bubbles, edible bubbles. Oh, for dynamics of bubbles and combines comedy and artistry heaven’s sake, just go." Three Weeks with audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerised. "Just brilliant." The Guardian The Amazing Bubble Man has written books about IMAGE: LUNCHBOX PRODUCTIONS 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 almost 150 fantastic bubble inventions including the Mega Bubbles, a patented huge bubble maker.

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DAVID O’DOHERTY TONY LAW TOM STADE PAUL SINHA ROMESH JONNY & THE WE ARE ALL IN THE FRILLEMORPHESIS YOU’RE WELCOME! POSTCARDS RANGANATHAN BAPTISTS GUTTER, BUT SOME OF THE COMEDY BOX THE COMEDY BOX FROM THE Z LIST IRRATIONAL THE END IS NIGH US ARE LOOKING AT The brand new stand-up Brand new show from the THE COMEDY BOX THE COMEDY BOX SUPPORTING WALL DAVID O’DOHERTY art show from the multi UK’s favourite Canadian Critically acclaimed, award- Romesh Ranganathan is We’re excited to present award-winning Tony Law. resident. Candid and THE COMEDY BOX winning stand-up comedian, back with a brand new show this new musical show Experience his frillemorphesis alluring, join Tom Stade David O’Doherty, the Lidl Enya, Paul Sinha, is back on the exploring the rationality of his about family, friendship and as he explodes into the future as he ruminates on life’s the broken Bublé, is delighted road with his latest show. worldview. Irrational will see environmental disaster from absurdly. oddities and revels in his own to present a new show of Paul returned to the Edinburgh Romesh examine the issues the multi-award-nominated perpetual shortcomings. talking and songs played on a As seen on Have I Got News For You, Fringe in the summer of 2015 close to his heart, and explain Radio 4 comedy stars, Jonny stupid keyboard from 1986. Never Mind The Buzzcocks, 8 Out Of 10 Expect the customary Stade after a four-year, self-imposed why everybody else is wrong and the Baptists. Cats, Celebrity Squares, The Alternative flair; uncompromising humour, exile during which real life had about them. Life is like a box of chocolates, Comedy Experience and heard on insatiable mischief and heaps taken over. Looking back, life Last year, Jonny accidentally told his but one where somebody else Radio 4’s Tony Law’s Surreal Guide to of inspired improvisation. Direct as a travelling single gaysian The last two years have been four-year-old niece climate change has eaten all the chocolates. And Surreal Comedy. Following a sell-out from BBC1’s The John Bishop Show delivering lefty, liberal jokes was incredible for Ranganathan would end the world. To stop her replaced them with mouse heads tour and mammoth West End run and Live at the Apollo, catch this epic quite straightforward. Now he has with his two critically acclaimed crying, he and Paddy promised to fix it. and dishwasher tablets. in 2014, Mr Tony Law is striding talent as he continues to storm to juggle the responsibilities of Edinburgh Festival shows, Rom They really tried very hard... As seen and heard on Channel back out on tour this spring with a the global comedy scene. People being an uncle, being in an actual Wasn’t Built In A Day and Rom Com Jonny and the Baptists are the 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown brand new show. of Bristol and the south west... relationship for the first time in being nominated for the coveted five-time award-nominated Edinburgh Festival Awards and The Unbelievable Truth for BBC Tony is an Edinburgh Comedy you’re welcome! twenty years, and being that bloke, musical comedy stars of Radio Radio 4. from that quiz, in that poorly- for Best Show 2014 and Best 4’s The Now Show, following their Award-nominee, Chortle Best Live "Every inch a star... super fitting white suit. It’s not easy. Newcomer in 2013. This new show acclaimed national tours with Stop "O’Doherty expertly steers his Show Award-winner, Chortle Best confidence and charisma. If promises to be as much of a hit! UKIP and Rock The Vote. way between the quirky, novelty Club Comic Award-winner and comedy is the new rock ‘n’ "Sinha may class himself as a and off-beat, as well as excellent Chortle Best Breakthrough Act roll, then Tom Stade is Keith Z List celebrity but I can assure "Ranganathan’s punchlines are Jonny Donahoe is also the star and traditional-style stand-up. " Award-winner. Richards" Scottish Daily Record you he is definitely A list when it sharper and funnier than many co-writer of the internationally- The Scotsman comes to being a comedian." of his peers. " The Guardian acclaimed show Every Brilliant Thing. **** "One of the most "Unmissable" one4review delightfully zany and Edinburgh Evening News **** " Supremely ***** " Lyrically brilliant fun of disconcerting comedians "Postcards from the Z List is an accomplished" Chortle the highest order" around" Daily Telegraph endearing and gently brilliant Exeunt Magazine **** "Chaos has rarely been show. Sinha is back and he’s as strong as ever." **** " Superbly crafted... so finely constructed and this very funny" The Metro much fun" The Times Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

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ANDREW BRIDGET MARK STEEL ROB BECKETT HAL CRUTTENDEN MARK WATSON LAWRENCE CHRISTIE WHO DO I THINK I AM MOUTH OF THE SOUTH STRAIGHT OUTTA I’M NOT HERE UNCENSORED A BOOK FOR HER THE COMEDY BOX (TOUR EXTENSION) CRUTTENDEN THE COMEDY BOX THE COMEDY BOX THE COMEDY BOX See Mark Steel in his newest THE COMEDY BOX THE COMEDY BOX Mark Watson is the multi- stand-up show, a surprising award-winning star of numerous As seen on Following her hugely successful, Rob’s autumn 2015 dates sold Host of Live At The Apollo and Live at the Comedy and enthralling story told with TV shows including Dave’s Road and BBC1’s multi award-winning 5 star so well that the tour has been star of Radio 4, the great Hal Store Live at The Apollo. aplomb. to Rio, BBC’s We Need Answers, shows A Bic For Her and An extended, including an extra Cruttenden is back ranting One of Britain’s best and one Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week Ungrateful Woman, and her first Mark Steel: "It never really date at Tobacco Factory Theatres about the real evils of the of the most subversive and and Have I Got News For You, and book A Book For Her, Bridget bothered me that I’d never met this spring. modern world - over sharing on intelligent comedians, Andrew his own cult Radio 4 series Christie comes to Tobacco my mum. It never occurred to social media and the 5:2 diet. Lawrence, has been lauded with So he’s back with a brand-new Mark Watson Makes The World Factory Theatres with her brand me I needed to meet her to ‘find The more he complains the many awards and nominations show of funnies and he’s taking Substantially Better and Mark new show. out who I was’, as it didn’t seem funnier he gets. Book Early. on the big issues like Kit Kats and Watson Talks A Bit About Life. He including winning The BBC New likely I’d discover I was someone Why has Bridget been sending flatbread! As seen on The Royal Variety returns with the follow-up show Comedy Award, and being twice- different to who I thought I was. her stained underpants to George Performance, Would I Lie To You? The to his highly celebrated and nominated for the prestigious Could it turn out I was three stone Rob Beckett burst onto the Osborne at HM Treasury every Great British Bake Off - An Extra Slice, successful Flaws. Edinburgh Comedy Award. On lighter than I thought, or I spoke comedy circuit only five years ago month? Which method actor Live At The Palladium and Have I Got television he has appeared on Live Italian or supported Arsenal or had but within his first year he had A seemingly minor problem at has been playing the character News For You. At The Apollo, The Michael McIntyre a fear of Liquorice Allsorts? won four new act competitions. an airport is the starting point Comedy Roadshow, Dave’s One Night comedian Nigel Farage since **** for a spiralling examination of But after the birth of my own son, After quickly establishing himself "An Absolute joy to watch" Stand and as a regular on Stand Up 2010? Is Rachel Dolezal black identity in the digital age and I realised it’s quite an event to on the circuit Rob’s cheeky chappy The Scotsman For The Week. or white? What’s the difference search for meaning in our lives. between Eddie Izzard and Caitlyn have a child, and she may well persona saw him winning fans **** Andrew brings you his "Hugely talented" But with an enormous number of Jenner? All this and more will be remember giving birth to me, and starring on BBC1’s Live At The Apollo, most honest, fearless and The Times jokes, luckily, as well as Watson’s revealed in Bridget Christie’s tenth maybe even the adoption." Would I Lie To You, Channel 4’s 8 Out uncompromising stand-up show customary flailing, chaotic solo show. Followed by a post Of 10 Cats, BBC2’s Mock The Week, to date. No joke is unacceptable. "He has got an amazing tale to audience interactions and all show book signing. ITV2’s Celebrity Juice as well as his No subject off-limits. Absolutely tell" The Guardian role as resident comedian in the sorts of other fun. no concessions made to political **** "It’s another cracking "Essential viewing" jungle each year on I’m A Celebrity... In short: if you like comedy, but correctness. Stand-up without show from the current queen of The Independent Get Me Out Of Here! NOW! you don’t come and see this, boundaries. crusading UK comedy." you’re acting very oddly. The Guardian "Profound yet funny" "He already has the confidence **** "Lawrence rips the Sunday Times of a veteran" The Times "Mark Watson is a Prodigy" **** cynical heart from his chest and "One of the funniest, most The Guardian wears it defiantly on his sleeve" intelligent monologues on the The Metro Fringe." London Evening Standard

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We regularly host shows and events by emerging artists, local community, education and amateur groups that we are proud to support.

Sun 17 January 7pm Mon 18 January 7.30pm Thu 18 February 12.30pm

5X15 BEYOND POETRY BY HEART 5x15 returns to Tobacco MILK WOOD We’re thrilled to be hosting Factory Theatres for another CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE AND the county competition of unmissable night. PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY Poetry by Heart’s national Written by David Goodland, poetry recitation competition 5 speakers, 15 minutes each, FdA Theatre Performance for students in schools and no scripts. The stories are true colleges in England. tales of passion, obsession To begin at the beginning: it is and adventure. Past speakers spring, moonless night in the small Join 15 young people, each have included Werner Herzog, town, starless and bible-black... representing their school/ INTO THE WEST Tim Dowling, Ruby Wax and Jon college, as they compete TRAVELLING LIGHT Ronson. Expect an eclectic and Students from the first and for a place in the regional second years of this unique interesting evening for curious competition. Bristol favourites, and our long-time RUNNING TIME 1hr 10mins minds, in an atmosphere more performance training degree Academic, writer and storyteller, saloon than salon. course perform the première friends, Travelling Light, join us this AGE RECOMMENDATION 7+ and adults Dr Edson Burton will be our of David Goodland’s clever, summer with their multi-award-winning If you missed out on the sold- witty, funny and hard-hitting Master of Ceremonies, and we’re TICKETS out launch event in October, be re-envisaging of Dylan Thomas’ excited to welcome novelist and tale of two Traveller children on a wild ride Wed 29, Tue, Thu 1.30pm only sure to join us again for another play to a contemporary setting. poet, Lucy English as our Chair across Ireland. All tickets £7 stellar line-up. of Judges. All other performances The lives of Llareggub’s She’s my horse, she is! What’s her name Grandpa? Full £13 / Concession £9 Line up details to be announced community are reflected and Family Ticket £28 She’s called Tir na n’Og. on our website. given voice in an atmospheric, (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children) exciting and provocative multi- Why’s she called that? "It’s a neat idea. And boy do they VENUE Factory Theatre (Reserved Seating) media production. deliver." The Times Because she came from the land under the sea. A place where it is BSL INTERPRETED always summer, and no-one grows old. PERFORMANCE Thu 07 July 7.30pm Imagine a glorious white horse comes out of a sea-mist and [email protected] into your troubled life. Imagine trying to keep her on the 14th floor of a Dublin tower block. Now imagine the police are after "Deeply sensitive and highly you, and your only escape is to ride into the west... imaginative" New York Times

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of this much-loved play, "Complex, vivid and moving... TICKETS Full £15 / Concession £12 RUNNING TIME 2hrs (inc. interval) AGE RECOMMENDATION 8+ Travelling Light are bringing to a new generation of audiences a remarkable piece of theatre" VENUE Factory Theatre TICKETS Full £8 / Concession £5 TICKETS Limited free tickets, their internationally-acclaimed story of grit and magic, love book in advance The Guardian VENUE Factory Theatre and loss, hope and discovery. (Reserved Seating) VENUE Factory Theatre IMAGE: FARROWS CREATIVE

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Tour and Talks Take It On Want to learn more about how a theatre works? Join us every month to learn a specialist theatre Book now for one of our monthly Tour and Talks skill here at Tobacco Factory Theatres. and experience the hidden side of theatre. Explore behind-the-scenes before you meet with marketing, DATES Selected Mondays 4.30pm – 6pm parley with a producer or test a technician during Mon 07 December Run Away to the Circus! an exclusive Q&A with theatre staff. Mon 18 January Acting Masterclass Mon 01 February Costume Design Bristol & Bath Theatre Educators Mon 07 March Ensemble Singing ThisCYP season is bursting with opportunities Consortium AGE RECOMMENDATION 10-13 years for children and young people. Young Theatre COST £3 per session (limited places so book in advance) Tobacco Factory Theatres, Travelling Light, Bristol Makers goes from strength to strength and will Old Vic and the egg (Theatre Royal, Bath) aim to VENUE Factory Studio soon expand to offer sessions for 11-13 years. support and enchance formal education provision Easter Sessions If short bursts of activity work best for you, of drama in Bristol and Bath. FOR YOUNG PEOPLE check out Take It On or Easter Sessions for ages Looking for something to fill those long days during Theatre Industry Day YTM 14:19 Young Theatre Makers 10-19 years. And for schools, there are bespoke the holiday? Look no further! We have a selection of Spend the morning going behind the scenes of workshops and chances to visit our unique Our fantastic youth theatre for 14-19 year olds wonderful workshops for different ages! our unique venue. Learn more about our history, returns in the new year. Work with theatre theatre. Add in our termly workshop for home participate in backstage workshops and find out professionals, develop your performance skills DATES As below, 10am – 3.30pm educated young people and it’s looking like an about what really makes a theatre tick. and gain an insight into how theatre works Wed 30 March Puppetry exciting few months! through exclusive opportunities to see live Thu 31 March Magic DATES Wed 02 March, 9.30am - 1pm theatre and meet those behind it. AGE RECOMMENDATION 10-13 years AGE RECOMMENDATION KS4 / 5 COST £15 per day / £25 if you book both dates FOR SCHOOLS (Need help with this fee? Please email COST Free EVERY THURSDAY 6pm - 7.45pm for 10 weeks Activity Days during the terms below: [email protected]) VENUE Tobacco Factory Theatres Looking for something special for your students? Spring: Thu 14 January - Thu 24 March (excluding half term) VENUE Tobacco Factory Theatres Keen to use drama to explore and inspire? For more information on any of the activities Summer: Thu 28 April - Thu 07 July (excluding half term) DATES As below, 10am – 4pm Tailor-made for your specific requirements, we’re for schools and to book, email Extra rehearsal dates may be scheduled. Wed 06 April Working in Theatre: Taster Day [email protected] Thu 07 April Theatre Design here to help. AGE RECOMMENDATION 14-19 years or call 0117 963 0934. Fri 08 April Acting: Audition Preparation COST £50 per term (Need help with this fee? Please email AGE RECOMMENDATION 14-19 years AGE RECOMMENDATION KS1 - 5 Our CYP Programme is supported by: [email protected]) COST Half Day £250 / Full Day £350 / VENUE Factory Studio COST £15 per day / £40 if you book all three dates Veronica Awdry Charitable Trust Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. (Need help with this fee? Please email Full week negotiable [email protected]) NUMBERS Max. 30 participants per group YTM 11:13 Young Theatre Makers VENUE Tobacco Factory Theatres VENUE In your school (or at the theatre for an additional cost and subject to availability) Denman Charitable Trust We’re thrilled to be beginning our Young Theatre (Young Theatre Makers) Makers journey for 11-13 year olds. If you’re excited FOR HOME EDUCATING FAMILIES by theatre, keen to learn new skills and ready for Work Experience Nisbets in the Community Exclusively for home educating families, a new challenge - join us! Join us for a week of insight into how a theatre this workshop will focus on confidence and (Take It On Sessions) performance skills. Parents are welcome but really works. Spend time in our different EVERY MONDAY 6pm – 7.30pm for 10 weeks from: departments, sit in on rehearsals and complete Merchant Venturers Mon 25 April – Mon 11 July (excluding half term) attendance is not necessary. your own project about the theatre. (Young Theatre Makers YTM 14:19) Extra rehearsal dates may be scheduled. AGE RECOMMENDATION 11-13 years DATES Wed 27 January 10am - 11.45am DATES Mon 04 - Fri 08 July 2016. Ernest Cook Trust COST £50 per term (Need help with this fee? Please email AGE RECOMMENDATION 7 – 11 years AGE RECOMMENDATION Open to students in Year 10/11 [email protected]) COST £8.50 NUMBERS Three places available Bristol Youth & Community Action (BYCA) VENUE Factory Studio VENUE Brewery Theatre High Sheriff Fund (Young Theatre Makers YTM 14:19) APPLICATIONS open November 2015; interviews Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Must be a minimum of 8 participants for workshop to go ahead. January/February 2016 See website for details. The Leonard Laity Stoate Charitable Trust To book events for young people or home educating families, call the Box Office on 0117 902 0344 or visit (Young Theatre Makers YTM 14:19) tobaccofactorytheatres.com

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MAKING WORK Mmm Hmmm Box Office Opening Hours Groups/Schools Last year we worked with Verity Standen to develop Phones & Box Office Desk For certain performances, for every ten tickets bought by IN-HOUSE PRODUCTIONS Mmm Hmmm. We’re pleased to have the show back 10am – 6.30pm a school or group, the eleventh is free. We are investing ambitiously in more of our own in our Factory Theatre this season (P12) as part of a Monday to Saturday (exc. Public holidays) Other group and school discounts may apply. national tour, in association with us. Please ask the Box Office for further details. productions and co-productions with key partners. On days when performances are scheduled, the Our vision is to bring world class directors, actors, and Jennifer Bell Box Office desk will be open until the start of the Access musicians to Tobacco Factory Theatres – the best of performance. If there is a show scheduled on a Sunday or Our Associate Artist, Jennifer Bell Company, performed the best – as well as to invest in developing the best public holiday, the Box Office desk will be staffed 2 hours For most performances, we are pleased to offer one free their new a capella show Mouthpiece to sell-out audiences new talent from here in Bristol and across the country. prior to the performance and staff will be contactable by essential carer ticket for customers who require a carer to at the Houses of Parliament (in association with the email, but the phone lines will not be open. accompany them for the performance. We are proud of our growing track record of award- Houses of Parliament, Parliament Week 2015 and winning productions which include: Cinderella: A Tobacco Factory Theatres). The company will be touring At certain times of the year e.g. summer or Christmas, Both our theatres have tiered seating with only a certain Fairytale, Dracula, Infinite Lives, 101 Dalmatians, Romeo and the show to UK venues in 2016. our opening hours may vary. Please check the times on number of seats on floor level and each have a hearing aid Juliet, Living Quarters, 140 Million Miles, Outpost and Falstaff the website before you make a special trip. loop. If you have any specific access requirements please contact the Box Office and we will be happy to discuss You can read more about our co-productions this Chistmas 2015 Opening Hours your visit in more detail. season which are Hamlet (P18) and All’s Well That Ends Well GOOD ENERGY PARTNERSHIP As above but with the closures below: (P22) with Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, plus our Where possible we aim to BSL interpret certain Thu 24 - Sun 27 December (except pre-show) new commission for a Play a Pie and a Pint (P28). We are proud to only use electricity productions each season. We reserve seats Thu 31 December – Fri 01 January (except pre-show) from 100% sustainable sources, with a good view of the BSL interpreter, so including wind and solar, having Don’t forget – you can book online anytime! please ask the Box Office where these seats are when you recently switched to Good Energy for our energy supply. email [email protected] to book. Our affinity partnership with Good Energy means Posting Tickets We also often provide Relaxed performances to ensure a that members of our audiences receive a voucher for We can post out orders of up to 10 tickets, up to 5 relaxed and welcoming atmosphere for individuals with £40 worth of theatre tickets when they switch their days before the performance (excludes unreserved additional needs. electricity supply to Good Energy (P46). performances and tickets which require proof of ID). Where they are available, BSL interpreted and Relaxed There is an admin fee of £1 per transaction. If you require performances will be listed on show pages, the calendar in ARTIST DEVELOPMENT FUND posting of 10+ tickets, please contact the Box Office. this brochure and on the Access page of our website. Payment Concessions As part of our commitment to artist development We accept all major credit and debit cards except Concessions may be available for Children (16 and Outpost and the future generation of theatre makers, we American Express. We no longer have booking fees! No under), Over 60s, Registered Disabled, Equity members, In October, our co-production of Outpost, with Green have created a significant commissioning fund for booking fee or card charge applies whether tickets are Students and Unemployment Benefit Claimants. Ginger and Nordland Visual Theatre played here as directors and companies. This season, support from purchased in person, over the phone or online. Concessions are available at the discretion of the part of an international autumn tour. We hope to tour the Artist Development Fund has been given towards producing company, so may not be available for all it again in the near future. the development of Wardrobe Ensemble’s 1972: The Refunds and Exchanges productions. When collecting concessionary tickets, Future of Sex (P20) which is part of our Tobacco Factory A Play, a Pie and a Pint We cannot offer refunds, but tickets can be exchanged proof of eligibility must be provided. Theatres BEYOND season. up to 48 hours before the show for another performance Following last season’s 140 Million Miles and Happy Hour Business Club Member 2 for 1 tickets (P05), and the previous successes of Banksy: The Room in of the same production (subject to availability). An the Elephant and Helen, we’re delighted to present another administration charge of £1 applies. Cheques should be When 2 for 1 tickets are available the symbol will made payable to Tobacco Factory Arts Trust. new play for the series – The Love I Feel Is Red (P28). It plays is proud to support the Artist Development Fund appear on the show page and calendar. Book early as here and then goes on to Òran Mór (Glasgow). this offer is subject to availability. To claim please quote Seating your company promotion code over the phone or online. Cinders at mac birmingham GIVING BACK Shows with Reserved Seating will be listed as such on Please bring proof of the company you work for. See P44 Our Olivier-nominated, Offie Award-winning the show pages in this brochure. You can view all seating to find out how to join our Business Club. Last year we donated over 400 complimentary tickets co-production of Cinderella: A Fairytale with Travelling plans on our website. If the show is unreserved, please to community groups and charities, with a value For further booking information including our full Light undertakes its third transfer in Christmas 2015, consider arriving well in advance. totalling £5,000. terms and conditions, please go to ‘Your Visit’ then touring to mac birmingham. ‘How to Book’ on our website.

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There are options for pre-show snacks and drinks at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Tobacco Factory Theatres as well as from our friends at the Tobacco Factory Café Bar and Mark’s Café at the is situated just south of ADS/M4 > MPLE ME TE Brewery. North Street also hosts a variety of bars and restaurants and is right on the river in the heart of ION RD RIVER AVON RONAT our doorstep. bustling Southville. CO Factory Theatre FACTORY Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol, BS3 1TF Arnolfini/MShed area) outside the Tobacco Factory. restrictions. If you would like and a 35 minute walk from Bristol Currently the last bus leaves at further information please call FROM OUR FRIENDS Temple Meads and Bedminster 10.43pm Monday – Sunday from the Box Office on 0117 902 0344. train stations. outside Aldi.

USING OUR SPACES Alongside our extensive theatre programme, we have a variety of multi-purpose spaces which are available to hire during the day, evenings and at weekends. The Factory Meeting Room, Factory Studio and the Brewery Studio currently host a variety of Mark’s Cafe at Ground Floor Tobacco Factory Cafe Bar events, classes and meetings throughout the year and we strive to make the spaces accessible to a The Brewery A pre-theatre dinner ticket will be available when booking for A Girl is a wide range of clients. Mark’s Café opens 45 minutes Half Formed Thing (see P14, excludes Saturday), Oh Whistle... (P30), David before Brewery Theatre O’Doherty (P32, excludes 31 Jan) and Jonny and the Baptists (P33). Whether you’re looking for a meeting room, a performances offering lovely studio space or a place to rehearse, Tobacco The ticket includes a menu sent to you in advance, table service on drinks and snacks from local Factory Theatres can provide the ideal setting at arrival and your food delivered on time so you are not rushed before suppliers including tea, coffee, an affordable price. the performance. You can book alongside your tickets online or when wine, beer and soft drinks. you speak to the Box Office. For more information or to enquire about availability contact Becci Snape on 0117 902 0345 Coming to another performance? Every evening there will be a or email [email protected] quick dish available with a pound off for theatre ticket holders. IMAGES: SIMON WITHYMAN

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"Tobacco Factory Theatres works wonders with little money; with more We are immensely grateful for the generous support of our Business Club and investment it would perform miracles" Susannah Clapp, The Observer & BBC Radio 3 Production Sponsors, our Friends, Champions, Patrons, Benefactors and Production Fund Donors, and we remain indebted to our Fans For Life whose support was In the last year Tobacco Factory Theatres Join as a Member instrumental in the early years of the theatre. Thank You. welcomed over 140,000 people to more than 600 performances, classes, talks, workshops Be part of the fantastic group of members who are and other events in our venues. A further 22,866 helping us to create incredible theatre in Bristol. Business Club members Production Fund Members people engaged with us through national and Benefits of joining range from priority booking on Donors Benefactors international touring. To do this costs about £2.2m all shows to invitations to exclusive member-only Founder Benefactors Geoff Clements Alec Ewens a year and we are proud to earn 76% of our income, Ken Edis events. Ashgrove Pharmacy Vivien Kies with 58% coming directly from ticket sales and 3% John and Susan Hart Tim and Judith Lockwood Jones Friend £4 P/M Simon Inch from Arts Council England support. Peter and Helen Wilde Champion £10 P/M Ros and Cameron Kennedy As a registered charity, we could not do the work Patron £20 P/M Founder Patrons Patrons we do without the generous support of grant Benefactor £42 P/M Michael and Lynne Bothamley Martin and Mary Bailey making trusts, our business partners and our John Bedford members. For more information visit Platinum Patrons Nev Boundy Rebecca Channack tobaccofactorytheatres.com, Martin and Mary Bailey Geoff Clements David Croom call 0117 963 0949 or email Support Tobacco Factory Theatres so Anna Southall Ann Eggers [email protected] Helen and Peter Wilde Andrew and Alison Giles that we can: Christopher and Sarah Sharp Jack and Rosemary House Ruth Illston • Continue to programme world class companies Join our Business Club Gold Patrons Tim and Liz Robertson and performance. John and Sue Cottrell Tony Rowlands Join our Business Club from just £500 +VAT and Alec Ewens Andrew and Decia Smith • Continue building Bristol’s reputation as a hub receive great benefits including: Unsal and Diana Hassan Julian Thomas Andrew Whitelaw for great art and culture. Vivien Kies • 2 for 1 tickets for staff members for a wide range Tim and Judith Lockwood Jones • Keep the brightest young directors, actors, of shows P K Stembridge musicians and playwrights in Bristol and • Corporate hospitality opportunities Silver Patrons support their growth into the next great Judy Carver generation. • Complimentary tickets Roger Corrall Ruth and Stephen Illingworth • Expand our outreach work into the local • Networking opportunities Jo Luscombe McDonald communities to provide enrichment and Alan Moore For further details contact Nisbet Charitable Trust opportunities for children and young people. Stephen Last, Development Director Chris Sims To find out more about how a little help can go [email protected] a long way and help us to secure a great future IMAGE: FARROWS CREATIVE BUSINESS CLUB GOLD MEMBERS We are grateful to the following organisations and individuals then please contact us on 0117 963 0949 or who have supported core costs and the staging of world-class [email protected] productions at Tobacco Factory Theatres:

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The Idlewild Trust and The Thistle Trust Happy Hour and The Love I Feel Is Red We are also grateful to the significant number of organisations who support our work with Children and Young People (see P38 to find out who) and to our core funders (see P04).

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FACTORY THEATRE Brewery theatre FACTORY THEATRE VENUES VARY NOV W 10 The Odyssey 7.30pm Circomedia M 16 T 11 Hamlet 7.30pm The Odyssey 7.30pm Circomedia T 17 F 12 Hamlet 7.30pm BC The Odyssey 7.30pm Circomedia W 18 Happy Hour *7.15pm S 13 Hamlet 2pm & 7.30pm The Odyssey 7.30pm Circomedia T 19 Happy Hour *1.15pm & *7.15pm S 14 Tony Law 8pm The Odyssey 6pm Circomedia F 20 Happy Hour *7.15pm M 15 Hamlet 7.30pm S 21 Happy Hour *1.15pm & *7.15pm T 16 Hamlet 7pm S 22 Strictly Balti (see website) 7.30pm PST W 17 Hamlet 7.30pm M 23 T 18 Poetry by Heart/Hamlet 12.30pm / 7.30pm T 24 Outsiders 8.15pm F 19 Hamlet 7.30pm W 25 Outsiders 8.15pm S 20 Hamlet 2pm & 7.30pm T 26 The Light Princess 7.30pm £8 Outsiders 8.15pm S 21 David O’Doherty 8pm F 27 The Light Princess 7.30pm £8 Outsiders 8.15pm M 22 Hamlet 7.30pm S 28 The Light Princess 7.30pm £8 Outsiders 8.15pm T 23 Hamlet 7.30pm S 29 The Light Princess 6pm £8 BC W 24 Hamlet 7.30pm M 30 T 25 Hamlet 2pm & 7.30pm F 26 Hamlet 7.30pm DEC S 27 Hamlet 2pm & 7.30pm T 01 S 28 QI Elves (see website) 8pm W 02 The Light Princess 1pm SCH & 7.30pm £8 The Noisy Nativity 11am £6 & 2pm £6 M 29 Hamlet 7.30pm T 03 The Light Princess 7.30pm The Noisy Nativity 11am £6 & 2pm £6 F 04 The Light Princess 1pm SCh & 7.30pm The Noisy Nativity 11am £6 & 2pm £6 MAR S 05 The Light Princess 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Noisy Nativity 11am £6, 2pm £6 & 4pm £6 T 01 Hamlet 7.30pm S 06 The Light Princess 2pm & 6pm BC The Noisy Nativity 11am £6, 2pm £6 & 4pm £6 W 02 Hamlet 7.30pm M 07 The Light Princess 1pm SCh T 03 Hamlet 2pm & 7.30pm T 08 A Christmas Carol 7.45pm F 04 Hamlet 7.30pm W 09 Nativity/Christmas Carol 11am & 2pm/7.45pm BC S 05 Hamlet 2pm & 7.30pm T 10 The Light Princess 1pm SCH & 7.30pm The Noisy Nativity 11am BSL & 2pm S 06 Oh Whistle... 8pm F 11 The Light Princess 1pm SCH & 7.30pm BSL The Noisy Nativity 11am & 2pm M 07 Hamlet 7.30pm S 12 The Light Princess 2.30pm & 7.30pm Nativity/Christmas Carol 11am, 2pm & 4pm/7.45pm T 08 Hamlet 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre S 13 The Light Princess 2pm & 6pm BC The Noisy Nativity 11am, 2pm & 4pm W 09 Hamlet 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre M 14 The Light Princess 1pm SCH A Christmas Carol 7.45pm T 10 Hamlet 2pm & 7.30pm BC 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre T 15 The Light Princess 1pm SCH A Christmas Carol 7.45pm F 11 Hamlet 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre W 16 The Noisy Nativity 11am & 2pm S 12 Hamlet 2pm & 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 2pm & 8pm £8 Wardrobe.. T 17 Nativity/Christmas Carol 11am & 2pm/7.45pm S 13 Tom Stade 8pm F 18 The Light Princess 1pm SCH & 7.30pm The Noisy Nativity 11am & 2pm M 14 Hamlet 7.30pm S 19 The Light Princess 11.30pm & 7.30pm Nativity/Christmas Carol 11am, 2pm & 4pm/7.45pm T 15 Hamlet 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre S 20 The Light Princess 2pm & 6pm Nativity/Christmas Carol11am, 2pm & 4pm/7.45pm W 16 Hamlet 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre M 21 The Light Princess 2.30pm & 7.30pm Nativity/Christmas Carol 11am & 2pm/7.45pm T 17 Hamlet 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre T 22 The Light Princess 2.30pm & 7.30pm Nativity/Christmas Carol 11am & 2pm/7.45pm F 18 Hamlet 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre W 23 The Light Princess 2.30pm & 7.30pm Nativity/Christmas Carol 11am, 2pm & 4pm/7.45pm S 19 Hamlet Lunch Talk/Hamlet 11am/2pm & 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 2pm & 8pm £8 Wardrobe.. T 24 The Noisy Nativity 11am S 20 Paul Sinha 8pm F 25 M 21 Hamlet 7.30pm S 26 The Light Princess 7.30pm T 22 Hamlet 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre S 27 The Light Princess 2pm & 6pm W 23 Hamlet 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre

M 28 The Light Princess 2.30pm & 7.30pm T 24 Hamlet 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre T 29 The Light Princess 2.30pm & 7.30pm Nativity/Christmas Carol 11am, 2pm & 4pm/7.45pm F 25 Hamlet 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre W 30 The Light Princess 2.30pm & 7.30pm Nativity/Christmas Carol 11am, 2pm & 4pm/7.45pm S 26 Hamlet 2pm & 7.30pm 1972: The Future of Sex 8pm £8 Wardrobe Theatre T 31 S 27 M 28 JAN T 29 F 01 A Christmas Carol 7.45pm W 30 S 02 The Light Princess 2.30pm & 7.30pm Nativity/Christmas Carol 11am, 2pm & 4pm/7.45pm T 31 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm S 03 The Light Princess 2pm & 6pm Nativity/Christmas Carol 11am, 2pm & 4pm/7.45pm M 04 APR T 05 F 01 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm BC W 06 The Light Princess 1pm SCH S 02 All’s Well That Ends Well 2pm & 7.30pm T 07 The Light Princess 1pm SCH & 7.30pm S 03 Joe Lycett (see website) 8pm F 08 The Light Princess 1pm SCH & 7.30pm M 04 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm S 09 The Light Princess 2.30pm & 7.30pm T 05 All’s Well That Ends Well 7pm S 10 The Light Princess 2pm & 6pm W 06 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm Trainspotting 7pm BC & 9pm The Loco Klub M 11 T 07 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm Trainspotting 7pm BC, 8.45pm & 10.30pm Loco Klub T 12 F 08 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm Trainspotting 7pm, 8.45pm & 10.30pm Loco Klub W 13 S 09 All’s Well That Ends Well 2pm & 7.30pm Trainspotting 7pm, 8.45pm & 10.30pm Loco Klub T 14 S 10 Bubble Man/Romesh 11.30am, 1.30pm,3.30pm/8pm Trainspotting 7pm & 9pm The Loco Klub F 15 M 11 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm S 16 T 12 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm Trainspotting 7pm & 9pm The Loco Klub S 17 5x15 7pm W 13 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm Trainspotting 7pm & 9pm The Loco Klub M 18 Beyond Milk Wood 7.30pm T 14 All’s Well That Ends Well 2pm & 7.30pm BC Trainspotting 7pm, 8.45pm & 10.30pm Loco Klub T 19 F 15 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm Trainspotting 7pm, 8.45pm & 10.30pm Loco Klub W 20 Mmm Hmmm 8pm BC £8 S 16 All’s Well Lunch Talk/All’s Well... 11am/2pm & 7.30pm Trainspotting 7pm, 8.45pm & 10.30pm Loco Klub T 21 Mmm Hmmm 8pm £8 S 17 Jonny & the Baptists 8pm Trainspotting 7pm & 9pm The Loco Klub F 22 Mmm Hmmm 8pm M 18 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm S 23 Mmm Hmmm 8pm T 19 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm Lemons... 8pm The Greenbank S 24 W 20 Lemons... 8pm The Greenbank M 25 T 21 Lemons... 8pm The Greenbank T 26 A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing 8pm BC F 22 Lemons... 8pm The Greenbank W 27 A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing 8pm S 23 All’s Well That Ends Well 2pm & 7.30pm Lemons... 8pm The Greenbank T 28 A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing 8pm S 24 Andrew Lawrence 8pm F 29 A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing 8pm M 25 Hamlet 7.30pm S 30 A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing 2.30pm & 8pm T 26 Hamlet 7.30pm S 31 David O’Doherty (Sold Out) 8pm W 27 Hamlet 7.30pm T 28 All’s Well That Ends Well 2pm & 7.30pm FEB F 29 All’s Well That Ends Well 7.30pm M 01 S 30 Hamlet/All’s Well... 2pm & 7.30pm T 02 Coming Soon W 03 MAY Sun 15 May 8pm T 04 W 04 The Love I Feel Is Red BC Hal Cruttenden 7.15pm* Zion F 05 T 05 Bridget Christie 8pm The Love I Feel Is Red (Women’s Only) 7.15pm* Zion Thu 26 - Sat 28 May 8pm S 06 F 06 Mark Steel 8pm The Love I Feel Is Red 7.15pm* BSL Zion Mark Watson S 07 S 07 Mark Steel 8pm The Love I Feel Is Red 2.15pm & 7.15pm* Zion M 08 Wed 29 June - Sun 17 July Various times S 08 Rob Beckett 8pm Into the West T 09 Offers are only available on certain dates. If you see the relevant symbol next to the date, the offer is available. W 10 Offers are limited availability, so do book quickly. @tftheatres tobaccofactorytheatres

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