DEC 2015 - MAY 2016 dec-dec- maymay BOX OFFICE: 0117 902 0344 TOBACCOFACTORYTHEATRES.COM 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 04 Box Office 0117 902 0344 tobaccofactorytheatres.com 05 STOKES M32 CROFT EASTON WHITELADIES RD WHITELADIES WHAT’S 8 3 A TH K AT TOBACCO E G AN CIRC DIA OLD REENB OME MARKET FACTORY THEATRES Y A W E KINGSDOWN L AND BEYOND ST P T M ER E P T ON RU A420 LAWRENCE Following the expansion of adjacent businesses, HILL our Brewery Theatre is no longer useable as a D P R A theatre space due to a lack of front of house R S K L S L T facilities. So from January to May this year, the E R E W E T Brewery Theatre is going to be closed while we S ’ B O make plans to refurbish and improve our second C T A J H E theatre space. We’ll tell you more about the plans as E R HOTWELLS W AT they develop but in the meantime, we’re not resting A E TEMPLE WAY RDROBE TH on our laurels! ANCHOR RD THE Whilst our programme in the Factory Theatre GROVE continues on home turf, we have exciting plans to present a whole programme of shows beyond our REDCLIFFE own walls. Tobacco Factory Theatres BEYOND will CUMBE RLAND R RD D E see us presenting work in fascinating venues all OMMERCIAL C RIVER AVON C RD EN over Bristol. We’re thrilled to be working with both AR CL N N RD VO long term and new partners, in both established RONATIO R A CO RIVE T and newer theatre venues, for this exciting season, HE UB D LOCO KL which you’ll see unfold before you in this brochure, YORK R including extra information on the special venues SOUTHVILLE RIVER AVON where we’ll be presenting BEYOND. D R Not only will we be able to continue to bring high O G LA quality, stirring touring work to our audiences, A but we aim to expand our reach, bringing the M T o s Tobacco Factory Theatres spirit to new people and 8 b e 3 championing our own brand of epic theatre in a r A c t TOTTERDOWN unusual spaces. All while we make improvements c a o he at base camp. Factory T You’ll be able to book tickets for all of these shows Please note, this map is not to scale. through our Tobacco Factory Theatres website and at our Box Office. Please see individual show pages for more information. D R DECEMBER 2015 - R E T Finally we’d like to take this opportunity to say a A W E big thank you to Whistl who have supported the G ID R ZION Brewery Theatre for the last two years.