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SPRING
SEASON
2020
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WELCOME
CONTENTS
Macbeth 4–5
The Redgrave Theatre
Her Naked Skin 6–7
Circomedia
We are thrilled to let you know about Moving into May, our second year students
our upcoming season of plays, taking will tour Thomas Hardy’s classic story, Far
you from small town America to From the Madding Crowd, adapted by Mark The Laramie Project 8–9
rural Wessex, and from Edwardian Healy for the stage. Directed by Head of Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic
London to modern day Russia. Acting, Paul Chesterton and designed by
alumnus Max Dorey, the smouldering story
Directors’ Cuts 10–11
Macbeth, adapted and directed by takes many twists and turns as we find out
Toby Hulse and designed by alumna whether any of the suitors are a match for Wardrobe Theatre
Charlotte Cooke, starts this season headstrong Bathsheba Everdene.
off with a tour around schools. This Far From the Madding Crowd 12–13
hour-long, fast-paced performance, After Easter, our Drama Directing MA and West Country Tour
which visits the Redgrave in February, Theatre Design MA students, joined by
will provide fun for all the family and students on acting and technical courses,
is an entertaining and accessible will showcase their work at the Wardrobe Upcoming Shows 14–15
introduction to one of the Bard’s most Theatre in a season of contemporary plays. Various
popular plays. Past students of these courses have gone
onto remarkable achievements such as
Our graduating cohort of actors will be winning the Linbury Prize for design and
working on two plays which explore the Genesis Award for directing – don’t
politics, society and LGBTQ issues and miss your chance to see the brilliance of
INTERESTED
will be directed by two of our fantastic the future directors and designers of the
alumni. First up, at Circomedia, Her theatre world.
Naked Skin directed by Sarah Bedi (who
IN UPDATES
has previously directed productions There are more details to follow on our
at Shakespeare’s Globe and the Young final shows of the year – turn to page 14 for
Vic) explores the Suffragettes’ fight a tease of what is to come!
ABOUT OUR
against injustice. Lenkiewicz’s play
navigates the story of Lady Celia Cain And finally just to let you know that this
and seamstress Eve in 1913 London season will be Paul’s last at the Theatre
SHOWS?
and was the first play by a living female School as he is retiring at the end of March
playwright to be staged on the Olivier after thirteen very enjoyable years as
stage at the National Theatre. This will Principal.
be followed by The Laramie Project,
performed in the Weston Studio at We look forward to welcoming you to our
Bristol Old Vic and directed by Nancy shows this season, and thank you for your
Medina (winner of the Genesis Future support. We’ve got a mailing list for you to sign
Director Award, 2017 and the Sir Peter up for at: oldvic.ac.uk/showmarketing
Photo: © Craig Fuller,
Hall Directors award, 2018). The play With all good wishes,
uses verbatim theatre to investigate If you’d like to stop receiving this
a small town’s reaction to a shocking Paul Rummer Jenny Stephens season brochure via post and switch
homophobic crime in Wyoming, USA. Principal Artistic Director to an e-brochure instead, please email
us at marketing@oldvic.ac.uk
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MACBETH
Tickets: £8
“DOUBLE, February
DOUBLE, TOIL
Sat 1 10am
Sat 8 10am
Written by William Shakespeare AND TROUBLE, Redgrave Theatre
FIRE BURN
Percival Road
Adapted and directed by Toby Hulse
Bristol BS8 3LE
Designed by Charlotte Cooke
AND CAULDRON Box Office:
BUBBLE”
0117 315 7800
redgravetheatre.com
Returning home from
battle, the brave Macbeth
meets three hideous figures
who offer him a vision of
his future, a vision that
will lead to bloody murder
and horrors beyond the
imagination…
Performed in under an hour,
yet retaining the power
and beauty of the original
verse, this fast-paced,
playful, and accessible
Image: Mark Beech Illustration
production provides the
ideal introduction to one
of Shakespeare’s best-
loved tragedies, as well as
a thrilling revisiting for all
those who already know and
love the play.
Suitable for everyone over the
age of five.
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HER NAKED
“LENKIEWICZ SHOWS
US ORDINARY WOMEN
SKIN
DOING EXTRAORDINARY
THINGS” THE TELEGRAPH
A LOVE STORY SET AMONGST THE SUFFRAGETTES’
STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE
Written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Directed by Sarah Bedi
London 1913.
Tickets from £12
Beginning with the pivotal moment of Emily Davison at
the Epsom Derby, Her Naked Skin navigates the story of
the Suffragettes’ fight for a better future. Their personal
February
sacrifice and militant action is met with incarceration and Sat 15 7.30pm
brutalism as Lenkiewicz’s story draws many parallels with Mon 17 7.30pm
democracy and protest today. Tue 18 7.30pm
Wed 19 7.30pm
Through this setting, the human story of Lady Celia
Thu 20 2.30pm 7.30pm
Cain and seamstress Eve Douglas unfolds, showing how
the female suffrage movement transcended class and
Fri 21 7.30pm
sexuality. Feeling trapped by social injustices and her Sat 22 2.30pm 7.30pm
marriage, Celia is drawn to Eve and together they spiral
into a world of hope and chaos. Circomedia
Join us as we take on the first original play by a living St Paul’s Church
female writer to be produced on the Olivier stage at Portland Square
London’s National Theatre. Bristol BS2 8SJ
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Age 14+ Box Office:
Contains scenes which some may find upsetting.
0117 924 7615
This amateur production of ‘Her Naked Skin’ is presented by special
arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD, a Concord Theatricals Company. circomedia.com
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THE LARAMIE
“‘LARAMIE IS A TOWN DEFINED
BY AN ACCIDENT, A CRIME.
PROJECT
WE’VE BECOME WACO, WE’VE
BECOME JASPER. WE’RE A
NOUN, A DEFINITION, A SIGN.”
A PLAY BY MOISÉS KAUFMAN AND
THE MEMBERS OF THE TECTONIC
THEATER PROJECT
Written by Moisés Kaufman Tickets: £12
Directed by Nancy Medina
February
Thu 20 8pm
Fri 21 8pm
Sat 22 3pm 8pm
Laramie, Wyoming. Mon 24 8pm
Population: 26,687. Tue 25 8pm
Wed 26 8pm
This remarkable play investigates the aftermath of the
Thu 27 3pm 8pm
murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998 and the effect it had on
the community of Laramie.
Fri 28 8pm
Sat 29 3pm 8pm
Through news reports and interviews with residents of
Laramie, Kaufman’s play uses the words of the locals to
examine this shocking example of homophobia in small Weston Studio
town America. The Laramie Project challenges us to consider Bristol Old Vic
society and what it means to be human as it swings from King Street
narratives of deep hatred to great compassion.
Bristol BS1 4ED
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Age 14+
Contains scenes which some may find upsetting.
Box Office:
0117 987 7877
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef
Weinberger Ltd. bristololdvic.org.uk
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DIRECTORS’
29 April – 23 May Wardrobe Theatre
Eves: 7.30pm The Old Market Assembly
CUTS 2020
Sat mats: 2.30pm 25 West Street
All Tickets: £10 per show Old Market
£35 season ticket for all Bristol BS2 0DF
four shows Box Office: 0117 902 0344
tobaccofactorytheatres.com
A PROGRAMME OF CONTEMPORARY THEATRE
PRESENTED BY OUR GRADUATING DIRECTORS
LOVE SONG NORTH OF PROVIDENCE
BY JOHN KOLVENBACH
Directed by Ben Prusiner
AND DOLORES
BY EDWARD ALLAN BAKER
Designed by Edoardo Lelli
Directed by Victor Lirio
Wed 29 Apr – Sat 2 May
Designed by Carly Brownbridge
Beane is an eccentric introvert who falls in Wed 6 – Sat 9 May
love with a burglar named Molly. His sister
Joan’s relationship with her husband Harry Two one act plays.
is falling apart. All their lives are transformed In North of Providence a brother and sister, who are
by Beane’s new romance, but Molly’s true uncovering old wounds on the last day of their father’s life
identity is a secret so shocking it cannot be
ignored... Set in a blue-collar town in Rhode Island, this play follows Dolores
who, in fleeing her husband, seeks refuge from her sister.
This amateur production of “Love Song” is presented
by special arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited. This amateur production of “North of Providence” and “Dolores” is
presented by special arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited.
BLINK US/THEM
BY PHIL PORTER BY CARLY WIJS
Directed by Laura Hensley Directed by Lucy Hayes
Designed by Benjamin Thapa Designed by Bea Wilson
Wed 13 – Sat 16 May Wed 20 – Sat 23 May
Jonah leaves the religious commune he
There is a giraffe in the gymnasium, and you cannot
has grown up in to head to London with
wiggle your toes. Why don’t the terrorists want to play
a red suitcase and a need to start living
with Barbie?
his life. Sophie just wants to be seen by
someone, so she doesn’t fade away. September 2004. Beslan, Russia. 1100 children, parents
Little do either of them know what will and teachers are taken hostage.
Image: Rachel Holman
happen when Jonah moves in to the flat Beyond the facts, Girl and Boy are trying to work out what
downstairs. happened. Us / Them is a playful exploration of the way
This amateur production of “Blink” is presented by we imagine meaning from trauma.
special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD a This amateur production of “Us/Them” is presented by special
Concord Theatricals Company. arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
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WEST COUNTRY TOUR 2020 “HAUNTING...
28 MAY – 20 JUNE ACROSS THE WEST COUNTRY BROODING...
FAR FROM
SMOULDERING...
DYNAMIC
DRAMA”
THE MADDING THE GUARDIAN
CROWD The tour starts at Backwell
Playhouse (dates below)
and then will continue
across the West Country –
full details of venues, times
By Thomas Hardy and prices online.
Adapted by Mark Healy
Directed by Paul Chesterton Tickets £15 full,
£10 concession
Designed by Max Dorey
May
Thu 28 7.30pm
Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, Far from the
Fri 29 7.30pm
Madding Crowd is the story of Bathsheba Everdene. Having Sat 30 2.30pm 7.30pm
inherited her father’s farm, Bathsheba finds herself playing
mistress in a man’s world. She is pursued by three very different Backwell Playhouse
suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching
23 Mariner’s Drive
wilfulness; the handsome and reckless Sergeant Troy; and William
Boldwood, a prosperous and obsessive landowner. But are any of Backwell, Somerset
them a match for the independent and spirited Bathsheba? BS48 3HT
Box Office: 0117 987 7877
This amateur production of ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ is presented by special
arrangement with Nick Hern Books. bristololdvic.org.uk
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UPCOMING SHOWS UPCOMING SHOWS UPCOMING SHOWS
WE’VE GOT QUITE A FEW OTHER SHOWS WRITERS’ BLOC
IN THE PIPELINE – FULL DETAILS WILL BE Following the launch of our MA in Drama Writing, our first
RELEASED SOON BUT READ ON FOR AN cohort of students will be presenting the culmination of
IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT…
their work later this year. This showcase of their writing will
feature the talents of second year acting students.
NEW PLAYS IN REP MFA ACTING GRADUATE SHOW
FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF NEW PLAYS IN REP
LAST SPRING, WE’RE EXCITED TO DEVELOP A NEW
SEASON OF WORK WHICH WILL BE SHOWCASED IN
PERICLES
By William Shakespeare
BRISTOL OLD VIC’S WESTON STUDIO. Directed by Andrew Hilton
Scripts for this season will be developed by Bristol Old Vic’s Writers
Department, found through their yearly call-out to West Country writers.
Last year, Mr Maglump by Brook Tate attracted the attention of Andrew Lloyd
Webber, whose enthusiastic response was a highlight of the season. We’re also
so pleased to see that Wonder Boy by Ross Willis got picked up for full
production on Bristol Old Vic’s
main stage in Autumn 2020,
directed by Sally Cookson.
What will we have in store this
year? Spot the freshest talent
springing from the page to the
stage, interpreted by the talents of
our final year acting students and Following the success of previous shows such as The
harnessing the technical mastery Caucasian Chalk Circle and Mad Forest, our talented class of
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of our production students. 2020 MFA actors will present this year’s graduate show at
Bristol Old Vic’s Weston Studio in early July. More details
Keep your eyes peeled for further Cast & Team of ‘Mr Maglump’, with and booking information will be announced soon.
details in print and online. Andrew Lloyd Webber
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SHORT COURSES 2020
FOUNDATION
A taste of conservatoire training
10 WEEK ACTING FOUNDATION COURSE
COURSE Mon 6 July – Fri 11 Sep 2020
GET INVOLVED
Course Fee: £5,500
Singing for musical theatre
AND SUPPORT
FIVE-DAY INTENSIVE SINGING COURSE
SING OUT! Mon 20 – Fri 24 July 2020
Course fee: £475
OUR STUDENTS SHORT ACTING
ACTING IN CONTEMPORARY DRAMA
Mon 13 – Fri 17 July 2020
ACTING IN SHAKESPEARE PLAYS
Your support is vital in ensuring
we continue to recruit the most
talented students, regardless of
BECOME A REGULAR DONOR
As an individual, you can
FOR BUSINESSES
As a charity, we can help you
COURSES Mon 20 – Fri 24 July 2020
Course fee: £475
become more involved with fulfil your corporate social
background. We believe that an
School activities, including responsibility or community
arts education should be open
to all and with your help, we’ll
behind-the-scenes events such engagement objectives, with a Exciting three day intensive course working
continue to break down barriers
as our termly Directors’ preview range of opportunities: with industry professionals
ACTING FOR
evening, open rehearsals, as
to training, be they financial, l E
ntertain your clients and
social or geographic.
well as opportunities for special
staff at our productions; Wed 25 – Fri 27 March / Tue 14 – Thu
ticket offers.
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dvertise to a targeted 16 April / Wed 8 – Fri 10 July / Mon 13 –
CAMERA
audience in our brochure or Wed 15 July / Mon 14 – Wed 16 Sept
programme;
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ook our actors as Course Fee: £450 per three day course.
For more information: performers for your own
oldvic.ac.uk/support business events.
Simon Payne: 0117 973 3535 For further information or to apply, please go to oldvic.ac.uk/short-courses
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Directors’ Cuts AprilLove Song
Wed 29 7.30pm
The Wardrobe Theatre
The Old Market Assembly Thu 30 7.30pm
25 West Street May
Macbeth February
Old Market Fri 1 7.30pm
Sat 1 10am Bristol
BS2 0DF Sat 2 2.30pm 7.30pm
Redgrave Theatre Box office: 0117 315 7800
Percival Road redgravetheatre.com Sat 8 10am
Box Office: 0117 902 0344
Bristol BS8 3LE Tickets: £8 tobaccofactorytheatres.com North of Providence May
Tickets: £10 per show, Dolores Wed 6 7.30pm
£35 season ticket for all
Thu 7 7.30pm
Her Naked Skin February 4 plays
Fri 8 7.30pm
Circomedia Box office: 0117 924 7615 Sat 15 7.30pm Sat 9 2.30pm 7.30pm
St Pauls Church circomedia.com Mon 17 7.30pm
Portland Square Tickets: from £12 Tue 18 7.30pm Blink May
Bristol
BS2 8SJ Wed 19 7.30pm Wed 13 7.30pm
Thu 20 2.30pm 7.30pm Thu 14 7.30pm
Fri 21 7.30pm Fri 15 7.30pm
Sat 22 2.30pm 7.30pm Sat 16 2.30pm 7.30pm
The Laramie Project February Us/Them May
Thu 20 8pm Wed 20 7.30pm
Weston Studio Box office: 0117 987 7877
Fri 21 8pm Thu 21 7.30pm
Bristol Old Vic bristololdvic.org.uk
Theatre Tickets: £12 Sat 22 3pm 8pm Fri 22 7.30pm
King
Street Mon 24 8pm Sat 23 2.30pm 7.30pm
Bristol BS1 4ED
Tue 25 8pm
Wed 26 8pm Far From the Madding Crowd May
Thu 27 3pm 8pm West Country Tour 2020 Thu 28 7.30pm
Fri 28 8pm
Backwell Playhouse Box office: 0117 987 7877 Fri 29 7.30pm
Sat 29 3pm 8pm
23 Mariner’s Drive bristololdvic.org.uk Sat 30 2.30pm 7.30pm
Backwell, Somerset Tickets:
BS48 3HT
Tour continues across the West Country until 20 June
Various venues – for tour details see pages 12-13 as well as oldvic.ac.uk/events-shows
Box office: various
Tickets: Various prices
More plays are coming to complete our Summer season –
keep your eyes peeled or sign up to our mailing list at
oldvic.ac.uk/showmarketing
18 19WORLD CLASS TRAINING – MADE IN BRISTOL
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recyclable paper stock.
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