News
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Easter activities for youngsters announced
Tobacco Factory Theatre and Troupers present STORYBOX for youngsters aged 8 - 10 12 - 16 April, 10am - 4pm We’re delighted to be working with the theatre workshop experts at Troupers to bring you a brand new course for youngsters aged 8—10 this Easter. STORYBOX is a weeklong course that aims to engage and inspire youngsters by exploring their… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Tue 09 March 2010 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with children, Easter, workshop, young people - Permalink
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Weekly Update: 3 March 2010
Midsummer madness! Last week we broke TF box office records as tickets flew out of the door for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The show has now sold out and continues to receive rave reviews from audience members and critics alike. You can read what all the critics thought in full via the Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory website. Here are… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Wed 03 March 2010 at 1:01 am in Reviews, Weekly Update and tagged with Shakespeare - Permalink
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SITE: Call for Proposals
Tobacco Factory Theatre & Theatre Bristol SITE Space Ideas Time Expertise Tobacco Factory Theatre and Theatre Bristol are working together to provide a studio residency programme for 4 companies/artists in 2010/2011. Full details can be found in the ‘Call Out’ document, which can be downloaded from this page. Email your proposal to SITE[at]theatrebristol.net by 9am on Monday 22nd March 2010.… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Fri 19 February 2010 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with development, theatre-maker - Permalink
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Weekly Update: 19 February 2010
There’s lots to tell you about this week, including a round-up of reviews for A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Department of Smelling Pistakes, a sneak preview of what’s coming up in next week’s Prototype, and much, much more… REVIEW ROUND-UP: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Those of you who follow Twitter will have picked up on Lyn Gardner’s (The Guardian)… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Fri 19 February 2010 at 1:01 am in News, Reviews, Weekly Update and tagged with Dream, Edinburgh, Prototype, Shakespeare, SITE, Smelling Pistakes, theatre-makers - Permalink
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Weekly Update: 10 February 2010
This week there are brand new shows, opportunities for theatre-makers, Shakey season info and lots, lots more… Publick Transport’s brand new show The Department of Smelling Pistakes opens tonight at the Brewery. The show stars Angus Barr and Toby W Davies as a pair of Russian civil servants jostling for power, one a puffed up bureaucrat in search of a… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Wed 10 February 2010 at 1:01 am in News, Weekly Update and tagged with Alice, Diva, Edinburgh, Lucy Porter, Prototype, Shakespeare, Smelling Pistakes - Permalink
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Weekly Update: 28 Jan 2010
The rather wonderful news this week is that we have managed to hit our target for our ventilation fundraising campaign. Over to our Development Director Caroline Green for the latest… In July 2009 we launched a fundraising campaign towards much-needed ventilation in the Tobacco Factory Theatre’s auditorium Having taken the plunge and secured an interest-free loan to enable the installation… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Wed 27 January 2010 at 1:01 am in News, Weekly Update and tagged with fundraising, MR James, Richard Herring, Shakespeare, ventilation - Permalink
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National Youth Theatre Auditions
The National Youth Theatre will be holding auditions at the Tobacco Factory in February. The deadline for applications has been extended and there are still some places left, so if you’d like to find out more, click here. A bit about the NYT… Are you interested in theatre? Do you want to be part of the most dynamic national theatre… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Thu 21 January 2010 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with audition, young people, youth theatre - Permalink
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Weekly Update: 18 Jan 2010
The snow’s all melted and the foyer and theatre have been stripped of their festive apparel… It can only mean one thing: Christmas is well and truly over and we’re looking forward to a spring season jam-packed with comedy, Shakespeare, mystery, poetry and more. To see everything that’s coming up in the next few months, click here. Shakespeare kicks off…… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Mon 18 January 2010 at 1:01 am in News, Weekly Update and tagged with Cultural Champions, John Bishop, MR James, Shakespeare, workshop - Permalink
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IMPORTANT: Online Booking
Our online booking system is currently experiencing a number of technical problems. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience and frustration this has been causing and are working hard to resolve the problems as soon as possible. Whilst it is not currently possible to purchase tickets online, our telephone and email booking systems are functioning as normal, so to book tickets… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Thu 14 January 2010 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with booking - Permalink
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Weekly Update: 8 Jan 2010
Happy New Year! It may be freezing cold outside, but it’s toasty at the TF, as we enter the final week of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves which has been playing to packed out audiences of children and adults over the festive season. Already been to see Ali Baba and after a theatrical hit to keep you going through… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Thu 07 January 2010 at 1:01 am in News, Weekly Update and tagged with Chris Addison, Hen & Chicken, MR James, script space, Stewart Lee - Permalink

