Tobacco Factory Theatres

    produces and presents a jam-packed programme of excellent theatre in unique, intimate spaces, in Bristol and beyond, with exciting opportunities for artists and young people, plus spaces for hire.

    What's On

    What's On This Season

    Our Factory Company Season returns this spring with two exciting new productions and we have an astounding array of some of the best touring theatre. Dive in!

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    A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

    20 Feb - 06 Apr 2019

    The Factory Company presents a fresh, dynamic interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies.

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    Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker

    17 Apr - 11 May 2019

    The true story of the first convict colony in Australia, Our Country’s Good is fearlessly bold and vibrantly theatrical....

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    The Borrowers by Mary Norton

    29 Nov - 20 Jan 2019

    This Christmas we turn the Factory Theatre into a giant adventure playground to tell the charmingly irreverent story of...

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    The Paper Man

    24 Jan - 27 Jan 2019

    The legendarily anarchic Improbable return to Bristol with The Paper Man, an intriguing true story of political protest, power...

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    Little Gift

    03 Feb - 03 Feb 2019

    A visual feast to bring light into the darkest season of the year.

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    The Jamie Wood Trilogy: O No!

    13 Feb - 14 Feb 2019

    International art clown Jamie Wood rolls into town for one week only with his uniquely anarchic blend of comedy, performance and...

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    DISCOVER. LEARN. IGNITE. Get Involved invites you to dive deeper, to ask questions, to take some time for yourself, to…

    Artists & Companies

    At Tobacco Factory Theatres, we work with a huge range of artists and theatre companies in a variety of ways.

    News & BlogMore

    Job Opportunities / 02 January 2019

    Job Opportunity: Assistant Director for Our Country’s Good

    Tobacco Factory Theatres is seeking an Assistant Director to support Anna Girvan direct her production of Our Country’s Good...

    Blog / 12 December 2018

    The Borrowers: The story so far…

    The Observer newspaper has named our Christmas production of The Borrowers in its best picks of theatre around the country for...

    Blog / 09 November 2018

    Celebration, Florida – Two unrehearsed performers who have never met

    Greg Wohead is a writer, performer and live artist originally from Texas. He makes theatre performances, one-to-one pieces and audio works and his work...

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    Factory Theatre Audtiorium
    Tobacco Factory Theatres has forged an inspirational path to becoming one of the country’s most respected venues in little over 10 years. Find out more about our history and who we are today.

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