Bristol theatre

6 venues across 4 areas: find where each one is, how to get there and where to see what is on.

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Bristol Beacon, Bristol
Bristol BeaconPhoto: Tadeusz Hare, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol
Bristol HippodromePhoto: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0
Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
Bristol Old VicPhoto: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0
Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol
Tobacco Factory TheatresPhoto: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Bristol theatres

6 theatres

Bristol Beacon, Bristol Concert hall
Old City, King Street & Park Street

Bristol Beacon

Bristol's concert hall, formerly Colston Hall and reopened as Bristol Beacon in 2023, with a large hall and smaller Lantern Hall for concerts.

Step-free (reported)

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  • Trenchard Street, BS1 5AR
  • Bristol Temple Meads (nearest station)
  • About 1,800 seats · opened 1867
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Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol Large touring house
Harbourside & Millennium Square

Bristol Hippodrome

A 1912 theatre on St Augustine's Parade hosting touring West End musicals and a Christmas pantomime on one of Britain's largest stages.

Partly step-free (reported)

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  • St Augustine's Parade, BS1 4UZ
  • Bristol Temple Meads (nearest station)
  • About 1,951 seats · opened 1912
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Circomedia
Circus school and venue
Stokes Croft, St Pauls & Montpelier

Circomedia

A circus and physical theatre school based in St Paul's Church that runs a public season of performances and scratch nights.

Partly step-free (reported)

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  • St Paul's Church, Portland Square, BS2 8SJ
  • Montpelier (nearest station)
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Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol Studio theatre
Redcliffe, Temple Meads & Bedminster

Tobacco Factory Theatres

Two theatres, the Factory and the Spielman, above a bar in a former tobacco warehouse in Southville, programming plays, comedy and a Christmas show.

Step-free (reported)

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  • Raleigh Road, Southville, BS3 1TF
  • Bedminster (nearest station)
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Programmes and tickets

Find out what is on

Britlens does not list individual productions or run dates, because they change too often to stay correct. Each venue's own programme page is the place to check dates and book. The Bristol what's-on hub links to every one.

Step-free information comes from the venue's own access page or from OpenStreetMap contributors and is shown as reported. Check with the venue before you travel.