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Bristol, England</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company. For the associated Theatre School, see <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Old_Vic_Theatre_School" title="Bristol Old Vic Theatre School">Bristol Old Vic Theatre School</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bristol_Old_Vic_old_and_new_exterior.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Bristol_Old_Vic_old_and_new_exterior.jpg/250px-Bristol_Old_Vic_old_and_new_exterior.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Bristol_Old_Vic_old_and_new_exterior.jpg/375px-Bristol_Old_Vic_old_and_new_exterior.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Bristol_Old_Vic_old_and_new_exterior.jpg/500px-Bristol_Old_Vic_old_and_new_exterior.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">New and old exterior in 2019</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="13" data-overlays="["_bc581e0333a9faff10e61ba173597fe952f747fb"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Bristol_Old_Vic&revid=1247359328&groups=_bc581e0333a9faff10e61ba173597fe952f747fb" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Bristol_Old_Vic&revid=1247359328&groups=_bc581e0333a9faff10e61ba173597fe952f747fb 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Address</th><td class="infobox-data label">King Street<br />BS1 4ED<br /><a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a><br />United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bristol_Old_Vic&params=51.4521_N_2.5942_W_region:GB-BST_type:landmark"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°27′08″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°35′39″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.4521°N 2.5942°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.4521; -2.5942</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Trustees of the Theatre Royal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Grade_I_listed_building" class="mw-redirect" title="Grade I listed building">Grade I listed building</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Repertory" class="mw-redirect" title="Repertory">Repertory</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">Capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">540 (Theatre Royal)<br />188 (Weston Studio)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">1766</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rebuilt</th><td class="infobox-data">1970–72; 2016–18</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bristololdvic.org.uk/">Bristol Old Vic</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bristol Old Vic</b> is a British theatre company based at the <b>Theatre Royal, Bristol</b>. The present company was established in 1946 as an offshoot of the <a href="/wiki/Old_Vic" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Vic">Old Vic</a> in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>. It is associated with the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Old_Vic_Theatre_School" title="Bristol Old Vic Theatre School">Bristol Old Vic Theatre School</a>, which became a financially independent organisation in the 1990s. Bristol Old Vic runs a Young Company for those aged 7–25.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Theatre Royal, the oldest continually-operating theatre in the English-speaking world, was built between 1764 and 1766 on <a href="/wiki/King_Street,_Bristol" title="King Street, Bristol">King Street</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Anniversary_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anniversary-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Coopers' Hall, built 1743–44, was incorporated as the theatre's foyer during 1970–72. Together, they are designated a Grade I <a href="/wiki/Listed_building" title="Listed building">listed building</a> by <a href="/wiki/Historic_England" title="Historic England">Historic England</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IE_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Day-Lewis" title="Daniel Day-Lewis">Daniel Day-Lewis</a> called it "the most beautiful theatre in England."<sup id="cite_ref-Anniversary_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anniversary-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, the theatre complex completed the first phase of a £19 million refurbishment, increasing the <a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">seating capacity</a> and providing up to ten flexible performance spaces. Besides the main Theatre Royal auditorium, the complex includes the Studio theatre and the Side Stage, Paint Shop and Basement performance areas. Whilst the theatre was closed, the company continued to present work in the Studio and Basement spaces, as well as at other sites around Bristol. The Theatre Royal re-opened in 2012 with <i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Oats_(play)" title="Wild Oats (play)">Wild Oats</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_the_theatre">History of the theatre</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Old_Vic&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History of the theatre"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The theatre is situated on <a href="/wiki/King_Street,_Bristol" title="King Street, Bristol">King Street</a>, a few yards from the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Harbour" title="Bristol Harbour">Floating Harbour</a>. From 1972 until 2016, the public entrance was through the Coopers' Hall, the earliest surviving building on the site. The Coopers' Hall was built in 1744 for the Coopers' Company, the <a href="/wiki/Guild" title="Guild">guild</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cooper_(profession)" title="Cooper (profession)">coopers</a> in Bristol, by <a href="/wiki/Architect" title="Architect">architect</a> <a href="/wiki/William_Halfpenny" title="William Halfpenny">William Halfpenny</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has a "debased <a href="/wiki/Palladian" class="mw-redirect" title="Palladian">Palladian</a>" façade with four Corinthian columns. It only remained in the hands of the Coopers until 1785, subsequently becoming a public assembly room, a wine warehouse, a Baptist chapel and eventually a fruit and vegetable warehouse.<sup id="cite_ref-design1972_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-design1972-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The theatre was built between 1764 and 1766.<sup id="cite_ref-IE_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The design of the auditorium has traditionally been taken to have been based, with some variations, on that of the <a href="/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Drury_Lane" title="Theatre Royal, Drury Lane">Theatre Royal, Drury Lane</a> in London.<sup id="cite_ref-theatretrust_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theatretrust-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Bristol architect <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Paty" title="Thomas Paty">Thomas Paty</a> supervised construction, the theatre was built to designs by James Saunders, <a href="/wiki/David_Garrick" title="David Garrick">David Garrick</a>'s carpenter at Drury Lane.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Saunders had provided drawings for the theatre in Richmond, Surrey, built in 1765. A long section (1790, at Harvard University Theatre Collection) and a survey plan (1842, at the Local Studies Library) of the Richmond theatre show close similarities with the Bristol theatre in the proportions and in the relationship between the actors on stage and the spectators surrounding them on three sides.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The site chosen was Rackhay Yard, a roughly rectangular empty site behind a row of medieval houses and to one side of the Coopers' Hall. Two (and possibly three) new passageways built through the ground floor of the houses fronting King Street gave access to Rackhay Yard and the "New Theatre" inside it.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fifty numbered <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Old_Vic_theatre_tokens" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol Old Vic theatre tokens">silver tickets</a> were issued to shareholders, granting them unlimited free access to shows at the theatre, in return for each of them donating £50 to fund its construction. Two special <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Old_Vic_theatre_tokens#Golden_tickets" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol Old Vic theatre tokens">golden tickets</a> were issued to cabinet maker Edward Crump and his wife Ann Crump, for "the great trouble and expense" they had gone to to convince the landowners to allow the construction of the theatre.<sup id="cite_ref-bbcTicketsReturn_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbcTicketsReturn-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The theatre opened on 30 May 1766 with a performance which including a prologue and epilogue given by David Garrick. As the proprietors were not able to obtain a Royal Licence, productions were announced as "a concert with a specimen of rhetorick" to evade the restrictions imposed on theatres by the <a href="/wiki/Licensing_Act_1737" title="Licensing Act 1737">Licensing Act 1737</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-moody1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moody1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This ruse was soon abandoned, but a production in the neighbouring Coopers' Hall in 1773 did fall foul of this law.<sup id="cite_ref-engpast_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-engpast-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Legal concerns were alleviated when the Royal <a href="/wiki/Letters_Patent" class="mw-redirect" title="Letters Patent">Letters Patent</a> were eventually granted in 1778, and the theatre became a <a href="/wiki/Patent_theatre" title="Patent theatre">patent theatre</a> and took up the name "Theatre Royal".<sup id="cite_ref-moody1_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moody1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At this time the theatre also started opening for the winter season, and a joint company was established to perform at both the <a href="/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Bath" title="Theatre Royal, Bath">Bath Theatre Royal</a> and in Bristol, featuring performers such as <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Siddons" title="Sarah Siddons">Sarah Siddons</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-moody2_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moody2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> whose ghost, according to legend, haunts the Bristol theatre. The auditorium was rebuilt with a new sloping ceiling and gallery in 1800.<sup id="cite_ref-theatretrust_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theatretrust-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1819 the theatre was managed by <a href="/wiki/William_M%27Cready_the_elder" class="mw-redirect" title="William M'Cready the elder">William M'Cready the elder</a>, with little success, and then, following his death in 1834 by his widow, the actress Sarah M'Cready.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following her death in 1853 the M'Creadys' son-in-law James Chute took over.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he became overcommitted, running the Bath Theatre Royal, the Theatre Royal Bristol and the new <a href="/wiki/Prince%27s_Theatre,_Bristol" title="Prince's Theatre, Bristol">Prince's Theatre</a>, opened in 1867.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1881 the lease on the theatre was taken up by popular actor George Melville, who invested heavily in it, carrying out heavy refurbishment. Despite the popularity of his pantomime performances, he struggled to make a profit and gave up the lease in 1893. Failures to invest in the decaying fabric of the building in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, legal battles between the proprietors and the managers, as well as the shifting nature of popular entertainment, saw the theatre struggle up to the time it was taken over by the Old Vic in 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Historic documents from the history of the Theatre Royal and Bristol Old Vic can be found at <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Archives" title="Bristol Archives">Bristol Archives</a> and <a href="/wiki/University_of_Bristol_Theatre_Collection" title="University of Bristol Theatre Collection">University of Bristol Theatre Collection</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Formation_of_the_Bristol_Old_Vic">Formation of the Bristol Old Vic</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Old_Vic&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Formation of the Bristol Old Vic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bristol_Theatre_Royal_1876.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bristol_Theatre_Royal_1876.png/220px-Bristol_Theatre_Royal_1876.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bristol_Theatre_Royal_1876.png/330px-Bristol_Theatre_Royal_1876.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bristol_Theatre_Royal_1876.png/440px-Bristol_Theatre_Royal_1876.png 2x" data-file-width="2072" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Entrance to the theatre, King Street, 1876</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1942, the lease owners put the building up for sale.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sale was perceived as a possible loss of the building as a theatre and a public appeal was mounted to preserve its use, and as a result a new Trust was established to buy the building.<sup id="cite_ref-engpast_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-engpast-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) leased the building from the Trust<sup id="cite_ref-theatretrust_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theatretrust-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 1946 CEMA's successor, the <a href="/wiki/Arts_Council_of_Great_Britain" title="Arts Council of Great Britain">Arts Council</a>, arranged for a company from the London <a href="/wiki/Old_Vic" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Vic">Old Vic</a> to staff it, thus forming the Bristol Old Vic.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Early members of the company included <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Toole" title="Peter O'Toole">Peter O'Toole</a> (making his first appearance in <i><a href="/wiki/Major_Barbara" title="Major Barbara">Major Barbara</a></i> in 1956), <a href="/wiki/John_Neville_(actor)" title="John Neville (actor)">John Neville</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Timothy_West" title="Timothy West">Timothy West</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Leigh-Hunt" title="Barbara Leigh-Hunt">Barbara Leigh-Hunt</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Tutin" title="Dorothy Tutin">Dorothy Tutin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first artistic director was Hugh Hunt.<sup id="cite_ref-theatrecollection_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theatrecollection-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An early triumph for the Bristol Old Vic occurred when the 1954 première production of <i><a href="/wiki/Salad_Days_(musical)" title="Salad Days (musical)">Salad Days</a></i> transferred to the <a href="/wiki/West_End_theatre" title="West End theatre">West End</a> and became the longest-running <a href="/wiki/Musical_theatre" title="Musical theatre">musical</a> on the London stage at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Arts Council remained involved until 1963 when their role was taken over by the City Council. In the same year, the London Old Vic was disbanded and the Bristol company became fully independent.<sup id="cite_ref-theatrecollection_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theatrecollection-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bristol Old Vic also put plays on in the council-owned Little Theatre (now the Lantern Hall, part of <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Beacon" title="Bristol Beacon">Bristol Beacon</a>) from then until 1980. </p><p>A new theatre complex, designed by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Moro" title="Peter Moro">Peter Moro</a>, was completed in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-theatretrust_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theatretrust-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1903 entrance building was demolished, as were a number of surrounding buildings and, more controversially, the <a href="/wiki/Stage_(theatre)" title="Stage (theatre)">stage</a> area of the 1766 theatre. A new stage and <a href="/wiki/Fly_tower" class="mw-redirect" title="Fly tower">fly tower</a> were built along with technical facilities and offices. The 150-seat New Vic studio theatre (later known as the Studio) was built in place of the old entrance, and the Coopers' Hall provided the theatre with the grand façade and foyer area it had previously lacked.<sup id="cite_ref-design1972_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-design1972-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Bristol Old Vic productions were well received both locally and on tour, but by the late 1980s faced significant underfunding. A revival under the leadership of Andrew (Andy) Hay brought an increase in audience numbers;<sup id="cite_ref-ach-smith_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ach-smith-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there followed a new Arts Council funding package, and in 2003 the appointment of joint <a href="/wiki/Artistic_director" title="Artistic director">artistic directors</a> David Farr and Simon Reade.<sup id="cite_ref-farr-reade_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-farr-reade-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They briefly branded the organisation the "new bristol old vic". </p><p>In 2005, Reade became the sole artistic director.<sup id="cite_ref-farr-leaves_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-farr-leaves-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Artistic highlights during these times included the production of A. C. H. Smith's <i>Up The Feeder, Down the Mouth and Back Again</i><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> during Andy Hay's tenure, and some well-received Shakespeare productions<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> under David Farr and Simon Reade. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Refurbishment">Refurbishment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Old_Vic&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Refurbishment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bristol_Old_Vic_interior.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Bristol_Old_Vic_interior.jpg/220px-Bristol_Old_Vic_interior.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Bristol_Old_Vic_interior.jpg/330px-Bristol_Old_Vic_interior.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Bristol_Old_Vic_interior.jpg/440px-Bristol_Old_Vic_interior.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Interior of the main theatre, 2008</figcaption></figure><p>In July 2007, the board of trustees took the controversial decision to close the theatre for refurbishment.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many members of the theatre profession feared for the future of the Old Vic.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following several public meetings in the winter of 2007/2008, a newly formed board of trustees appointed <a href="/wiki/Dick_Penny" title="Dick Penny">Dick Penny</a>, the director of the <a href="/wiki/Watershed_Media_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Watershed Media Centre">Watershed Media Centre</a> as executive chairman.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2009, the company announced that <a href="/wiki/Tom_Morris_(director)" title="Tom Morris (director)">Tom Morris</a>, at that time an associate director at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_National_Theatre" title="Royal National Theatre">Royal National Theatre</a> and formerly artistic director at <a href="/wiki/Battersea_Arts_Centre" title="Battersea Arts Centre">Battersea Arts Centre</a>, had been appointed as artistic director.<sup id="cite_ref-morris_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morris-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Emma_Stenning" title="Emma Stenning">Emma Stenning</a>, who had previously worked with Tom Morris at BAC, became executive director. </p><p>In October 2010, there was a merger of the Old Vic and the Theatre Royal Bristol Trust, into a combined charity to be chaired by Laura Marshall, the managing director of <a href="/wiki/Icon_Films" title="Icon Films">Icon Films</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TIB_1Oct2010_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIB_1Oct2010-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coopers%27_Hall_front.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Coopers%27_Hall_front.jpg/220px-Coopers%27_Hall_front.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="209" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Coopers%27_Hall_front.jpg/330px-Coopers%27_Hall_front.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Coopers%27_Hall_front.jpg/440px-Coopers%27_Hall_front.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="5328" /></a><figcaption>The Coopers' Hall served as the theatre's entrance from 1972 to 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>A fundraising campaign for the £19 million planned refurbishment was assisted by appearances from, among others, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Briers" title="Richard Briers">Richard Briers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Cole" title="Stephanie Cole">Stephanie Cole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Judi_Dench" title="Judi Dench">Judi Dench</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prunella_Scales" title="Prunella Scales">Prunella Scales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Timothy_West" title="Timothy West">Timothy West</a> and <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Stewart" title="Patrick Stewart">Patrick Stewart</a>. £5.3 million was provided by the Arts Council.<sup id="cite_ref-TIB_2Apr2010_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TIB_2Apr2010-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the closure the company staged productions in the Studio theatre, the Basement and in other locations around Bristol, including <a href="/wiki/Sally_Cookson" title="Sally Cookson">Sally Cookson</a>'s adaptation of <i><a href="/wiki/Treasure_Island" title="Treasure Island">Treasure Island</a></i> on King Street in summer 2011 and Melly Still's revival of <i><a href="/wiki/Coram_Boy_(play)" title="Coram Boy (play)">Coram Boy</a></i> at the <a href="/wiki/Colston_Hall" class="mw-redirect" title="Colston Hall">Colston Hall</a> at Christmas 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The plan was for a flexible theatre complex, where up to ten areas are available for performance. Tom Morris has cited as inspiration the <a href="/wiki/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_des_Bouffes_du_Nord" title="Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord">Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord</a> in Paris. The main auditorium gained an optional <a href="/wiki/Thrust_stage" title="Thrust stage">thrust stage</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Stage_12May2010_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stage_12May2010-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and an increase in seating to 540.<sup id="cite_ref-DT_11Sept2012_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DT_11Sept2012-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Side Stage area was redeveloped, with additional capacity of 250, creating the option of a separate second auditorium. Other spaces redeveloped as performance areas included the Paint Shop and the rehearsal room.<sup id="cite_ref-Stage_12May2010_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stage_12May2010-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Theatre Royal re-opened in September 2012, with <i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Oats_(play)" title="Wild Oats (play)">Wild Oats</a></i>. </p><p>A further round of redevelopment was undertaken between June 2016 and September 2018. The street side of the 1970s Peter Moro building, containing the Studio theatre (originally the New Vic), was demolished and replaced by a new foyer with bar and box office, which makes a feature of the previously hidden theatre walls. The Coopers' Hall was adapted to house new performance and event spaces, including a studio theatre in the <a href="/wiki/Barrel_vault" title="Barrel vault">barrel vaults</a> in its basement.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Touring">Touring</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Old_Vic&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Touring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bristol Old Vic has a long history of taking productions on tour both within the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and overseas. Production which have toured include <i><a href="/wiki/Hamlet" title="Hamlet">Hamlet</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Arms_and_the_Man" title="Arms and the Man">Arms and the Man</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/A_Man_for_All_Seasons_(play)" title="A Man for All Seasons (play)">A Man for All Seasons</a></i> to Ceylon and Pakistan in 1962–63;<sup id="cite_ref-hamlet-tour_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hamlet-tour-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Hamlet</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Measure_for_Measure" title="Measure for Measure">Measure for Measure</a></i> to America, Holland and Belgium in 1966–67<sup id="cite_ref-hamlet-tour_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hamlet-tour-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Man_and_Superman" title="Man and Superman">Man and Superman</a></i> to the June <a href="/wiki/Schauspielhaus_Z%C3%BCrich" title="Schauspielhaus Zürich">Schauspielhaus</a> Festival in Zurich, 1958.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company has also made frequent visits to the <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_International_Festival" title="Edinburgh International Festival">Edinburgh Festival</a> and productions have toured to the <a href="/wiki/Theatre_Royal_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Theatre Royal Bath">Theatre Royal Bath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oxford_Playhouse" title="Oxford Playhouse">Oxford Playhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Court_Theatre" title="Royal Court Theatre">Royal Court Theatre</a>, London and the <a href="/wiki/Young_Vic" title="Young Vic">Young Vic</a>, London amongst others.<sup id="cite_ref-Kemp_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kemp-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Co-productions have taken Bristol Old Vic plays to most of Britain's major theatres.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bristol Old Vic has co-produced with companies such as <a href="/wiki/Kneehigh_Theatre" title="Kneehigh Theatre">Kneehigh Theatre</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_National_Theatre" title="Royal National Theatre">Royal National Theatre</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Yorkshire_Playhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="West Yorkshire Playhouse">West Yorkshire Playhouse</a> and other regional theatres and companies across the UK. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Tom_Morris_(director)" title="Tom Morris (director)">Tom Morris</a>’ production of <a href="/wiki/Swallows_and_Amazons" title="Swallows and Amazons">Swallows and Amazons</a> transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Vaudeville_Theatre" title="Vaudeville Theatre">Vaudeville Theatre</a> in London's West End followed by a major UK tour. <a href="/wiki/Simon_Godwin" title="Simon Godwin">Simon Godwin</a>'s production of <a href="/wiki/Brian_Friel" title="Brian Friel">Brian Friel</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Faith_Healer" title="Faith Healer">Faith Healer</a> is playing in the 2012 <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Arts_Festival" title="Hong Kong Arts Festival">Hong Kong Arts Festival</a>. Other recent touring productions include the Bristol Old Vic/<a href="/wiki/Shakespeare_at_the_Tobacco_Factory" title="Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory">Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory</a> co-production of <a href="/wiki/Uncle_Vanya" title="Uncle Vanya">Uncle Vanya</a>. </p><p>Bristol Old Vic's Ferment artist development strand also sees work developed at the theatre touring across the UK and internationally. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Artistic_directors_of_the_Bristol_Old_Vic">Artistic directors of the Bristol Old Vic</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Old_Vic&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Artistic directors of the Bristol Old Vic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Period </th> <th>Notable productions </th></tr> <tr> <td>Hugh Hunt<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliamsonLandstone195730,_75_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliamsonLandstone195730,_75-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1946–1949 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Beaux%27_Stratagem" title="The Beaux' Stratagem">The Beaux' Stratagem</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Playboy_of_the_Western_World" title="The Playboy of the Western World">The Playboy of the Western World</a>, <a href="/wiki/An_Inspector_Calls" title="An Inspector Calls">An Inspector Calls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet" title="Romeo and Juliet">Romeo and Juliet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Allan Davis<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliamsonLandstone195778_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliamsonLandstone195778-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1950 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arms_and_the_Man" title="Arms and the Man">Arms and the Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julius_Caesar_(play)" title="Julius Caesar (play)">Julius Caesar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Denis Carey<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliamsonLandstone195785,_134–135_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliamsonLandstone195785,_134–135-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1950–1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor" title="The Merry Wives of Windsor">The Merry Wives of Windsor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macbeth" title="Macbeth">Macbeth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Un_chapeau_de_paille_d%27Italie_(play)" class="mw-redirect" title="Un chapeau de paille d'Italie (play)">An Italian Straw Hat</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Alchemist_(play)" title="The Alchemist (play)">The Alchemist</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>John Moody<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliamsonLandstone1957136,_171_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliamsonLandstone1957136,_171-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1954–1959 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Crucible" title="The Crucible">The Crucible</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Cherry_Orchard" title="The Cherry Orchard">The Cherry Orchard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uncle_Vanya" title="Uncle Vanya">Uncle Vanya</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Recruiting_Officer" title="The Recruiting Officer">The Recruiting Officer</a>, <a href="/wiki/As_You_Like_It" title="As You Like It">As You Like It</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>John Hale<sup id="cite_ref-Article_CS218848457_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Article_CS218848457-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1959–1962 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Clandestine_Marriage" title="The Clandestine Marriage">The Clandestine Marriage</a>, <a href="/wiki/A_Taste_of_Honey" title="A Taste of Honey">A Taste of Honey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhinoceros_(play)" title="Rhinoceros (play)">Rhinoceros</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_II_(play)" title="Richard II (play)">Richard II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Val_May" title="Val May">Val May</a><sup id="cite_ref-Article_CS220946986_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Article_CS220946986-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1962–1975 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brand_(play)" title="Brand (play)">Brand</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Killing_of_Sister_George" title="The Killing of Sister George">The Killing of Sister George</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamlet" title="Hamlet">Hamlet</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Italian_Girl" title="The Italian Girl">The Italian Girl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uncle_Vanya" title="Uncle Vanya">Uncle Vanya</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Cottrell" title="Richard Cottrell">Richard Cottrell</a><sup id="cite_ref-Article_CS286751925_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Article_CS286751925-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1975–1980 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_National_Health_(play)" title="The National Health (play)">The National Health</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hedda_Gabler" title="Hedda Gabler">Hedda Gabler</a>, <a href="/wiki/As_You_Like_It" title="As You Like It">As You Like It</a>, <a href="/wiki/A_Doll%27s_House" title="A Doll's House">A Doll's House</a>, <a href="/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream" title="A Midsummer Night's Dream">A Midsummer Night's Dream</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>John David </td> <td>1980–1986 </td> <td>Judy, <a href="/wiki/King_Lear" title="King Lear">King Lear</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wild_Oats_(play)" title="Wild Oats (play)">Wild Oats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arturo_Ui" class="mw-redirect" title="Arturo Ui">Arturo Ui</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Tempest" title="The Tempest">The Tempest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Leon Rubin<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1986–1987 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Doctor%27s_Dilemma_(play)" title="The Doctor's Dilemma (play)">The Doctor's Dilemma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Unwin_(film_director)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Unwin (film director)">Paul Unwin</a><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1987–1991 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Man_Who_Had_All_the_Luck" title="The Man Who Had All the Luck">The Man Who Had All the Luck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamlet" title="Hamlet">Hamlet</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Master_Builder" title="The Master Builder">The Master Builder</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Andy Hay<sup id="cite_ref-ach-smith_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ach-smith-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1991–2002 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blue_Remembered_Hills" title="Blue Remembered Hills">Blue Remembered Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Duchess_of_Malfi" title="The Duchess of Malfi">The Duchess of Malfi</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Hairy_Ape" title="The Hairy Ape">The Hairy Ape</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Little_Voice" title="The Rise and Fall of Little Voice">The Rise and Fall of Little Voice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marat/Sade" title="Marat/Sade">Marat/Sade</a>, <a href="/wiki/A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_(play)" class="mw-redirect" title="A Streetcar Named Desire (play)">A Streetcar Named Desire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Farr_(theatre_director)" title="David Farr (theatre director)">David Farr</a> and Simon Reade<sup id="cite_ref-farr-reade_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-farr-reade-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2003–2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loot_(play)" title="Loot (play)">Loot</a> (Farr), <a href="/wiki/The_Odyssey" class="mw-redirect" title="The Odyssey">The Odyssey</a> (Farr), <a href="/wiki/Private_Peaceful" title="Private Peaceful">Private Peaceful</a> (Reade) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Simon Reade<sup id="cite_ref-farr-leaves_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-farr-leaves-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2005–2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Birthday_Party_(play)" title="The Birthday Party (play)">The Birthday Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Morris_(director)" title="Tom Morris (director)">Tom Morris</a><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2009–2022 </td> <td>Juliet and her Romeo, <a href="/wiki/Swallows_and_Amazons#Other_versions" title="Swallows and Amazons">Swallows and Amazons</a>, and The Crucible </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nancy_Medina&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nancy Medina (page does not exist)">Nancy Medina</a><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2023- </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bristol_Old_Vic_Theatre_School">Bristol Old Vic Theatre School</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Old_Vic&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Old_Vic_Theatre_School" title="Bristol Old Vic Theatre School">Bristol Old Vic Theatre School</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bristol_Old_Vic_Noises_off_exhibition_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Bristol_Old_Vic_Noises_off_exhibition_2.jpg/220px-Bristol_Old_Vic_Noises_off_exhibition_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Bristol_Old_Vic_Noises_off_exhibition_2.jpg/330px-Bristol_Old_Vic_Noises_off_exhibition_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Bristol_Old_Vic_Noises_off_exhibition_2.jpg/440px-Bristol_Old_Vic_Noises_off_exhibition_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>Noises Off exhibition of techniques with theatre school students</figcaption></figure> <p>The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, opened by <a href="/wiki/Laurence_Olivier" title="Laurence Olivier">Laurence Olivier</a> in 1946, is an affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Conservatoire_for_Dance_and_Drama" title="Conservatoire for Dance and Drama">Conservatoire for Dance and Drama</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an organisation securing the highest standards of training in the performing arts, and is an associate school of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_West_of_England" title="University of the West of England">University of the West of England</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The School began life in October 1946, only eight months after the founding of its parent Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company, in a room above a fruit merchant's warehouse in the Rackhay near the stage door of the Theatre Royal. (The yard of the derelict St Nicholas School adjacent to the warehouse was still used by the company for rehearsals of crowd scenes and stage fights as late as the early 1960s, notably for John Hale's productions of <i><a href="/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet" title="Romeo and Juliet">Romeo and Juliet</a></i> starring the Canadian actor Paul Massie and <a href="/wiki/Annette_Crosbie" title="Annette Crosbie">Annette Crosbie</a>, a former student of the School, and <a href="/wiki/Edmond_Rostand" title="Edmond Rostand">Rostand</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac_(play)" title="Cyrano de Bergerac (play)">Cyrano de Bergerac</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Peter_Wyngarde" title="Peter Wyngarde">Peter Wyngarde</a>. Students from the Theatre School frequently played in these crowd scenes and fights.)<sup id="cite_ref-brown-bovts-hist_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brown-bovts-hist-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The School continued in these premises until 1954 when royalties from the musical, <i>Salad Days</i> by <a href="/wiki/Julian_Slade" title="Julian Slade">Julian Slade</a> and Dorothy Reynolds were given to the School towards the purchase and conversion of two large adjoining Victorian villas in Clifton, which remain their base today.<sup id="cite_ref-brown-bovts-hist2_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brown-bovts-hist2-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, that donation was formally recognised when a new custom-built dance and movement studio in the School's back garden was named the <i>Slade/Reynolds Studio</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-brown-bovts-hist3_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brown-bovts-hist3-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The School provides comprehensive training courses for theatre, radio, film, and television professionals and its graduates are to be found in key positions as actors, directors, set designers, costumer designers, lighting designers and stage and company managers throughout the world.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Among the most notable of the many distinguished actors on the School's list of alumni are the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Award</a> winners <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Day-Lewis" title="Daniel Day-Lewis">Daniel Day-Lewis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Irons" title="Jeremy Irons">Jeremy Irons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>See <a href="/wiki/Category:Alumni_of_Bristol_Old_Vic_Theatre_School" title="Category:Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School">Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Peter_O'Toole_Prize"><span id="Peter_O.27Toole_Prize"></span>Peter O'Toole Prize</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Old_Vic&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Peter O'Toole Prize"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To coincide with their re-opening in 2012, the theatre launched an award called the Patron's Prize, which was later renamed the <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%E2%80%99Toole" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter O’Toole">Peter O’Toole</a> prize following the actor's death.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The award is a six-month contract at the Bristol Old Vic offered to two graduating actors from the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Old_Vic_Theatre_School" title="Bristol Old Vic Theatre School">Bristol Old Vic Theatre School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The inaugural winners were Emily May Smith and <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Stanmore" title="Isaac Stanmore">Isaac Stanmore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table style="width: 80%; height: 200px" border="1" class="wikitable"> <caption>Award Recipients and Productions Involved In </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Recipients </th> <th>Productions </th></tr> <tr> <th>2012 </th> <td>Emily May Smith and <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Stanmore" title="Isaac Stanmore">Isaac Stanmore</a><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wild_Oats_(play)" title="Wild Oats (play)">Wild Oats</a>, Does My Society Look Big in This? and Peter Pan </td></tr> <tr> <th>2013 </th> <td>Martin Bassindale and Lindsay Dukes<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Great Expectations and The Little Mermaid </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2014 </th> <td>Jonathan Charles<sup id="cite_ref-thestage.co.uk_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thestage.co.uk-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Juno and the Paycock </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bethan Nash and Millie Corser<sup id="cite_ref-thestage.co.uk_78-1" class="reference"><a 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 February</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Heritage+List+for+England&rft.atitle=THE+THEATRE+ROYAL%2C+KING+STREET+%28north+side%29+%281209703%29&rft.au=Historic+England&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2FHistoricEngland.org.uk%2Flisting%2Fthe-list%2Flist-entry%2F1209703%3Fsection%3Dofficial-list-entry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bristololdvic.org.uk/redevelopment.html">"Redeveloping Bristol Old Vic"</a>. Bristol Old Vic. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150302072022/http://www.bristololdvic.org.uk/redevelopment.html">Archived</a> from the original on 2 March 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 March</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Redeveloping+Bristol+Old+Vic&rft.pub=Bristol+Old+Vic&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bristololdvic.org.uk%2Fredevelopment.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-design1972-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-design1972_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-design1972_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFManser1972" class="citation journal cs1">Manser, José (1 December 1972). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140903080052/http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/diad/article.php?title=288&year=1972&article=d.288.30">"Theatrical renaissance in Bristol"</a>. <i>Design</i> (288). Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/diad/article.php?title=288&year=1972&article=d.288.30">the original</a> on 3 September 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Design&rft.atitle=Theatrical+renaissance+in+Bristol&rft.issue=288&rft.date=1972-12-01&rft.aulast=Manser&rft.aufirst=Jos%C3%A9&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fvads.ahds.ac.uk%2Fdiad%2Farticle.php%3Ftitle%3D288%26year%3D1972%26article%3Dd.288.30&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-theatretrust-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-theatretrust_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-theatretrust_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-theatretrust_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-theatretrust_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Mark Howell has shown that, when built, Bristol's New Theatre measured 6 rods (roughly 100ft) long and 3 rods (roughly 50ft) wide, comparable with the known dimensions of Drury Lane. Also like Drury Lane, open yard space, measuring between 5 and 20ft, surrounded the New Theatre on three sides.<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/736-theatre-royal-bristol">"Theatre Royal (Bristol) – The Theatres Trust"</a>. theatrestrust.org.uk. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090324064647/http://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/736-theatre-royal-bristol">Archived</a> from the original on 24 March 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 April</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Theatre+Royal+%28Bristol%29+%E2%80%93+The+Theatres+Trust&rft.pub=theatrestrust.org.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatrestrust.org.uk%2Fresources%2Ftheatres%2Fshow%2F736-theatre-royal-bristol&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=100229&strquery=bristol%20theatre">"The Theatre Royal – Buildings"</a>. British History Online. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121020152752/http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=100229&strquery=bristol%20theatre">Archived</a> from the original on 20 October 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 April</span> 2009</span>. <q>Finally there is some measure of comparative evidence to be found in the Theatre Royal, Bristol, built in 1766 after the model of Drury Lane as it then existed, somewhat altered but still retaining many original features dating from 1674. At Bristol, the two superimposed boxes on either side of the stage are flanked by giant Corinthian pilasters, canted away from the proscenium, and constructed with more than a mere suggestion of perspective in the lines of the box parapets and the architrave of the now incomplete entablature.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Theatre+Royal+%E2%80%93+Buildings&rft.pub=British+History+Online&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.british-history.ac.uk%2Freport.aspx%3Fcompid%3D100229%26strquery%3Dbristol%2520theatre&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThorpe2012" class="citation news cs1">Thorpe, Vanessa (9 September 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/sep/09/bristol-old-vic-reopens">"Secrets of the rowdy past revealed as Bristol Old Vic reopens"</a>. <i>The Guardian</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150402222001/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/sep/09/bristol-old-vic-reopens">Archived</a> from the original on 2 April 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 March</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Secrets+of+the+rowdy+past+revealed+as+Bristol+Old+Vic+reopens&rft.date=2012-09-09&rft.aulast=Thorpe&rft.aufirst=Vanessa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fstage%2F2012%2Fsep%2F09%2Fbristol-old-vic-reopens&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.studioaba.co.uk/Andrzej_Blonski_Architects/Bristol_4_files/Phase%204.pdf">"Bristol Old Vic Redevelopment"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Andrzej Blonski Architects. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150402235934/http://www.studioaba.co.uk/Andrzej_Blonski_Architects/Bristol_4_files/Phase%204.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on 2 April 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 March</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bristol+Old+Vic+Redevelopment&rft.pub=Andrzej+Blonski+Architects&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.studioaba.co.uk%2FAndrzej_Blonski_Architects%2FBristol_4_files%2FPhase%25204.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHowell2014" class="citation book cs1">Howell, Mark (2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=avocBgAAQBAJ&q=Bristol+Old+Vic+Rackhay+Yard&pg=PT16"><i>Imaginative Genius: Spectators on Stage at Shakespeare's Playhouses & Bristol's Old Vic</i></a>. Mark Howell. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9926437-1-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-9926437-1-3"><bdi>978-0-9926437-1-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Imaginative+Genius%3A+Spectators+on+Stage+at+Shakespeare%27s+Playhouses+%26+Bristol%27s+Old+Vic&rft.pub=Mark+Howell&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=978-0-9926437-1-3&rft.aulast=Howell&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DavocBgAAQBAJ%26q%3DBristol%2BOld%2BVic%2BRackhay%2BYard%26pg%3DPT16&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bbcTicketsReturn-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bbcTicketsReturn_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-33298380">"Bristol Old Vic theatre tickets 'return home' to Bristol"</a>. <a href="/wiki/BBC_News" title="BBC News">BBC News</a>. 28 June 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Bristol+Old+Vic+theatre+tickets+%27return+home%27+to+Bristol&rft.date=2015-06-28&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-england-bristol-33298380&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-moody1-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-moody1_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-moody1_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMoody" class="citation web cs1">Moody, Jane. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060905155149/http://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/engl/navsa/Conferences/2006/documents/MoodyCompanionfinals.doc">"Theatrical Geographies and the Birth of a National Stage"</a>. pp. 4–6. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/engl/navsa/Conferences/2006/documents/MoodyCompanionfinals.doc">the original</a> on 5 September 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 April</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Theatrical+Geographies+and+the+Birth+of+a+National+Stage&rft.pages=4-6&rft.aulast=Moody&rft.aufirst=Jane&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cla.purdue.edu%2Facademic%2Fengl%2Fnavsa%2FConferences%2F2006%2Fdocuments%2FMoodyCompanionfinals.doc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-engpast-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-engpast_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-engpast_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20121224100001/http://www.englandspastforeveryone.org.uk/Counties/Bristol/Projects/SlaveryTrail/Items/TheatreRoyal">"England's Past for Everyone in Bristol : Theatre Royal (Trail Location 20)"</a>. englandspastforeveryone.org.uk. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.englandspastforeveryone.org.uk/Counties/Bristol/Projects/SlaveryTrail/Items/TheatreRoyal">the original</a> on 24 December 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 April</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=England%27s+Past+for+Everyone+in+Bristol+%3A+Theatre+Royal+%28Trail+Location+20%29&rft.pub=englandspastforeveryone.org.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandspastforeveryone.org.uk%2FCounties%2FBristol%2FProjects%2FSlaveryTrail%2FItems%2FTheatreRoyal&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-moody2-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-moody2_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMoody" class="citation web cs1">Moody, Jane. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060905155149/http://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/engl/navsa/Conferences/2006/documents/MoodyCompanionfinals.doc">"Theatrical Geographies and the Birth of a National Stage"</a>. pp. 10–11. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/engl/navsa/Conferences/2006/documents/MoodyCompanionfinals.doc">the original</a> on 5 September 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 July</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Theatrical+Geographies+and+the+Birth+of+a+National+Stage&rft.pages=10-11&rft.aulast=Moody&rft.aufirst=Jane&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cla.purdue.edu%2Facademic%2Fengl%2Fnavsa%2FConferences%2F2006%2Fdocuments%2FMoodyCompanionfinals.doc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/books/first/j/jones-sisterhood.html">"A Passionate Sisterhood"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090409163319/http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/j/jones-sisterhood.html">Archived</a> from the original on 9 April 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 April</span> 2009</span>. <q>But she did take Southey to the theatre to see Mrs Siddons....</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=A+Passionate+Sisterhood&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fbooks%2Ffirst%2Fj%2Fjones-sisterhood.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bha014">Kathleen Barker, <i>The Theatre Royal Bristol: Decline and Rebirth (1834-1943)</i> (Bristol Historical Association pamphlets, no. 14, 1966)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bha014/page/6/mode/2up">Kathleen Barker, <i>The Theatre Royal Bristol: Decline and Rebirth (1834-1943)</i> (Bristol Historical Association pamphlets, no. 14, 1966), pp. 6-10</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bha014/page/10/mode/2up">Kathleen Barker, <i>The Theatre Royal Bristol: Decline and Rebirth (1834-1943)</i> (Bristol Historical Association pamphlets, no. 14, 1966), p. 10</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bha014/page/12/mode/2up">Kathleen Barker, <i>The Theatre Royal Bristol: Decline and Rebirth (1834-1943)</i> (Bristol Historical Association pamphlets, no. 14, 1966), p9. 12-20</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/blog/theatre-royal-archives-online/">"Archives of the Theatre Royal available online | Bristol Archives"</a>. <i>Bristol Museums</i>. 3 June 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 February</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Bristol+Museums&rft.atitle=Archives+of+the+Theatre+Royal+available+online+%7C+Bristol+Archives&rft.date=2018-06-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bristolmuseums.org.uk%2Fblog%2Ftheatre-royal-archives-online%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/theatre-collection/explore/theatre/bristol-old-vic-company-archive/">"Bristol Old Vic, Theatre Collection, University of Bristol"</a>. bristol.ac.uk. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160506205551/http://www.bristol.ac.uk/theatre-collection/explore/theatre/bristol-old-vic-company-archive/">Archived</a> from the original on 6 May 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 April</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bristol+Old+Vic%2C+Theatre+Collection%2C+University+of+Bristol&rft.pub=bristol.ac.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bristol.ac.uk%2Ftheatre-collection%2Fexplore%2Ftheatre%2Fbristol-old-vic-company-archive%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.bristol.gov.uk/records/TR">"Theatre Royal, Bristol (Bristol Old Vic)"</a>. <i>archives.bristol.gov.uk</i>. <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Museum_%26_Art_Gallery" title="Bristol Museum & Art Gallery">Bristol Museums</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 April</span> 2009</span>. <q>Tutin made her stage debut in 1949 and the following year joined the Bristol Old Vic Company</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Dorothy+Tutin&rft.pub=tcm.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tcm.com%2Ftcmdb%2Fparticipant.jsp%3Fspid%3D195297%26apid%3D41158&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-theatrecollection-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-theatrecollection_28-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-theatrecollection_28-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090906190319/http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/bov.html">"Bristol Old Vic Theatre Collection"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Winners+of+Bristol+Old+Vic%27s+Peter+O%27Toole+Prize+announced+%26%23124%3B+News+%26%23124%3B+the+Stage&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestage.co.uk%2Fnews%2F2014%2Fwinners-bristol-old-vics-peter-otoole-prize-announced%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Old_Vic&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Barker, Kathleen. <i>The Theatre Royal Bristol 1766–1966: Two Centuries of Stage History</i>, The Society for Theatre Research, 1974 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85430-022-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-85430-022-8">0-85430-022-8</a></li> <li>Barker, Kathleen. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bha003"><i>The Theatre Royal Bristol: The First Seventy Years</i></a>, Bristol Branch of the Historical Association, 1961</li> <li>Barker, Kathleen. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bha014"><i>The Theatre Royal Bristol: Decline and Rebirth, 1834-1943</i></a>, Bristol Branch of the Historical Association, 1966</li> <li>Gomme, A., M. Jenner & B. Little, <i>Bristol: an Architectural History</i>, Lund Humphries, 1979</li> <li>Howell, M. A. "Acting Space and Carpenters Tools," Around the Globe 47 (December 2009), 34–35.</li> <li>Howell, M. A. "Planning Theatres Under the Stage Licensing Act, 1737" Theatre Notebook 43.3 (1989) with publisher's errata in Theatre Notebook 44.1 (1990).</li> <li>Ison, Walter. <i>The Georgian Buildings of Bristol</i>, Kingsmead Press, 1952</li> <li>B. Little &, P. Moro, <i>The Story of the Theatre Royal Bristol</i>, Trustees of the Theatre Royal, 1981</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilliamsonLandstone1957" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Audrey_Williamson_(critic)" title="Audrey Williamson (critic)">Williamson, Audrey</a>; Landstone, Charles (1957). <i>The Bristol Old Vic – The First Ten Years</i>. London: J Garnet Miller.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Bristol+Old+Vic+%E2%80%93+The+First+Ten+Years&rft.place=London&rft.pub=J+Garnet+Miller&rft.date=1957&rft.aulast=Williamson&rft.aufirst=Audrey&rft.au=Landstone%2C+Charles&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABristol+Old+Vic" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bristol_Old_Vic&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bristololdvic.org.uk/">Official website</a></span></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1008195">Read a detailed historical record about Bristol Old Vic</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/theatre-collection/explore/theatre/bristol-old-vic-company-archive/">Bristol Old Vic archive at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Bristol" title="University of Bristol">University of Bristol</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/theatre-collection/explore/theatre/kathleen-barker-archive/">Kathleen Barker archive at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Bristol" title="University of Bristol">University of Bristol</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/theatre-collection/">Bristol theatre archives at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Bristol" title="University of Bristol">University of Bristol</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/theatre-collection/explore/theatre/john-elvery-archive/">John Elvery archive at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Bristol" title="University of Bristol">University of Bristol</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/cities/bristol/the-theatre-royal.html">The Theatre Royal</a> at Looking at Buildings</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_7867000/7867050.stm">Behind the scenes at Bristol Old Vic – video report from BBC Bristol</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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title="Bristol Zoo">Bristol Zoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifton_Observatory" title="Clifton Observatory">Clifton Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_House,_Bristol" title="Georgian House, Bristol">Georgian House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenside_Museum" title="Glenside Museum">Glenside Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings_Weston_Roman_Villa" title="Kings Weston Roman Villa">Kings Weston Roman Villa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M_Shed" title="M Shed">M Shed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Lodge_Museum,_Bristol" title="Red Lodge Museum, Bristol">Red Lodge Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_West_of_England_Academy" title="Royal West of England Academy">Royal West of England Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/See_No_Evil_(artwork)" title="See No Evil (artwork)">See No Evil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Great_Britain" title="SS Great Britain">SS Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/We_the_Curious" title="We the Curious">We the Curious</a></li> <li><a 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title="Christ Church with St Ewen, Bristol">Christ Church with St Ewen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_All_Saints,_Clifton" title="Church of All Saints, Clifton">Church of All Saints</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Holy_Trinity,_Hotwells" title="Church of Holy Trinity, Hotwells">Church of Holy Trinity, Hotwells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Holy_Trinity,_Stapleton" title="Church of Holy Trinity, Stapleton">Church of Holy Trinity, Stapleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Trinity_with_St_Edmund" title="Church of the Holy Trinity with St Edmund">Church of the Holy Trinity with St Edmund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_John_the_Baptist,_Bristol" title="Church of St John the Baptist, Bristol">Church of St John the Baptist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_Road_Baptist_Church" title="City Road Baptist Church">City Road Baptist Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotham_Church" title="Cotham Church">Cotham Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counterslip_Baptist_Church" title="Counterslip Baptist Church">Counterslip Baptist Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifton_Cathedral" title="Clifton Cathedral">Clifton Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crofts_End_Church" title="Crofts End Church">Crofts End Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wesley%27s_New_Room" title="John Wesley's New Room">John Wesley's New Room</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_Kingswood" title="Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood">Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_Westbury_on_Trym" title="Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym">Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horfield_United_Reformed_Church,_Bristol" title="Horfield United Reformed Church, Bristol">Horfield United Reformed Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_Chapel,_Bristol" title="Hope Chapel, Bristol">Hope Chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewin%27s_Mead_Unitarian_meeting_house" title="Lewin's Mead Unitarian meeting house">Lewin's Mead Unitarian meeting house</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro-Cathedral_of_the_Holy_Apostles" title="Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles">Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary_Redcliffe" title="St Mary Redcliffe">St Mary Redcliffe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redland_Chapel" title="Redland Chapel">Redland Chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Augustine%27s_Church,_Whitchurch,_Bristol" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Augustine's Church, Whitchurch, Bristol">St. Augustine's Church, Whitchurch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Augustine_the_Less_Church,_Bristol" title="St Augustine the Less Church, Bristol">St Augustine the Less Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_George%27s_Church,_Brandon_Hill" title="St George's Church, Brandon Hill">St George's Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_James%27_Presbyterian_Church_of_England,_Bristol" title="St James' Presbyterian Church of England, Bristol">St James' Presbyterian</a></li> 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