FRONT OF HOUSE The grand entry that Bristol Old Vic has today was not attached to the theatre until 1972 – it was formerly the entrance to a fruit and vegetable warehouse
PHILIP VILE X2, BRISTOL OLD VIC X6
BRISTOL OLD VIC Bristol
This year, Bristol Old Vic becomes the only theatre in the English-speaking world to reach its 250th birthday. To mark the occasion, it is presenting a special series of productions, and it promises to be spectacular. There’s already an Olivier award nomination in the bag (for Pink Mist). is current celebration and glory only makes the theatre’s story – which includes illicit beginnings, Nazi bombs and threats of closure – all the more remarkable.