About Us

The Tobacco Factory Theatre is a dynamic, innovative and popular studio theatre located at the heart of one of the fastest growing areas in Bristol. It is a hub of creation, development and learning and produces and presents a diverse and exciting programme of theatre and other performing arts.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Tobacco Factory Theatre produces and presents excellent art in unique, intimate and visceral spaces. It aims to be a cultural flagship for the local community, an innovative social and cultural hub and an inspirational model of urban renewal.
September 2011

CORE BELIEFS

1. We started as an experiment and we encourage experimentation.
2. We are ambitious and we encourage ambition: we tell epic stories in a small space.
3. We seek as wide an audience for our work as possible.
4. Our diverse programme is our cornerstone but we are a place of creation, development and learning, as well as performance.
5. We never forget that our audience is our reason for existence.

CORE AIMS

1. Produce and present a year-round rich and varied programme of theatre and other performing arts.
2. Be a cultural resource that is accessible to, and works positively for, its community.
3. Develop partnerships with individual artists, theatre companies, venues and other organisations locally, nationally and internationally.
4. Be managerially and financially sustainable.