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Welcome to summer!

This is our strongest May - August season yet, with a rich and varied programme encompassing everything from a brand new show for families from deservedly adored local company Travelling Light to a pitch-perfect new show from cult comedian Daniel Kitson, from stirring storytelling on an epic scale from the master musicians behind The Devil’s Violin, to a piano-wielding prophet from Wales called Sue. And even before any of that, there’s the expectation-defying Mayfest, with another brilliant programme of some of the freshest and most exciting new performance work around. If you missed John Moran and his neighbour Saori last year, you’re in for a real treat…

Summer is a season of returns, and this July Edinburgh or Bust, our mini festival of Fringe previews is back with offerings from bright young companies treading the TF’s boards for the very first time, as well as with new shows from TF favourites David Benson and Toby Hadoke. Bristol BrouHaha returns with a bang, presenting some of the best stand-up to be seen in the country today at crazily low prices. And, in what we’re very happy to be making a regular fixture, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School return with Brian Friel’s powerful, humane and often very funny play about the Irish-British conflict, Translations.

One of the highlights of the season is courtesy of our Associate Dance Artists, The Mark Bruce Company, who present the premiere of their electrifyingly beautiful new show Love and War as part of Mayfest. And there’s more dance (albeit of a decidedly different bent) from cutting-edge Manchester company Quarantine, who bring their highly original interactive party-cum-show Susan & Darren to the TF at the beginning of June. And if that’s whetted your appetite for contemporary dance, why not check out dance theatre from Bristol-based newcomers Vex and Neshima in the Brewery?

The Brewery Theatre approaches its first birthday with a fantastically eclectic line-up of brand new shows from both local and national companies and both established and emerging artists, all especially chosen to suit our baby theatre’s comfy and intimate surrounds. Ground-breaking Graeae’s Signs of a Star Shaped Diva is an absolute must, whilst Red Shift’s Fall of Man, Clare Summerskill’s Hearing Voices and Liz Carr’s It Hasn’t Happened Yet are all innovative shows exploring complex and challenging concerns in very different ways.

Phew! And I haven’t even mentioned that there’s no fewer than six brand spanking new plays courtesy of our Script Space new writing initiative. And how could I have forgotten to tell you that Christmas 2010 sees the return of the team that brought you A Christmas Carol, with a brand new version of The Adventures of Pinocchio? There’s so much to look forward to that I can’t possibly include it all here. So why not have a sit down with a cup of tea and have a good browse for yourselves now…

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