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What we did this Summer
A couple of weeks ago the TFT ran its first Summer School in recent times. We worked with the masters of physical storytelling at Fairground and the awesome interdisciplinary troupe Kompany Malakhi to provide an experience of a lifetime for young people aged 13 - 18. We were more than just a little bit pleased with how it went, and… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Tue 30 August 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with children, course, summer school, swan lake, workshop, young people - Permalink
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Puppet Festival Ticket Deal
Make the most of this years brilliant Bristol Festival of Puppetry with 2 special ticket deals: DAY TICKET SAVER See two shows in one night and SAVE £5! This offer applies to adult shows from Wednesday 31 August – Sunday 4 September. All the shows in the festival have been programmed so you have time to have a drink or… Read more...
Posted by Jo on Wed 17 August 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with discount, offer, Puppet festival, tickets - Permalink
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Our New Season is Live!
Our brand new 48 page bumper edition Aug - Dec 11 season brochures have been hitting the doorsteps of houses around the UK this morning with a season we are very excited about here at the Factory. We’ve got puppetry, opera, comedy, family shows, Shakespeare, a rather big celeb and tonnes more. Director Ali Robertson introduces the season: I’m delighted… Read more...
Posted by Jo on Mon 08 August 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with brochure, families, launch, new, opera, puppetry, season - Permalink
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DISCOMBOB REVIEW ROUND UP
Angus Barr and Publick Transport have left audiences holding their bellies from laughter after a week of their new show Discombobulated. If you fancy something ridiculous, hilarious and down right silly, this is for you! Here is what the reviewers are saying: “Discombobulated” is an unapologetic symphony of bad taste, executed with deceptive precision and muscularity, that made me cry… Read more...
Posted by Jo on Thu 04 August 2011 at 1:01 am in Reviews and tagged with Angus Barr, comedy, Discombobulated, Publick Transport, reviews - Permalink
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SEASON LAUNCHED
We had a fab time here down at the TFT last night at our Aug – Dec 11 Season Launch. We packed the bar with season artists, volunteers, Factory Fans and Fanbassadors, press and friends of the Tobacco Factory Theatre and told them all about the delights we have on offer next season. Thanks to everyone who came and made… Read more...
Posted by Jo on Wed 03 August 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with booking, brochure, fanbassadors, fans, launch, new, priority, season - Permalink
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Volunteering Opportunities
We’re extremely lucky to have a very committed and enthusiastic team of distribution volunteers who work with us to spread the word about our shows. Every 2 – 3 weeks they call into the TFT to pick up a bundle of brochures, flyers and posters, and then they take them out and about to their designated area of the city.… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Tue 26 July 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with distribution, marketing, opportunities, volunteering - Permalink
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SITE: a call for proposals
S.I.T.E. (Space, Ideas, Time, Expertise) Tobacco Factory Theatre and Theatre Bristol are working together to provide a studio residency programme for 1 company/artist in 2011/2012. The programme includes producer support, space and a fee of £3000. It is an open, international call aimed at mid-career artists (people with at least 3 professionally produced shows to date) wanting to make a… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Thu 07 July 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with artists, new work, residency, SITE, theatre bristol, theatre-makers - Permalink
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Summer School: more subsidised places now available!
We are delighted to announce that thanks to the generosity of the Denman Charitable Trust we have an increased number of subsidised places available for this year’s Tobacco Factory Theatre Summer School. Further info about the Summer School can be found below. To find out more about how to apply for a subsidised place, please contact Carrie on 0117 902… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Wed 29 June 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with acting, children, course, summer school, workshop, young people - Permalink
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Peter’s Friends Competition Winner
In our latest e-newsletter, sent out last Friday, we ran a competition to win 2 tickets to see the next Peter’s Friends. The question was: Whose father did John Archer (the guest in Peter’s Friend’s show last Sunday) recently perform for on his 70th b’day? The answer was: Derren Brown’s Dad. Congratulations to our lucky winner - Cath Beseke. To… Read more...
Posted by Jo on Wed 29 June 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with comedy, competition, magic, Peter's Friends - Permalink
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John Godber presents Script Space Prize
We were delighted to be able to formally award this year’s Script Space winner Martin Lytton with his prize at a special event here last Wednesday. Esteemed playwright John Godber (who has been a regular face at the TF during the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s season of his work over the last month) presented Martin with a cheque for… Read more...
Posted by Carrie on Mon 27 June 2011 at 1:01 am in News and tagged with john godber, new writing, script space - Permalink
