Bristol Old Vic

The Bristol Old Vic is a theatre complex and theatrical company in the centre of Bristol, England. The complex includes the 1766 Theatre Royal, which claims to be the oldest continually-operating theatre in England, along with a 1970s studio theatre, offices and backstage facilites. It also incorporates the eighteenth-century Coopers' Hall as its foyer. The Theatre Royal is a grade I listed building, while the Coopers' Hall is grade II*. The present company was established in 1946 as an offshoot of the London Old Vic theatre. It also runs the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, a well-regarded school for both actors and technicians.

References

• B. Little &, P. Moro, The Story of the Theatre Royal Bristol, Trustees of the Theatre Royal, 1981
• K. Barker, The Theatre Royal Bristol: The First Seventy Years, Bristol Branch of the Historical Association, 1961
• A. Gomme, M. Jenner & B. Little, Bristol: an Architectural History, Lund Humphries, 1979
• Walter Ison, The Georgian Buildings of Bristol, Kingsmead Press, 1952
• Kathleen Barker, The Theatre Royal Bristol 1766-1966: Two Centuries of Stage History, The Society for Theatre Research, 1974 ISBN 0-85430-022-8
• Shirley Brown, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School: the first 50 years, BOVTS Productions Ltd, 1996 ISBN 1-85459-395-1
• Audrey Williams and Charles Landstone, Bristol Old Vic?the First Ten Years, J. Garnet Miller Limited, 1957