Event type: Theatre

Based on her hit BBC show, The Syndicate is a new stage play by the legendary Kay Mellor, that follows five supermarket employees whose lottery syndicate numbers come in, just as their jobs are under threat.

Will a share of the jackpot make their dreams come true or their nightmares a reality? One thing’s for certain, it will change the lives, loves and relationships of all the syndicate members… for ever.

Written by Kay Mellor and directed by Gaynor Faye, this moving comedy drama marks the world premiere of Kay Mellor’s final stage play.

We are delighted to inform you that we have three amazing star names joining The Syndicate

Max George best known as a member of boy band The Wanted, whose hits include All Time Low and Chasing the Sun is making his stage debut

Samantha Giles, known to millions as Bernice Blackstock in Emmerdale.

Brooke Vincent, best known to TV viewers as Sophie Webster in Coronation Street.

Book your winning tickets now!

Ticket Info:

VIP Ticket Includes a Welcome Drink, VIP bar access with guaranteed seating and table service.

VIP Q&A Ticket Includes a Welcome Drink, VIP bar access with guaranteed seating and table service After show Q&A with Cast or Creative.

Monday VIP Ticket £43.00 Tickets £31.00 to £37.00

Tues & Wed Evening VIP Q&A Ticket £49.00 Tickets £31.00 to £39.00

Thurs Evening & Wed Matinee VIP Tickets £45.00 Tickets £31.00 to £39.00

What happens when the lights go out?

New Year’s Eve. A car crash on a lonely road brings famous but troubled singer Danny Sierra and his extended family to an isolated holiday cottage in rural England. From the moment they arrive, a sequence of inexplicable events begin to occur… and then the lights go out.

This thrilling new ghost story will thrust you into darkness and have you on the edge of your seats until the final chilling twist.

Are you brave enough for Murder in The Dark?

Starring TV and stage favourite Tom Chambers (Holby City, Casualty, Waterloo Road, Father Brown and Strictly Come Dancing champion), Susie Blake (Victoria Wood’s As Seen on TV, Coronation Street), Rebecca Charles (The Dresser), Jonny Green (It’s a Sin), Owen Oakeshott (Witness for the Prosecution) and Laura White (Doctors),

A world premiere from the acclaimed writer Torben Betts produced by the award-winning Original Theatre who brought you the pulse racing hit The Mirror Crack’d by Agatha Christie, Alan Bennett’s The Habit of Art, the smash-hit comedy Invincible and the acclaimed Birdsong.

A killer thriller to knock em dead Daily Mail on Original Theatre’s Night Must Fall

An uncommonly talented playwright Time Out on Torben Betts

Cast

Tom Chambers as Danny
Susie Blake as Mrs Bateman
Rebecca Charles as Rebecca
Jonny Green as Jake
Owen Oakeshott as William
Laura White as Sarah

Tickets:

Tues to Wed £31.00 conc £29.00 Thur to Sat £33.00 conc £31.00 Thur Matinee £29.00 conc £27.00

Following the massive success of his long-lost novel TerrorTome, Sunday Times Bestseller & Archduke O’ Darkdom, Garth Marenghi is back on the road with his latest masterpiece, Incarcerat.

In this second novel of interconnected mini-novels, INCARCERAT, Steen is abducted and imprisoned at Nulltec, a shadowy technological research facility hidden deep among the Stalkford downs. There, he is tested and interfered with by a team of scientific experts determined to nullify his escaping imagination.

Garth Marenghi is the pseudonym of writer and director Matthew Holness, who is best known for his role as the fictional horror author in the cult Channel 4 comedy series Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace. Holness is the author of many short stories for horror anthologies and has written and directed several films, including the horror feature Possum.

Don’t miss the opportunity to see Garth Marenghi live and hear about his latest terrifying tale.

Recommended 16yrs+

Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.

Few musicals have received quite such acclaim as the multi-award winning Blood Brothers. Bill Kenwright’s production surpassed 10,000 performances in London’s West End, one of only three musicals ever to achieve that milestone. It has been affectionately christened the Standing Ovation Musical, as inevitably it brings the audience cheering to its feet and roaring its approval – The Daily Mail.

The superb score includes Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally charged hit Tell Me It’s Not True.

Show Times & Pricing:

• Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Evening £38.00 – £42.00
• Wednesday and Thursday Matinee £40.00 – £44.00
• Friday and Saturday £46.00 – £48.00

Shakespeare like you’ve never seen.

Four actors. Four Shakespeare shows. Endless possibilities.

You – the audience – decide everything, from the play to the performance style. Even which actor plays which part.

This hilarious, unpredictable new show, featuring actors whose past experience includes the RSC, Bristol Old Vic, Cheltenham Everyman, Dubai and the West End promises an unforgettable evening of Shakespeare unlike anything you’ve ever seen before!

Tommy Emmanuel is a virtuoso guitarist whose real-time exuberance and infectious joy illuminates everything he does. He is known for his ability to play three parts at once with pure heart and real soul. His fans love his unbound talent and the magic he brings to every performance.

His 2018 album, Accomplice One, featured duets with a range of musicians, and now, his highly anticipated sequel, Accomplice Two, is set to be released. Tommy’s new television special, Accomplice LIVE! features some of his best-known songs and duets with accomplices such as Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell.

Tommy’s transformation to acoustic guitar was inspired by his hero, Chet Atkins, with whom he recorded an album and was awarded the title of CGP (Certified Guitar Player). Tommy’s talent has earned him multiple Grammy nominations, ARIA Awards, IBMA Awards, and countless Best Acoustic Guitarist wins in numerous music magazine readers polls.

‘He’s playing the same 12 notes that the rest of us are using, but what he achieves with it is pretty monumental’ Joe Satriani
‘He’s one of the best guitar players I’ve ever seen’ Chet Atkins

Molly Tuttle is a highly acclaimed American musician and singer-songwriter born in Santa Clara, California. Raised in a musical family, she learned to play guitar at a young age and started performing with her family band. Tuttle’s incredible talent on the guitar quickly garnered attention, and by the age of 11, she had won her first guitar contest.

Tuttle’s music is a blend of bluegrass, folk, and Americana, and she is known for her intricate fingerstyle guitar playing and soulful vocals. Her debut album, When You’re Ready was released in 2019 and received widespread critical acclaim, earning her a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards.

Imaginarium Theatre present this exciting new version of Jane Austen’s classic novel, re-imagining her story set in a contemporary northern town.

This rollicking re-telling is filled with the humour, love stories and the class prejudices of the original, but viewed through the lens of a local community’s modern-day circumstances. There are many unexpected twists and turns on the way in this fun-filled telling which is accessible to all ages. 

 The Bennet family are feeling the financial pinch of the cost-of-living crisis. None of their five daughters can afford to leave home. Mrs Bennet is in despair that there is no sign of any of them flying the nest, and for daughter Lizzy a partner is the last thing she wants. Meanwhile, the big house on the edge of their impoverished town that has been empty for years suddenly becomes occupied by the well-off Mr Bingley, who brings with him his best friend, the handsome but stuck-up Mr Darcy… 

Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Cinnamon-coloured Cryptic Tree Hunter, Problematic Flasher, Fire Millipede From Hell…

One human attempts to perform 26,000 other species in the space of an hour. Blending projection design from Limbic Cinema, movement, clowning, poetry, and a stunning soundscape, Vigil is a wildly playful, tragicomic exploration of life in an age of extinction.

All the animal and plant names that appear in the show are named on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of extinct and threatened species.

Created by Herald Angel award-winning company Mechanimal, and performed by Tom Bailey, this Edinburgh Fringe hit show is back in town.

Mechanimal is an award-winning performance company from Bristol, led by Tom Bailey. The company explores new narratives of the Anthropocene era. Mechanimal creates and tours work both in the UK and internationally.

Supported by Arts Council England, UCL Culture, Summerhall and Bristol Old Vic Ferment.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Memorable… a requiem against a clock counting down” – The Scotsman

⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Compelling… elegant… emotionally charged” – Fest

⭐⭐⭐⭐ – The Herald

“It starts with a secret, but this one’s different, this one’s mine.”
Award winning Artistic Director of Graeae, Jenny Sealey has spent a lifetime championing stories by Deaf and disabled artists. Now she takes to the stage to tell her own story. Unravelling the past and facing the future, Self-Raising is a blisteringly honest, laugh-out-loud one-woman show about growing up deaf in a family with secrets.

Olivier Award-winner Sally Cookson (A Monster Calls) directs the critically acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production of WONDER BOY by Ross Willis, a heart-warming and inspiring story about the power of communication.

Sonny is twelve. Living with a stammer, he’s finding his way in a world ruled by vicious vowels, confusing consonants, and let’s not forget the biggest beast of them all – small talk.
Sonny’s only friend is Captain Chatter, a comic book hero of his own creation, but in the real-world language is power and Sonny must find a way to be heard. When cast in the school production of Hamlet by the Headteacher, he finds the real heroes are closer than he thinks.

Packed with playful humour, dazzling visuals and thrilling original music this innovative production includes live creative captioning on stage throughout.
Winner of the 2023 Writers’ Guild Award for Best Play.

★★★★★
“It’s some kind of wonderful”
Guardian