Students
Come play at Bristol Old Vic!
Whether you're new to the city or new to the theatre (or both!), students are welcome at Bristol Old Vic.
We're the longest running theatre in the English-speaking world, yet on the cutting edge of drama in the South West – whether in our 255-year-old main house theatre, or in our modern Studio space.
You might have noticed we don't do specific student offers on our tickets – BUT that's because we offer Open Concessions on EVERY ticket type band no questions asked! That means you can see a show for as little as £3 (in Band F – look for the pink seats!).
Plus we're not just a theatre. There's loads you can get involved with – from discovering our Community Choir, joining our team as part time ushers, box office or bar staff, or just hanging out with a pint at the bar (it's 10% off, 20% on Wednesdays!) – come on in and have an explore.
COMING SOON
YOU BURY ME
24 FEB - 4 MAR | THEATRE
Coming of age in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, six young Egyptians navigate friendship, loss and secret Grindr dates in the city that made them. An explosive political debut about a generation emerging from a national trauma, determined to live and love freely.
Tickets from £10
WALDO'S CIRCUS OF MAGIC AND TERROR
11 MAR - 1 APR | THEATRE
It’s 1933 Brandenburg and the Nazis are burning books and suspending civil rights. Many are desperate to escape, but for Waldo and his travelling circus of outcasts, acrobats and aerialists, ‘the show must go on’. Love, loyalty and risk-taking balance on the tightwire in this spectacular new circus theatre musical.
Tickets from £8
WE WERE PROMISED HONEY!
15 - 18 MAR | STUDIO
Experience this Fringe smash, coming to Bristol for just three days! It's the story of a baby born in a lighthouse, of two lovers reunited in a flooded city, of a spaceship on the edge of a black hole. A story of us, our future, of paradise and how we get there in the end.
Tickets from £8
PLUS: SAVE UP TO 25% WITH THE STUDIO MULTI-BUY OFFER!
THE WINSTON MACHINE
21 - 25 MAR | STUDIO
At the height of the Blitz, Charlotte's in a passionate affair with a Spitfire pilot, fighting fascism in red lipstick and living each day like her last. Eighty years later, Charlotte's granddaughter Becky is stuck in her hometown, dreaming of a better time.
Moving between the 1940s and 2020s, The Winston Machine asks: What happens when there’s no war left to fight?
Tickets from £8
PLUS: SAVE UP TO 25% WITH THE STUDIO MULTI-BUY OFFER!
100 FREE TICKETS!
Never been to a Bristol Old Vic show before?
We have 100 FREE tickets available for every preview performance of Bristol Old Vic produced shows (including Waldo's Circus of Magic and Terror and Anna Karenina) for newcomers to the theatre.
All you have to do is select the preview performance you want to see (any seat!), make a new account on our website and the ticket price will be taken off at checkout.
COMEDY AT BRISTOL OLD VIC
10% OFF AT KITCHEN + BAR
DID YOU KNOW students get 10% off all food and drinks at our Kitchen + Bar, with a valid NUS or other student ID? And... students get DOUBLE DISCOUNT every Wednesday (meaning a whopping 20% off!).
A King Street haven, take a seat outside in one of our huts, order some seriously tasty food or just soak up the atmosphere inside our beautiful bar with a pint fresh from Left Handed Giant!
