Made in Bristol

Made In Bristol is a group of twelve young people aged 18-25 on some sort of gap year – be it having graduated from university, finished school or being in part time employment – who become resident at Bristol Old Vic for two days a week for one year.

Made in Bristol is designed to give young theatre-makers an opportunity to train together, to become workshop leaders, facilitators and theatre makers, creating work that can reach out across Bristol and the South West, engaging with other local arts organisations as well as performing their own piece of work at the end of the course.

The group get the opportunity to work with freelance directors and arts practitioners (previously Tom Morris, Melly Still, Sally Cookson, Mike Shepherd and Emma Rice) to participate in the wider Bristol arts scene through collaborations and touring work nationally.

Now in its tenth year, 2019-20’s Made in Bristol welcomes: Molly Barrett, Harry Gould,Sophie Grenfell, Rosie Harte, Emma Hughes, Toby Inseon, Lydia Johnston, Joshua Liew, Ollie Pearson, Robbie Seward, Simone Thomas, Evelyn Weldon.

This collective began training at Bristol Old Vic in September 2019, and their debut show will be performed in July 2020.

Applications will be open for Made in Bristol 2020/21 from Tues 26 May until Mon 22 June,  after which there will be a casting workshop all day on Sat 11 Jul. Decisions will be made after this date – it is essential that all Made in Bristol applicants can make the casting workshop on 11 Jul.

To add your name to the list of people to receive application information in June, please contact Lucy on lucy.hunt@bristololdvic.org.uk