Seating Plans
Seating in the Theatre is available on four levels:
To get up close to the action, go for a seat in our Pit (-1). To secure an eye-level view, select our Dress Circle (0) or, for a fuller theatre view (great for musicals and dance), choose our Upper Circle (1) or Gallery (2).
For more information about our seating plans, phone our Box Office on 0117 987 7877 or email tickets@bristololdvic.org.uk.
Seating in The Weston Studio is available on two levels:
To get up close to the action, go for a seat on the Studio Floor (-1). To secure an eye-level view, select our Studio Balcony (0).
For more information about our seating plans, phone our Box Office on 0117 987 7877 or email tickets@bristololdvic.org.uk.
ACCESS
As you arrive:
Kitchen + Bar, the Foyer and Box Office are completely step-free.
Access to Coopers’ Hall, Coopers’ Loft and The Weston Studio (both Floor and Balcony levels) is step-free, via the Foyer lift.
Access to seating in The Weston Studio (both Floor and Balcony levels) is step-free.
Access to toilets on the Studio Floor level is step-free, via the Foyer lift.
There is step-free access to each Theatre level entrance (apart from the Gallery) via the Foyer lift.
Only the Dress Circle in the Theatre has step-free access to seats. All other levels, Pit, Upper Circle and Gallery have steps in their seating areas. (See step count info below for more info).
Using stairs to get to each level from the Foyer:
From the Foyer ground floor, there are 11 steps down to the Pit level and a further 4 from Pit to Studio Floor level.
There are 5 steps to the Dress Circle from ground.
There are 29 steps to the Upper Circle.
There are 43 steps to the Gallery.
There are 66 steps to Coopers’ Loft.
The Foyer lift (on the right hand side of the Foyer beyond the Box Office) can be used to avoid steps to all levels.
Inside the Theatre auditorium:
Pit: From Pit Level to Pit seats, there are 8 ascending steps. The Pit is not step-free (there is no lift inside the auditorium).
Dress Circle: Dress circle left (Door 1) there is 1 step down to row B and 3 steps down to row A. In the centre dress circle left (Door 2) row C is step free. There is 1 step up to row D and 1 step down to row B. In the centre dress circle right (Door 3) there is 1 step up to row D, 2 steps to row C and 3 steps to row B and 4 steps to row A. Dress circle right (Door 4), row B is step free and there are 2 steps down to row A.
Upper Circle: there are 2 steps up to get to the back of the Upper Circle. There are then 3 steps down to get to each row. The steps are quite steep.
Gallery: to get to the auditorium right entrance there are 5 steps up to it. To get to the auditorium left entrance there are 15 steps. The entrances bring you in at row E. There are then 3 steps down to get to each row. The steps are very steep.
Inside The Weston Studio:
Inside the Studio on both Floor and Balcony levels there are no steps to any seats.
Studio Floor: There are a total of 15 steps from the Foyer Ground level to the Studio Floor level, or 11 steps to the ramp on the Pit level to the Studio Floor level.
Balcony: The balcony is step free, located on the Foyer Ground level just next to Box Office.